Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Calculus Ii: Vectors
The resource examines vectors and their properties. Topics investigated are vector, vector arithmetic, dot product, and cross product. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions are included. The notes are available...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Dot Products of Non Unit Vectors
Description of finding the formula for the dot product of any two vectors.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Definition of the Dot Product
Definition of dot product and an application.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: What Good Are Dot Products?
Explanation and illustration of the use of dot products in physics.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Orthogonal Vectors
This MathWorld page gives a very brief definition of orthogonal vectors (vectors whose dot product is equal to zero.)
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Vector
This site from Mathworld.com provides a detailed overview of vectors in algebra, and includes numerous formulas and examples.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Scalar Projections
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students will study scalar projections: dot products of vectors and unit vectors. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Scalar Triple Product
This page gives a good discussion of the scalar triple product, which is the dot product of a vector with the cross product of two other vectors.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Vector Math
This activity checks that you are able to add and subtract vectors, calculate the dot and cross product of vectors, and multiply or divide vectors by scalars.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Vector Multiplication
Provides tables for all the types of vector multiplication and the notation associated with them. The result is also given in the table (ie. scalar or vector) this site contains many related links.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Dihedral Angle
This MathWorld page discusses the dihedral angle, or the angle between two planes that can be found using the dot product of the two normal vectors of each plane.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Inner Product
This site contains links to four kinds of inner products: Dot Product, Hermitian Inner Product, Interior Product, L2-Inner Product.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Vectores en El Espacio
In this unit you will be manipulate vectors in graphical form and reinforce your understanding of vectors with these interactive activities.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Projection: Theory
Describes how to use dot products to project one vector onto another.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Perpendicular Vectors
Come to this site to find the transformational matrix to find the vector rotated 90 degrees from the original. The site also states the special relationship between two perpendicular vectors when using the dot product.
Other
University of Edinburgh: Glossary of Introductory Computer Graphics Terms
This website, from the University of Edinburgh, provides a lengthy glossary of computer graphics terms written by Olin Lathrop, author of "The Way Computer Graphics Work". This site provides simple definitions of basic terms; no graphics...