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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Tuskegee_University/Algebra_Based_Physics_I/02%3A_One-Dimensional_Kinematics/2.03%3A_Vectors%2C_Scalars%2C_and_Coordinate_SystemsA vector is any quantity that has magnitude and direction. A scalar is any quantity that has magnitude but no direction. Displacement and velocity are vectors, whereas distance and speed are scalars. ...A vector is any quantity that has magnitude and direction. A scalar is any quantity that has magnitude but no direction. Displacement and velocity are vectors, whereas distance and speed are scalars. In one-dimensional motion, direction is specified by a plus or minus sign to signify left or right, up or down, and the like.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/JJC_-_PHYS_110/05%3A_Book-_Physics_(Boundless)/5.02%3A_Kinematics/5.2.01%3A_Basics_of_KinematicsKinematics is the study of the motion of points, objects, and groups of objects without considering the causes of its motion.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Tuskegee_University/Algebra_Based_Physics_I/03%3A_Two-Dimensional_Kinematics/3.03%3A_Vector_Addition_and_Subtraction-_Graphical_MethodsA vector is a quantity that has magnitude and direction. Displacement, velocity, acceleration, and force, for example, are all vectors. In one-dimensional, or straight-line, motion, the direction of a...A vector is a quantity that has magnitude and direction. Displacement, velocity, acceleration, and force, for example, are all vectors. In one-dimensional, or straight-line, motion, the direction of a vector can be given simply by a plus or minus sign. In two dimensions (2-d), however, we specify the direction of a vector relative to some reference frame (i.e., coordinate system), using an arrow having length proportional to the vector’s magnitude and pointing in the direction of the vector.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/Physics_(Boundless)/3%3A_Two-Dimensional_Kinematics/3.2%3A_VectorsVectors are geometric representations of magnitude and direction and can be expressed as arrows in two or three dimensions.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Introductory_Physics_II_(1112)/04%3A_Electric_Potential_Energy_Electrical_Potential_or_Voltage_and_Capacitance/4.03%3A_Electric_Potential_in_a_Uniform_Electric_FieldFrom a physicist’s point of view, either ΔV or E can be used to describe any charge distribution. ΔV is most closely tied to energy, whereas E is most clo...From a physicist’s point of view, either ΔV or E can be used to describe any charge distribution. ΔV is most closely tied to energy, whereas E is most closely related to force. ΔVis a scalar quantity and has no direction, while E is a vector quantity, having both magnitude and direction. (Note that the magnitude of the electric field strength, a scalar quantity, is represented by E below.) The relationship between \(\Delta…
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/02%3A_Kinematics/2.02%3A_Vectors_Scalars_and_Coordinate_SystemsA vector is any quantity that has magnitude and direction. A scalar is any quantity that has magnitude but no direction. Displacement and velocity are vectors, whereas distance and speed are scalars. ...A vector is any quantity that has magnitude and direction. A scalar is any quantity that has magnitude but no direction. Displacement and velocity are vectors, whereas distance and speed are scalars. In one-dimensional motion, direction is specified by a plus or minus sign to signify left or right, up or down, and the like.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/College_Physics/College_Physics_1e_(OpenStax)/03%3A_Two-Dimensional_Kinematics/3.02%3A_Vector_Addition_and_Subtraction-_Graphical_MethodsA vector is a quantity that has magnitude and direction. Displacement, velocity, acceleration, and force, for example, are all vectors. In one-dimensional, or straight-line, motion, the direction of a...A vector is a quantity that has magnitude and direction. Displacement, velocity, acceleration, and force, for example, are all vectors. In one-dimensional, or straight-line, motion, the direction of a vector can be given simply by a plus or minus sign. In two dimensions (2-d), however, we specify the direction of a vector relative to some reference frame (i.e., coordinate system), using an arrow having length proportional to the vector’s magnitude and pointing in the direction of the vector.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Prince_Georges_Community_College/General_Physics_I%3A_Classical_Mechanics/09%3A_Vectors/9.01%3A_Introduction_to_VectorsThe direction of the arrow indicates the direction of the vector, while the length of the arrow represents the magnitude of the vector on some chosen scale. Besides drawing a vector in the plane of th...The direction of the arrow indicates the direction of the vector, while the length of the arrow represents the magnitude of the vector on some chosen scale. Besides drawing a vector in the plane of the page, occasionally you may want to draw a vector diagram in which you want to indicate a vector pointing directly into or out of the page.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/Physics_(Boundless)/2%3A_Kinematics/2.1%3A_Basics_of_KinematicsKinematics is the study of the motion of points, objects, and groups of objects without considering the causes of its motion.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/Physics_201_-_Fall_2019v2/Book%3A_Custom_Physics_textbook_for_JJC/02%3A_Kinematics/2.1%3A_Basics_of_KinematicsKinematics is the study of the motion of points, objects, and groups of objects without considering the causes of its motion.
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/Physics_201_-_Fall_2019/Book%3A_Physics_(Boundless)/04%3A_Two-Dimensional_Kinematics/4.10%3A_Vectors_RevisitedVectors are geometric representations of magnitude and direction and can be expressed as arrows in two or three dimensions.
