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Chapter 9.4-9.7 Vectors
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Section 9.4 Concepts that are new to this course, but you may have seen in physics.
Objective
To add, subtract, or scalar multiply vectors
geometrically.
To find the standard form (component form,
position vector) of a vector given two points.
To add, subtract, or scalar multiply vectors in
algebraic form.
To find the magnitude of a vector.
To find a unit vector.
To write a vector given is magnitude and
direction.
To solve applications involving vectors and
static equilibrium.
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Examples
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1-7
Read p. 59496
8-9
p. 598 Ex 2
10-19
20-21
22-24
25-28
29-31
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p. 600 Ex
3,4a,b
p. 600 Ex 4c
p. 600-601
& Ex 5
p. 601-602
& Ex 6
p. 602 Ex 7
Section 9.5 Concepts that are new to this course, but you may have seen in physics.
Objective
To calculate the dot product between two
vectors.
To find the angle between two vectors.
To determine if two vectors are parallel,
orthogonal (perpendicular) or neither.
To calculate the projection of a vector and
decompose a vector.
To determine the work done by a constant
force.
To apply vectors involving air speed, ground
speed and wind speed.
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Examples
1-2
p. 607 Ex 1
3-5
6-9
10-11
12-13
14-15
pp. 607-08
Ex 2
pp. 609-610
Ex. 4,5
p. 611 Ex 6
p. 611-12
Ex 7
p. 608 Ex. 3
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Section 9.6 & 9.7 Concepts that are new to this course, but you may have seen in physics.
Objective for 3 dimensions
To find the distance between two points.
To find the standard form (component form,
position vector) of a vector given two points.
To perform operations on vectors (find
magnitude, add, subtract, scalar multiply).
To find the dot product and angle between
two vectors.
To find the cross product between two
vectors.
To find the triple scalar product between two
vectors
To find an orthogonal vector to two given
vectors.
To find the area of a parallelogram formed
by two vectors.
Problem(s) Textbook
Examples
1-2
p. 616 Ex 1
3-5
p. 617 Ex 2
6-11
12-14
15-17
Pp 617 -18
Ex 3 & 4
pp. 619-20
Ex 6 & 7
p. 624 Ex 1
18-20
21-22
p. 628 Ex. 4
23-24
p. 628 Ex 5
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