Complex Numbers 05 Conjugate Roots to Polynomials

For each complex root to a polynomial there is a ’conjugate’ or ‘matching pair’. This demonstrates the relationship between conjugates, their polynomial function and factors.

After 40 years of enjoyable and rewarding teaching, I still love and continue to teach. It still amazes me how I continue to still think of better ways of teaching mathematical concepts and I also continue to discover methods of explaining things that help students 'better' understand and become more successful at remembering the concepts.

A word of warning from what I have repeatedly seen over the years - most of my videos are placed in a logical or reasonably sequential order and if you watch the first or second video in a playlist and feel comfortable with the concepts, please go to the last video in the playlist to check if you really are okay. Each video in a playlist usually becomes progressively more complex and the 'latter' or 'last' video will often contain common assessment questions where students are known to make errors.

I also often include some revision / consolidation / mixture videos in the playlist which I know are crucial to assist with student success in assessments.

I hope that you find this very helpful and a blessing in your studies.

[robertprestwidge]

I have taught so many vectors in component form recently, with i and j where they have to be underlined, that I sometimes wrongly underline the i for complex numbers!!

[kriscaitanya]

One day i will understand what you are saying, no matter what.