I agree with the below comment about geometry and would add that when I
teach optics I assume a passing knowledge of high school geometry, not
to mention just about any problem that is drawn and involves some
trigonometry often deals with the geometry of triangles as well.
Joel R.
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| Also to address a point that may or may not be in bounds: in
| a lot of places, the HS _math_ program has been going to the
| dogs. Fixing this would be something to be proud of. I am
| specifically referring to the trendy tendency to completely
| gut high-school geometry. Hint: geometry isn't about
| finding the area of a parallelogram. When was the last time
| bought a parallelogram-shaped piece of fabric/lumber/whatever
| and paid on a per-area basis? HS geometry is about learning
| to think logically, and in particular learning to do proofs.
|
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