Math for Astrophysics

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"Jonathan Thornburg" writes:
And just to make life more interestering, in terms of pure mathematics
(where one defines and proves theorems), calculus couldn't even be
formulated until concepts like 'real number', 'limit', 'continuous function'
were rigorously defined by by Cauchy, Weirstrauss, and others, in the
late 1800s.

Learning these concepts and related ones is much more important than
learning calculus itself. Make sure you are well-grounded in the
basics, and it will be easy to learn more advanced topics.

Another very important subject that no one has mentioned yet is
statistics. I doubt many high schools will offer a rigorous course,
but ideally you would learn what the various statistics imply, not
just how to calculate them. A good understanding of probability is
important to any study dealing with large quantities of data.

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