Vector Components Model

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Science SPORE Prize
November 2011

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Vector Components Model

written by Andrew Duffy

The Vector Components model allows the user to split a vector into its components, and practice finding the magnitude and direction of a vector if you know the components. In the "Find components" mode, you are given the magnitude and direction of the vector, and your goal is to find the x-component and the y-component of the vector. In the "Find magnitude and direction" mode, you are given the two components, and you need to find the magnitude and direction of the vector.

The Vector Components was created using the Easy Java Simulations (EJS) modeling tool. It is distributed as a ready-to-run (compiled) Java archive. Double clicking the ejs_bu_vector_components.jar file will run the program if Java is installed.

Please note that this resource requires at least version 1.5 of Java (JRE).

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Last Modified: June 13, 2014
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Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Newton's Second Law = Force, Acceleration Mathematical Tools - Algebra - Vector Algebra	- Lower Undergraduate - High School - Upper Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Interactive Simulation - Audio/Visual = Movie/Animation

Intended Users	Formats	Ratings
- Educators - Learners	- application/java	Currently 5.0/5 Rated 5.0 stars by 1 person Want to rate this material? Login here!

Mirror:: http://physics.bu.edu/~duffy/Ejs/…
Access Rights:: Free access
License:: This material is released under a GNU General Public License Version 3 license.
Rights Holder:: Andrew Duffy, Boston University
Keywords:: EJS, Easy Java Simulation, components, force, resultant, vector simulation, vectors
Record Cloner:: Metadata instance created April 27, 2010 by Mario Belloni
Record Updated:: June 13, 2014 by Andreu Glasmann
Last Update when Cataloged:: April 16, 2010
Other Collections:: The Physics Front

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