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LHE 11.1 Vectors in the Plane. Calculus III September 10, 2009 Berkley High School. Definition of Vectors. A vector is an object having both a magnitude and a direction. Notation. P is at the “tail” or “initial point” Q is at the “head” or “terminal point”. Q. P. Notation.
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LHE 11.1Vectors in the Plane Calculus III September 10, 2009 Berkley High School
Definition of Vectors • A vector is an object having both a magnitude and a direction.
Notation • P is at the “tail” or “initial point” • Q is at the “head” or “terminal point” Q P
Notation • We will use the notation with the arrow over the vector’s name. • The book uses a bold letter to signify a vector, but it is difficult to do this in your notes. Q P
Vectors in Component Notation • Because vectors can be moved anywhere without changing, a vector, we can think about the vector as the location of the head of the vector when the tail is on the origin. • Although it looks like a coordinate, we use different notation:
Definitions • Zero vector: vector with magnitude 0
Scalar Multiplication • Scalars are real numbers, not vectors
Unit vectors Unit vectors are vectors with magnitude=1 Any vector (with the exception of the zero vector) can be transformed into a unit vector.
Vectors on the TI-89 • Use NewProb before starting (in the F6 menu) • [5,2]→u (Square brackets, not parenthesis) • 2u • unitV(u) (Math:Matrix:Vector Ops:UnitV)
Assignment • Section 11.1, 1-17 odd, 23-57 odd