[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Introduction to vector notation in two dimensions

The goal of this activity is to get students to think about what is happening when velocity and acceleration vectors point in different directions. The pictures, sentences, and cars used allow the students to picture each situation in...

A program that will randomly generate three sequential motions. You must determine the resultant vector's magnitude and direction.

Practice problems dealing with displacement, velocity, and acceleration vectors for horizontally launched projectiles. In these practice problems, students will compare initial speed and time in the air for multiple projectiles.

Defines vector addition and gives the algebraic notation for adding vectors. Includes a graphic and links to additional information.

This site defines vector difference. Includes a formula and links to related topics.

Students use a figure to sketch a new vector that combines the tail of one vector with the head of the other vector. The practice problem is available in PDF format.

Definition of a zero vector. Includes a graphic and links to related items.

Addresses four possible cases of multiplying three vectors together and explains whether it is possible or not.

This personal site provides a diagram and description of the addition of vectors. The triangle law of addition and the parallelogram law are given.

The practice exercise asks students to sketch a new vector that combines two given vectors. The problem is available in PDF format.

The practice exercise asks students to sketch a new vector that combines two given vectors. The problem is available in PDF format.

Learners sketch a graph of the specified vector by combining two given vectors. The practice problem is available in PDF format.

Kids learn about scalars and vectors in the science of physics. Scalars are magnitude only while vectors have magnitude and direction. Examples and differences and how to draw a vector.

Kids learn about basic vector math in the science of physics. How to add vectors using the head-to-tail method and the Pythagorean theorem. Example problems and the commutative and associative laws.

Learners use a figure to sketch graphs of different vectors. The resource consists of an enlarged printable version of a vector available in PDF format.

Explains basic information about vectors.

This webpage discusses projections in vector space. The material is rather advanced. A clear understanding of Linear Algebra, the study of linear equations and their transformations, is required to understand this information.

From the Cambridge University Press book, "Maths: A Student's Survival Guide," this page describes how to find the magnitude of a vector.

Students use a given figure to sketch a graph of the vector. The practice exercise is available in PDF format.

Students use a given figure to sketch a graph of the vector. The practice exercise is available in PDF format.

The example explores sketching the graph of a vector. The practice exercise is available in PDF format.

The example explores sketching the graph of a vector. The practice exercise is available in PDF format.

Students are given the level curve of a function and are asked to sketch the vector showing the greatest rate of increase of the function. The practice exercise is available in PDF format.