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Originally Posted by cgmv123
You won't ever need to do math like the above examples to succeed in FRC.
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I'll agree with Madison and Carl in refuting this statement. Torque equations are relatively basic compared to other types of math used in FRC, yet are extremely helpful. I'd argue that a basic knowledge of trigonometry, for example, would have been quite appropriate in Ultimate Ascent.
This is not even to mention higher-level math. Offensive Power Rankings have been, despite their controversy, an important part of scouting for many years. Today, most teams pull the numbers off of ChiefDelphi rather than do the linear algebra themselves, but I bet 1114 enjoyed a healthy advantage in doing their own calculations before the method became well-known to the public. Another example is the drivetrain testing my own team did earlier this year. Using a graphing calculator and some basic differential calculus, I produced a reasonably accurate equations of velocity and acceleration based on distance-versus-time data. We've been able to use that model to choose gear ratios for our next drivetrain.