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  2. Relationship between mathematics and physics - Wikipedia

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    The relationship between mathematics and physics has been a subject of study of philosophers, mathematicians and physicists since antiquity, and more recently also by historians and educators. [2] Generally considered a relationship of great intimacy, [ 3 ] mathematics has been described as "an essential tool for physics" [ 4 ] and physics has ...

  3. Mathematics education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    College algebra is offered at many community colleges as remedial courses for students who did not pass courses before Calculus. [69] It should not be confused with abstract algebra and linear algebra , taken by students who major in mathematics and allied fields (such as computer science) in four-year colleges and universities.

  4. Berkeley Physics Course - Wikipedia

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    The Berkeley course was contemporary with The Feynman Lectures on Physics (a college course at a similar mathematical level), and PSSC Physics (a high school introductory course). These physics courses were all developed in the atmosphere of urgency about science education created in the West by Sputnik. Because of the government support ...

  5. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Their study became autonomous parts of algebra, and include: [14] group theory; field theory; vector spaces, whose study is essentially the same as linear algebra; ring theory; commutative algebra, which is the study of commutative rings, includes the study of polynomials, and is a foundational part of algebraic geometry; homological algebra

  6. AP Physics - Wikipedia

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    AP Physics C: Mechanics and AP Physics 1 are both introductory college-level courses in mechanics, with the former recognized by more universities. [1] The AP Physics C: Mechanics exam includes a combination of conceptual questions, algebra-based questions, and calculus-based questions, while the AP Physics 1 exam includes only conceptual and algebra-based questions.

  7. Science education - Wikipedia

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    Physics education is characterized by the study of science that deals with matter and energy, and their interactions. [11] Physics First, a program endorsed by the American Association of Physics Teachers, is a curriculum in which 9th grade students take an introductory physics course. The purpose is to enrich students' understanding of physics ...

  8. Physics education - Wikipedia

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    The occupation is called physics educator or physics teacher. Physics education research refers to an area of pedagogical research that seeks to improve those methods. Historically, physics has been taught at the high school and college level primarily by the lecture method together with laboratory exercises aimed at verifying concepts taught ...

  9. MIT OpenCourseWare - Wikipedia

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    In 2011, MIT OpenCourseWare introduced the first of fifteen OCW Scholar courses, which are designed specifically for the needs of independent learners. While still publications of course materials like the rest of the site content, these courses are more in-depth and the materials are presented in logical sequences that facilitate self-study.