Content atlas · Common Core State Standards for Mathematics 2010

Perform arithmetic operations with complex numbers.

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSN-CN.A

3 published problems

1. The Orbit of i — Learn how to square and plot complex numbers, then follow one short Mandelbrot orbit until it reveals a repeating loop.
2. How Far East Can the Mandelbrot Set Go? — Trap one nonreal orbit to prove the Mandelbrot set reaches surprisingly far east, then use the second iterate to build a wall it cannot cross.
3. Shedletsky’s Self-Checking Formula Cabinet — Open a cabinet of sixteen formulas, discover how it checks itself, and repair one damaged notation pair.