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Physics

Some of the content of this guide was modeled after a guide published by OpenStax and has been adapted for the NWP Learning Commons in March 2022. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons BY 4.0 International License.

Introduction to Fundamentals

As the different concepts of physics are introduced, it is important to review the fundamentals of mathematics that will be used most commonly throughout physics.  Included here are the chemistry pages for Unit Conversions and Significant Figures, as well as an introduction to vectors that are used for nearly every topic in physics.  If there are other math fundamentals that you would like to brush up on, please visit the Math Guide for more!