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What can you do with trig? Historically,
it was developed for astronomy and
geography, but scientists have been
using it for centuries for other
purposes, too. Besides other fields of
mathematics, trig is used in physics,
engineering, and chemistry. Within
mathematics, trig is used in primarily
in calculus (which is perhaps its
greatest application), linear algebra,
and statistics. Since these fields are
used throughout the natural and social
sciences, trig is a very useful subject
to know.
Music theory
Acoustics
Amongst the lay public of nonmathematicians and non-scientists,
trigonometry is known chiefly for its
application to measurement
problems, yet is also often used in
ways that are far more subtle, such
as its place in the theory of music;
still other uses are more technical,
such as in number theory. The
mathematical topics of Fourier
series and Fourier transforms rely
heavily on knowledge of
trigonometric functions and find
application in a number of areas, including statistics.
Optics