Math Fortress
Calculus III: The Dot Product (Level 6 of 12)
This video goes over the dot product also known as the scalar product. This video goes over 5 Intermediate level examples that require the use of dot product.
Brian McLogan
How to find the difference of two vectors
Learn how to add/subtract vectors. Vectors can be added, subtracted and multiplied. To add or subtract two or more vectors, we simply add each of the corresponding components of the vectors.
Brian McLogan
What is the formula for a unit vector from a vector in component form
In this video series I will show you how to find the unit vector when given a vector in component form and as a linear combination. A unit vector is simply a vector with the same direction but with a magnitude of 1 and an initial point...
Math Fortress
Calculus III: Two Dimensional Vectors (Level 6 of 13)
This video is a review of Two Dimensional Vectors. This video goes over how to algebraically find the scalar multiple of a vector and vector addition. The concept of parallel vector is also introduced along with 2 examples.
Brian McLogan
Learn how to find the magnitude and direction of the vector
Learn how to determine the magnitude and direction of a vector. The magnitude of a vector is the length of the vector. The magnitude of a vector is obtained by taking the square root of the sum of the squares of the components of the...
Brian McLogan
Graphing a vector by applying a negative scalar
Learn how to determine the resultant vector by adding, subtracting and multiplying vectors by a scalar. We will also learn how to graph the resultant vectors to show the operations. Vectors can be added, subtracted and multiplied. To add...
Brian McLogan
Determine the dot product between two vectors
Learn how to determine the dot product of vectors. The dot product of two vectors also called the scalar product of the vectors is the sum of the product of the components of the vectors in each direction. When the magnitudes of the...
Brian McLogan
Adding two vectors and then graphing the resultant vector
Learn how to add/subtract vectors. Vectors can be added, subtracted and multiplied. To add or subtract two or more vectors, we simply add each of the corresponding components of the vectors.
Brian McLogan
Learn how to determine the resultant vector from a scalar and vector then graph
Learn how to determine the resultant vector by adding, subtracting and multiplying vectors by a scalar. We will also learn how to graph the resultant vectors to show the operations. Vectors can be added, subtracted and multiplied. To add...
Brian McLogan
How to subtract two vectors by adding
Learn how to add/subtract vectors. Vectors can be added, subtracted and multiplied. To add or subtract two or more vectors, we simply add each of the corresponding components of the vectors.
Brian McLogan
Determining the resultant vector from adding two vectors
Learn how to add/subtract vectors. Vectors can be added, subtracted and multiplied. To add or subtract two or more vectors, we simply add each of the corresponding components of the vectors.
Brian McLogan
Why do vectors have special parentheses that are different
in this video series I will show you how to find the angle of a vector when given in component form or as a linear combination. To understand the direction of a vector it is important to go back to the unit circle and determine how we...
Brian McLogan
Finding the resultant vector of the sum of two vectors
Learn how to add/subtract vectors. Vectors can be added, subtracted and multiplied. To add or subtract two or more vectors, we simply add each of the corresponding components of the vectors.
Math Fortress
Calculus III: The Cross Product (Level 7 of 9)
This video goes over the scalar triple product also known as the triple scalar product and its use in finding the volume of a parallelepiped and determining if 3 vectors are coplanar.
Brian McLogan
Learn How to Find the Unit Vector Given a Vector as a Linear Combination
Learn how to determine the unit vector of a vector in the same direction. The unit vector is a vector that has a magnitude of 1. The unit vector is obtained by dividing the given vector by its magnitude.
Brian McLogan
How do you write a vector from component form to standard unit vector form
In this video playlist I show you how to solve different math problems for Algebra, Geometry, Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus. The video will provide you with math help using step by step instruction. Math help tutorials is just what you need...
Brian McLogan
How to find the component form of a vector
Learn how to write a vector in component form given two points and also how to determine the magnitude of a vector given in component form. Given two point vectors with one representing the initial point and the other representing the...
Brian McLogan
Given the initial and terminal point, write the vector in component form
Learn how to write a vector in component form given two points and also how to determine the magnitude of a vector given in component form. Given two point vectors with one representing the initial point and the other representing the...
Brian McLogan
Solve a word problem using vectors, airplane and wind
Solve a word problem using vectors, airplane and wind
Brian McLogan
Learn how to find the angle between two vectors
Learn how to determine the angle between two vectors. To determine the angle between two vectors you will need to know how to find the magnitude, dot product and inverse cosine. Then, the angle between two vectors is given by the inverse...
Brian McLogan
Learn how to write the vector in component form given magnitude and direction
Learn how to write a vector in component form when given the magnitude and direction. When given the magnitude (r) and the direction (theta) of a vector, the component form of the vector is given by r(cos(theta), sin(theta)).
Brian McLogan
How to determine the resultant vector algebraically and geometrically
Learn how to add/subtract vectors. Vectors can be added, subtracted and multiplied. To add or subtract two or more vectors, we simply add each of the corresponding components of the vectors.
Brian McLogan
Given two points write them as a vector in component form
Learn how to write a vector in component form given two points and also how to determine the magnitude of a vector given in component form. Given two point vectors with one representing the initial point and the other representing the...
Brian McLogan
How to find the component form of a vector given the magnitude and direction
Learn how to write a vector in component form when given the magnitude and direction. When given the magnitude (r) and the direction (theta) of a vector, the component form of the vector is given by r(cos(theta), sin(theta)).