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Physclips: Vectors
published by the University of New South Wales
written by Joe Wolfe
This website provides an introduction to vectors.  It includes topics such as magnitude and direction, components, unit vectors, vectors in three dimensions, vector addition and subtraction, and scalar and vector products.  Animations, still images, graphs, and diagrams are used to illustrate important concepts.  

This tutorial is part of the PhysClips collection of web-based resources on introductory mechanics, electricity, and magnetism.
https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/vectors.htm
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- Vector Algebra
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- Informal Education
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© 2006 School of Physics, University of New South Wales, Australia
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Australia License.
Keywords:
film clips, magnitude, scalar product, tutorial, unit vector, vector, vector addition, vector product, vector subtraction
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J. Wolfe, (University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2006), WWW Document, (https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/vectors.htm).
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J. Wolfe, Physclips: Vectors (University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2006), <https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/vectors.htm>.
APA Format
Wolfe, J. (2008, August 31). Physclips: Vectors. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from University of New South Wales: https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/vectors.htm
Chicago Format
Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Vectors. Sydney: University of New South Wales, August 31, 2008. https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/vectors.htm (accessed 25 April 2024).
MLA Format
Wolfe, Joe. Physclips: Vectors. Sydney: University of New South Wales, 2006. 31 Aug. 2008. 25 Apr. 2024 <https://www.animations.physics.unsw.edu.au/jw/vectors.htm>.
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