Welcome to Mrs. Adams' 8th Grade Math Class!

Welcome to Middle School Math! I'm sure many of us groan at the memories of our math experiences. My goal is to help make math exciting and approachable for all students. I hope you enjoy seeing all the neat things we do in my math class.

Monday, September 26, 2011

Imaginary Numbers

We've been talking in class about Real Numbers.  The Real Number System includes rational numbers, irrational numbers, whole numbers, and integers.  Of course, the students say, "well, what other kinds of numbers are there?"  I've explained there are other types of numbers called Imaginary Numbers and they don't quite get it.  I've done a little research for them and here are a few links, along with a video I suggest anyone interested can look at to understand Imaginary Numbers.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginary_number
www.mathisfun.com/numbers/imaginary-numbers.html

Now, don't worry if you don't get it!  You'll have a chance to learn more about them when you get in high school.

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