Can you do math at this level? Note the co-author.
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19980227091
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19980227091.pdf
I'm quite sure I can. Not only that but I'm pretty sure I could have done so before I entered college.
ML/NJ
If you’ve had classical mechanics & numerical analysis you can do it!