[CHM 331] Homework answer format

[Andrew J. Pounds]

On 02/07/2015 11:27 PM,  wrote:
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> ​Dr. Pounds,
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> Question 2b of your portion of the homework asks for us to compute 
> imaginary quantities. Would you like for our answers to be expressed 
> in polar or normal coordinate notation, or does it matter which we use?
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It would be nice if all the final results were in the form $a \pm bi$. 
However, in some cases the problems are MUCH easier if you convert them 
to polar coordinates and even easier if you express them to Euler's 
represenation (p. 236-237 of Steiner).   Once in Eulers representation 
the math almost becomes trivial.  It is also straightforward to take all 
of the results that were calculated in the Euler representation and 
convert them back to $a \pm bi$.

-- 
Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.  (pounds_aj at mercer.edu)
Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science
Mercer University,  Macon, GA 31207   (478) 301-5627
http://faculty.mercer.edu/pounds_aj

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