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Vectors And Scalars

Vectors and Scalars. All quantities we deal with in Physics can be classified as vectors or scalars (note the spelling!)Scalars can be described simply with a number indicating the magnitude (size)Mass of 2 kgTemperature of 22

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Vectors And Scalars

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    1. Vectors And Scalars An introduction to Vectors and Scalars in Higher Physics

    2. Vectors and Scalars All quantities we deal with in Physics can be classified as vectors or scalars (note the spelling!) Scalars can be described simply with a number indicating the magnitude (size) Mass of 2 kg Temperature of 22°C Vectors must have a magnitude and a direction. A vector quantity is incomplete and incorrect if it does not have a direction Force of 30N to the right

    3. Vectors and Scalars So far in Physics almost everything has been treated as a scalar. These can be added and subtracted as normal numbers …unfortunately life isn’t so simple with vectors!

    4. Using Vectors It is very useful to use diagrams (arrows) to represent vectors. The length of the arrow denotes the magnitude of the vector

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