Euler formula Definition and 14 Threads

  1. J

    B Question about Euler's formula

    Euler gave us the below equations: But this doesn't actually give me a number value for where the y value is when you plug in a number for x. For example, if i plug in 2pi for x, i know cosx should be 1. But that equation gives me (e^2i*pi +e^-2i*pi)/2. This doesn't give me 1. So what really...
  2. M

    Using Euler's formula to prove trig identities using "sum to product" technique

    Hello, This is actually not homework. I was google searching for "proving trig identities from geometric point of view), found one of the result which proves trig identities using Euler formula. I really liked it. Easier, quicker & simple. But when the author speak about sum to product formulas...
  3. ke7ijo

    B Differentiating Euler formula vs. multiplying by i

    I differentiated both sides of Euler's formula with respect to x : e^ix = sin x + i cos x => ie^ix = cos x - i sin x Then for comparison I multiplied both sides of Euler's formula by i: e^ix = sin x + i cos x => ie^ix = i sin x - cos x Each of these two procedures seems to yield the...
  4. Brandon Trabucco

    B Complex Integration By Partial Fractions

    Hello, I am enrolled in calculus 2. Just having started a section in our textbook about integration by partial fractions, I eagerly began trying to use this integration technique wherever I could. After messing around for multiple days, I ran into this problem: ∫ 1/(x^2+1)dx I immediately...
  5. I

    B Can some explain why e^i(x) = cos(x) + isin(x)?

    Can anyone provide me with a simple explanation for why e^i(x) acts like this.
  6. P

    Euler Formula: Understanding (4.25) to (4.26)

    can someone explain how you go from (4.25) to (4.26) using Euler's formulas in the attachment?
  7. M

    Exploring the Euler Formula: Is e(-iπ) + 1 = 0?

    For Euler formula : e(iπ) + 1 =0 is it the same if we say e(-iπ)+1 = 0 or not ? (minus sign is included in the exponent)
  8. G

    What is the result of using Euler's equation for Fourier transform integrals?

    when I am using Euler equation for Fourier transform integrals of type \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dx f(x) exp[ikx] I am getting following integrals: \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dx f(x) cos(kx) (for the real part) and i* \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} dx f(x) sin(kx) (for its imaginary part) I am...
  9. SalfordPhysics

    Comp Sci Efficient Fortran Method for Trajectory Plotting with 4d Vector-First Order ODE

    Homework Statement I have a code that successfully plots the trajectory of a ball moving under gravity and air resistance, but my method is rather long-winded and I want to use a 4d vector-first order ODE instead - but I don't know how to do it. I've tried writing some simple skeletons but...
  10. AL-Hassan Naser

    Why Is the Wave Function Often Expressed as Psi = Cos(kr - wt) + i Sin(kr - wt)?

    why is psi = cos (k r - w t) + i sin ( k r - w t) = e^ [ i ( k r - w t)]? my question precisely is why not: 1. psi = sin (k r - w t) + i cos ( k r - w t) ? 2. psi = sin (k r - w t) + i sin ( k r - w t) ? 3. psi = cos (k r - w t) + i cos ( k r - w t) ? why not any of these three? is...
  11. K

    What is the equation for my graph and how can I use Eulers formula to help me?

    Homework Statement Since the exercise has a graph I uploded it here :http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/833/img9845wz.jpg/ fmax(t)=1 T=2Pi h=1,3,5,7,... Also I was told that I could use Eulers formula here. Homework Equations maybe someone could give me some tips how to make the...
  12. S

    The Euler formula how was it developed?

    I'm reading a book called The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose, and I'm on the chapter for complex logarithms. What I don't understand is how the identity e\theta i = cos \theta + i sin \theta is found through the use of complex logarithms. I also don't understand how if w = ez, z = log r +...
  13. M

    Prove Euler Identity without using Euler Formula

    Is it possible to prove Euler's identity (e^i*pi = -1) without simply taking it as a special case of Euler's formula (e^i*x = cos(x) + i sin(x))?
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