Note: The concepts are in order of appearance in the physics course.

Mathematics Concepts and Skills

• Metric system and prefixes
• Unit conversion and dimensional analysis
• Fractions and decimals
• Rounding rule
• Percentages
• Substituting into formulas
• Coordinate system (x and y coordinates)
• Vectors (drawing and adding vectors)
• Solving simple linear equations
• Substituting in and calculating more complex formulas
• Laws of exponents
• Calculating the slope of a curve
• Geometry of a circle and measure of angles
• Basic ideas about angles and trigonometric functions
• Substituting into and rearranging formulas
• Proportions
• Rearranging and solving more complex equations for any variable
• Temperature unit conversion
• Graphs (basic understanding)