Mathematics Self-Assessment for Physics Majors
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The lack of mathematical sophistication is a leading cause of difficulty for students in Classical Mechanics and other upper level physics courses. An official pre-requisite of PHY3321 is PHY2048, PHY2049, and the math requirements include MAC 2311, 2312 and 2313 (Vector Calculus). These math courses together cover derivatives and integrals of trig and log functions, series and sequences, analytic geometry, vectors and partial derivatives and multiple integrals. We will casually be using math from all of these subjects. None of these should be completely unfamiliar to you. Fluency in these math skills is a necessary but not sufficient condition for your success in all upper level physics courses.
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