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Vector Direction
Physics Linear and Projectile Motion
How to predict the direction of a vector.
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Velocity Vectors
Physics Linear and Projectile Motion
How to express velocity as a vector.
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Components of Vectors
Physics Linear and Projectile Motion
Understanding the components of vectors.
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Algebraic Representation of Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to express a position vector algebraically in component form <a,b>, and how to compute its magnitude.
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Vector Operations in 3D
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to perform vector operations like addition, scalar multiplication, the dot product, and finding the magnitude, in three dimensions.
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Area With the Cross Product
Precalculus Systems of Linear Equations and Matrices
How to show that the magnitude of the cross product of two vectors gives the area of the parallelogram determined by those two vectors.
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Vector Quantities - Scalar Quantities
Physics Linear and Projectile Motion
Understanding the differences between vectors and scalar quantities.
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The Resultant of Two Forces
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to find the resultant of two forces when they are parallel, opposite, or perpendicular in direction.
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Introduction to the 3D Coordinate System
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to define the components and length of a position vector in three dimensions.
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The Geometric Representation of Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to understand what vectors are, and how they can be represented geometrically.
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Navigation Problems
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How we measure airspeed, wind, groundspeed, and other variables in navigation.
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Unit Vectors
Precalculus Vectors and Parametric Equations
How to express a vector algebraically in terms of the unit vectors i and j.
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