Do I need to know calculus? Or do I need to know differential equations? Do both of the theories even use the same mathematics? I really want to know more about relativity, and learning about the math behind it would be helpful.
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Much of special relativity requires only algebra. Matrices would help.
General relativity requires everything, which is why Einstein needed math helpers.