# Basic Math

**URL:** https://forum.highend3d.com/t/basic-math/1281
**Category:** Maya
**Tags:** mel
**Created:** [October 28, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/basic-math/1281 "2008-10-28T15:59:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![molemansd7](https://forum.highend3d.com/user_avatar/forum.highend3d.com/molemansd7/32/109_2.png) [@molemansd7](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/molemansd7)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/basic-math/1281/1 "2008-10-28T15:59:11Z")

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Hey all,  
 Being an animator, and having missed out on a lot of the basic programming math that goes with a CS degree, I began looking for some sites to explain concepts I know I'll need for scripting and such. I came across this site, which does a really nice job, with good video tutorials and .pdf's. So, if you want to learn, find an equation or need a refresher course, check it out:

[Mathematics](http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/students.php/mathematics/algebra/Polynomial%20Division/resources/)

They cover:

Arithmetic  
Complex Numbers  
Differentiation  
Functions and Graphs  
Geometry  
Integration  
Mechanics  
Sequences and Series  
Statistics  
Trigonometry  
Vectors  
and more...

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### Author: ![aen](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/c68b51/32.png) [@aen](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/aen)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/basic-math/1281/2 "2008-11-01T13:09:46Z")

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This is a good Basic Vectors, Geometry and Matrix tutorial in html format.  
You can download the zipped files and run it on your machine...

[Vector Lessons](http://chortle.ccsu.edu/VectorLessons/vectorIndex.html)

This is another simple but more visual view of Vector Mechanics, dot/cross/ ...

[Vectors/Matrices/Collision/Polyhedra](http://www.pfirth.co.uk/)

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### Author: ![molemansd7](https://forum.highend3d.com/user_avatar/forum.highend3d.com/molemansd7/32/109_2.png) [@molemansd7](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/molemansd7)
#### Post date: [November 3, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/basic-math/1281/3 "2008-11-03T18:57:57Z")

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good find aen, thanks!

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### Author: ![joojaa](https://forum.highend3d.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@joojaa](https://forum.highend3d.com/u/joojaa)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2008, 8:14pm UTC](https://forum.highend3d.com/t/basic-math/1281/4 "2008-11-12T20:14:26Z")

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rotations:

[http://www.euclideanspace.com/maths/index.htm](http://www.euclideanspace.com/maths/index.htm)

All maths quick lookup tough a bit cryptic at times.

[http://mathworld.wolfram.com/](http://mathworld.wolfram.com/)