Virginia Standards of Learning
Secondary
Algebra II
AII.06 The student will select, justify, and apply a technique to solve a quadratic equation over the set of complex numbers. Graphing calculators will be used for solving and for confirming the algebraic solutions.
Lessons (2)
Introduces the basic ideas needed for understanding functions.
Introduces all of the 2 variable function and prisoner/escapee notions necessary to understand the Mandelbrot set.
Activities (1)
Enter two complex numbers (z and c) as ordered pairs of real numbers, then click a button to iterate step by step. The iterates are graphed in the x-y plane and printed out in table form. This is an introduction to the idea of prisoners/escapees in iterated functions and the calculation of fractal Julia sets.