MAC3: Vectors

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written by Larry Friesen and Anne Gillis

This resource is a set of instructional materials developed to help beginning physics students build a solid understanding of vector algebra. It contains two lecture presentations in PDF format and a companion assessment. It gives an overview of terminology, vector notation, and a variety of methods for solving problems relating to vectors. One of the authors' goals is to help students differentiate between the uses of vectors in mathematics vs. physics.

This resource is part of a collection developed by the NSF-funded Mathematics Across the Community College Curriculum (MAC 3).

http://www.mac3.matyc.org/vectors/vectors_main.html

Subjects	Levels	Resource Types
Classical Mechanics - Motion in Two Dimensions = Position & Displacement Mathematical Tools - Vector Algebra	- High School - Lower Undergraduate	- Instructional Material = Curriculum support = Lecture/Presentation = Lesson/Lesson Plan = Problem/Problem Set - Assessment Material = Test

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- Physics First - Conceptual Physics - Algebra-based Physics - AP Physics	- Lesson Plan - Assessment - New teachers	Currently 0.0/5 Want to rate this material? Login here!

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Format:: application/pdf
Access Rights:: Free access
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Keywords:: lecture, lecture presentation, lesson, quiz, unit test, vector addition, vector components, vector notation, vector quiz, vector subtraction, vector test
Record Creator:: Metadata instance created December 22, 2008 by Caroline Hall
Record Updated:: May 22, 2014 by Caroline Hall
Last Update when Cataloged:: February 4, 2008
Other Collections:: The Physics Source

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This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.

Topic: Kinematics: The Physics of Motion
Unit Title: Vectors

This is an exemplary set of tutorial materials for teachers to introduce vector basics, including vector addition/subtraction and how to calculate vector components. See Assessments below for a companion unit test. All may be freely downloaded. To read about the underlying pedagogy employed by the authors, go to Reference Material below and click on Bridging the Vector Calculus Gap.

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L. Friesen and A. Gillis, (2007), WWW Document, (http://www.mac3.matyc.org/vectors/vectors_main.html).

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L. Friesen and A. Gillis, MAC3: Vectors (2007), <http://www.mac3.matyc.org/vectors/vectors_main.html>.

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Friesen, L., & Gillis, A. (2008, February 4). MAC3: Vectors. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from http://www.mac3.matyc.org/vectors/vectors_main.html

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Friesen, Larry, and Anne Gillis. MAC3: Vectors. February 4, 2008. http://www.mac3.matyc.org/vectors/vectors_main.html (accessed 18 September 2024).

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Friesen, Larry, and Anne Gillis. MAC3: Vectors. 2007. 4 Feb. 2008. 18 Sep. 2024 <http://www.mac3.matyc.org/vectors/vectors_main.html>.

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