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General => Off Topic => Topic started by: Ulciscor on July 13, 2005, 05:50:12 AM
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I got a letter from my university this morning containing a list of suggested reading before I go;
Vectors - I have done this one
Series - I don't know exactly what this is; I have done geometric and arithmetic if that's it
Matrices - What the hell are matrices?
Differential Equations - I have done these too
Complex Numbers - I know about these but not how to use them
Taylor Series - Never heard of it!
Induction - Nor this!!!
Elementary Ideas Of Probability - I am OK here lol
I am panicking as I have not heard of most of these things. Also they have sent 5 pages of questions on algebra and calculus for me to do and send back. I can do one question HOPEFULLY, cos I haven't even tried it yet I am too freaked out.
"By making appropriate trigonometric and/or hyperbolic substitutions, evaluate the following integrals"
I have done integration by substitution but what the hell are hyperbolic functions?
Someone pleeeeease help!!!!! :( :unsure: :wacko: :blink:
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Matrices is the plural of matrix.
Surely you must have done these. My daughter did them in 7th grade (I think).
it is just a case of multiplying a bunch of numbers in a 1 or 2-dimensional array with another bunch of numbers in another 1 or 2-dimensional array.
I just did a quick google and this (http://www.ping.be/~ping1339/matr.htm) is about the best I could come up with. These web sites don't half know how to overcomplicate a simple process.
Numsgil can probably help more with the rest of the stuff. he is the math major around here.
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Taylor series are a way of approximating a difficult function with increasing degrees of precision.
For instance, it's a fairly (complex) way to calculate the square root of a number.
You only need to understand arithmetic series and derivatives for it.