Drawing with Complex Numbers
Abstract
It is not commonly realized that the algebra of complex numbers can be used in an elegant way to represent the images of ordinary 3-dimensional figures, orthographically projected to the plane. We describe these ideas here, both using simple geometry and setting them in a broader context.
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