| A | B |
| Bar graph | Useful for non-continuous variables |
| Pie Graph | Useful to show parts of a whole |
| Line graphs | Useful to show continuously changing variables |
| Ratio | Results from two quantities being divided by each other |
| Formula | Can generate an answer without complete understanding |
| Equation | Symbolic representation for a well understood relationship relation |
| Greek letter alpha | "is proportional to" |
| Independent variable | Manipulated variable |
| Dependent variable | Responding variable |
| Sine of an angle | Ratio of side opposite over hypotenuse of a right triangle |
| Cosine of an angle | Ratio of side adjacent over hypotenuse of a right triangle |
| Tangent of an angle | Ratio of side opposite over side adjacent of a right triangle |
| Scalar | Quantity with magnitude only |
| Vector | Quantity with magnitude and direction |
| Circle | 2 Pi radians |
| Semi-circle | 180 degrees |
| R cos (theta) | "x" component of vector R |
| R sin (theta) | "y" component of vector R |
| Fundamental Quantity | Mass, for example |
| Derived quantity | Velocity, for example |