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== History of trigonometry ==
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: ''Main article: [[Trigonometry#Early history of trigonometry|History of trigonometry]]''
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* [http://www.clarku.edu/~djoyce/trig/ Dave's short trig course]
* [http://www.clarku.edu/~djoyce/trig/ Dave's short trig course]
* [http://www.ping.be/~ping1339/gonio.htm An introduction to trigonometry]
* [http://www.ping.be/~ping1339/gonio.htm An introduction to trigonometry]
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* [http://catcode.com/trig/index.html Trigonometry FAQ]
* [http://catcode.com/trig/index.html Trigonometry FAQ]
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* [http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/books/maor/ Trigonometric Delights], by Eli Maor, Princeton University Press, 1998. Ebook version, in PDF format, full text presented.
* [http://www.pupress.princeton.edu/books/maor/ Trigonometric Delights], by Eli Maor, Princeton University Press, 1998. Ebook version, in PDF format, full text presented.
* [http://baqaqi.chi.il.us/buecher/mathematics/trigonometry/index.html Trigonometry] by Alfred Monroe Kenyon and Louis Ingold, The Macmillan Company, 1914. In images, full text presented.
* [http://baqaqi.chi.il.us/buecher/mathematics/trigonometry/index.html Trigonometry] by Alfred Monroe Kenyon and Louis Ingold, The Macmillan Company, 1914. In images, full text presented.

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For a more comprehensive list, see the List of trigonometry topics.

Trigonometry is a branch of mathematics which deals with angles, triangles and trigonometric functions such as sine, cosine and tangent.

The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to trigonometry:

Basic trigonometry concepts

Branches of trigonometry

Fields which use trigonometry

triangulation

Some applications of trigonometry

History of trigonometry

Trigonometry in calculus

Trigonometry scholars

Trigonometry lists

See also