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Modular Approach to Physics: Vector Addition - Parallelogram Method

published by the University of Calgary
written by David Austin and Brian Martin
designer: Jonathan Barrett, Michael Boonstra, Maija Graham, Graeme Irwin, Hans Laue, Jason Law, Michelle McGrath, Arend Meetsma, Ali Rezaei, Qasim Syed, Andrew Turner, and Jeremiah Van Oosten

Available Languages: English, French

This simulation based tutorial walks the students through the parallelogram Method for vector addition.

This item is part of a larger collection of simulation based physics models sponsored by the MAP project (Modular Approach to Physics).

Please note that this resource requires Java Applet Plug-in.

http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/vectors/addition/explain/paral...

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Mathematical Tools - Vector Algebra Other Sciences - Mathematics	- Lower Undergraduate - High School	- Instructional Material = Activity = Interactive Simulation = Tutorial

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
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Access Rights:: Free access
Restriction:: © 2001 University of Calgary
Keywords:: parellelogram, tail to tail, tail to tip, vector addition, vectors
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created August 3, 2008 by Taha Mzoughi
Record Updated:: March 6, 2011 by Taha Mzoughi
Last Update when Cataloged:: March 23, 2003

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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/introphys/items/detail.cfm?ID=7782">Austin, David, and Brian Martin. Modular Approach to Physics: Vector Addition - Parallelogram Method. Calgary: University of Calgary, March 23, 2003.</a>

AIP Format

D. Austin and B. Martin, (University of Calgary, Calgary, 2001), WWW Document, (http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/vectors/addition/explain/parallel/).

AJP/PRST-PER

D. Austin and B. Martin, Modular Approach to Physics: Vector Addition - Parallelogram Method (University of Calgary, Calgary, 2001), <http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/vectors/addition/explain/parallel/>.

APA Format

Austin, D., & Martin, B. (2003, March 23). Modular Approach to Physics: Vector Addition - Parallelogram Method. Retrieved December 13, 2024, from University of Calgary: http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/vectors/addition/explain/parallel/

Chicago Format

Austin, David, and Brian Martin. Modular Approach to Physics: Vector Addition - Parallelogram Method. Calgary: University of Calgary, March 23, 2003. http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/vectors/addition/explain/parallel/ (accessed 13 December 2024).

MLA Format

Austin, David, and Brian Martin. Modular Approach to Physics: Vector Addition - Parallelogram Method. Calgary: University of Calgary, 2001. 23 Mar. 2003. 13 Dec. 2024 <http://canu.ucalgary.ca/map/content/vectors/addition/explain/parallel/>.

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@misc{ Author = "David Austin and Brian Martin", Title = {Modular Approach to Physics: Vector Addition - Parallelogram Method}, Publisher = {University of Calgary}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {13 December 2024}, Month = {March 23, 2003}, Year = {2001} }

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