# Plotting Complex Numbers - Functions of Complex Numbers [duplicate]

So I have to generate a few different plots with z, where z is a complete number...

z[x_, y_] := x + y*I
F[z_] := (25*Pi*z*I)/(1 + 10*Pi*z*I)


First, I need to graph u(x,y) and v(x,y) which are the real and complex parts of F(z), respectively. My confusion lies in how to make it so the plot is in terms of x and y as opposed to z and F(z)...

When trying to graph the code below, nothing shows up...

 ContourPlot[{(z[x, y])*(Conjugate[z[x, y]] + 2) == 3}, {x, -100,
100}, {y, -100, 100}, PlotTheme -> "Scientific"]


Thank you!

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• Check the documentation for SetDelayed to better understand the use of :=. In that context, replace F[z] by F[z_] in your second line of code. – bbgodfrey Feb 27 '15 at 21:21
• You defined a function called z[x_,y_] that takes 2 argument. But then on next line below it, you wrote z with no arguments. ?? – Nasser Feb 27 '15 at 21:24

Starting with your code, corrected as in my comment,

z[x_, y_] := x + y*I
F[z_] := (25*Pi*z*I)/(1 + 10*Pi*z*I)


you can plot the imaginary part of F as follow

ContourPlot[Im[F[z[x, y]]], {x, -.2, .2}, {y, -.2, .2},  PlotRange -> All,
Contours -> Range[-5, 5, .5], ContourLabels -> True]


and similarly for other quantities. Many different types of plots are available.

• Ah! So you can have both of them with added underscore - I thought this would mess up redefining z when x and y are being redefined. I read the definitions - makes much more sense now. Thank you! – Jobelle Holcombe Feb 27 '15 at 23:00
• When I've tried this however nothing shows up on the plot ContourPlot[{(z[x, y])*(Conjugate[z[x, y]] + 2) == 3}, {x, -100, 100}, {y, -100, 100}, PlotTheme -> "Scientific"] – Jobelle Holcombe Feb 28 '15 at 2:42
• Remember that ContourPlot cannot handle complex numbers. ContourPlot[Re[z[x, y] (Conjugate[z[x, y]] + 2)] == 3, {x, -100, 100}, {y, -100, 100}] plots a small circle. – bbgodfrey Feb 28 '15 at 12:58