Chapter 1: The General Number
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Chapter 1: The General Number
Engineering Mathematics: A Series of Lectures Delivered at Union College - lines 915-3491
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complex quantities, ether references, impedance and reactance, alternating current, radiation and light, reactance, impedance
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