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It's bad pedagogy. But it is also technically incorrect. You can have fractions with complex numbers.
by vcxy 3y ago
It's bad pedagogy. But it is also technically incorrect. You can have fractions with complex numbers.
- _gabe_ 3y agoGood point! I’m not a mathematician so the pedagogy here doesn’t really irk me. But, I do also believe that teachers should be held to a higher standard, especially when writing out educational text. Thanks for the clarification! Also, I bet the authors weren’t intentionally trying to lead readers astray with that statement. Most books have a preface with some point of contact if you find errors. I’m sure if you wrote in the authors would be happy to fix this up :)