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What math topics should one master for first year physics?
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[QUOTE="plasmon_shmasmon, post: 6025797, member: 620996"] Algebra, trig, calculus (mostly derivatives, but some integration), and vectors. Sometimes people are exposed to vectors for the first time in physics, but it's also a linear algebra thing. Mostly you will be adding/subtracting vectors, decomposing vectors in a coordinate system, finding the magnitude of a vector and its angle in a given coordinate system, etc. You will be mostly prepared if you are at least an expert at algebra and trig. I can't tell how much time I've spent teaching algebraic manipulation and [URL="https://www.physicsforums.com/insights/sohcahtoa-seemingly-simple-conceivably-complex/"]SOHCAHTOA[/URL] (which is fine, I don't mind, but generally its material that people should already have learned). [/QUOTE]
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