Hi, I know this isnt really like a mad scientist topic, but it has to do with math, so i'll post here, also to give this section some more posts. Anyways, does anyone have any good sites or know of good books to learn trigonometry from? im pretty good at algebra and want to learn trig on my own so i can get into calculus. Any suggestions would be helpful, thanks.

http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/trig/

Just need to now sin cos and tan and the recipricals cosec sec cot at your level but if your getting into calculus learn as much as you can.



[This message has been edited by Dr Know (edited 08-23-2002).]

If you can keep straight where to apply sin-cos-tan it's fairly simple. I always did have trouble so I wrote the definitions inside my calculator with white-out.

I actualy never made a serious effort to learn this trig until I saw the practical uses in my physics class.

Just a little bit more on calculating triangles. With any 3 peices of data it can be done as long as there is at least 1 side.

BTW, this is exactly where to ask a math question. And I would know.

[This message has been edited by Prometheus (edited 08-23-2002).]

Just remember SOH CAH TOA (Say it how it sounds so-ca-to-a).

Sin: Opposite/Hypotenuse
Cos: Adjacent/Hypotenuse
Tan: Opposite/Adjacent

Also you will need a graphing calculator for calculus (you dont need it, but it makes it a lot easier and you can use one on the AP test) you can program pages of notes into one of those.

I dont really know any math websites, but if you go to any book store you will find cheap books that teach you math. Any of those will be fine and will also help you in the future.

You should be able to start calculus without trig. Once you get to integrating and differentiating trig functions, you'll need an understanding of trig. But don't let the lack of a trig course keep you from starting calculus.

Nox

plus you can put really cool games on graphics calculators