There you are in your introductory physics course. The course requirements say that you have to be in Calculus 101 (it's probably not called that) in order to enroll in Physics 101. Why? There are two ...

Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics that studies relationships between the sides and angles of triangles. Trigonometry is found all throughout geometry, as every straight-sided shape may be broken ...

We looked at Maxima in the February 2011 issue to do algebra and rearrange some equations. But those aren't the only tricks up Maxima's sleeve. This month, I describe how Maxima can help with ...

Trigonometry close trigonometryThe study of sides and angles in triangles. can be used to find a missing angle in a right-angled triangle when two sides are known. An understanding of the three ...