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===== Math Review ===== | ===== Math Review ===== | ||
- | The following mathematical ideas are important to understand and be able to use as we will rely on them fairly heavily in this course. These notes will provide a review of these ideas with links to more thorough resources if you feel like you need more information about a topic. | + | The following mathematical ideas are important to understand and to be able to use as we will rely on them fairly heavily in this course. These notes will provide a review of these ideas with links to more thorough resources if you feel like you need more information about a topic. |
==== Scientific Notation ==== | ==== Scientific Notation ==== | ||
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==== Vector Notation ==== | ==== Vector Notation ==== | ||
- | {{ course_planning: | + | [{{ course_planning: |
- | Vectors are typically drawn as an arrow. The length of the arrow represents the magnitude of the vector, and the arrow points in the same direction as the vector. The triangle end of the arrow is typically referred to as the " | + | Vectors are typically drawn as arrows. The length of the arrow represents the magnitude of the vector, and the arrow points in the same direction as the vector. The triangle end of the arrow is typically referred to as the " |
We can also define a vector in " | We can also define a vector in " | ||
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*If you dot two vectors that are perfectly perpendicular, | *If you dot two vectors that are perfectly perpendicular, | ||
*If you dot two vectors that point directly opposite each other, you will get the // | *If you dot two vectors that point directly opposite each other, you will get the // | ||
- | *The order of the dot product does not matter. This means that $\vec{a} \cdot \vec{b}$ will give you the same answer as $\vec{b} \cdot \vec{a}$, that is, | + | *The order of the dot product does not matter. This means that $\vec{a} \bullet |
$$\vec{a}\bullet\vec{b} = \vec{b}\bullet\vec{a}$$ | $$\vec{a}\bullet\vec{b} = \vec{b}\bullet\vec{a}$$ | ||