Lesson: Vector Quantities Mathematics

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In this lesson, we will learn how to describe how vectors are used in mechanics to solve problems in two dimensions.

Students will be able to

distinguish between a scalar and a vector,
understand that a vector has both magnitude and direction, especially that a vector with negative components still has a positive magnitude in the opposite direction,
recall important vector quantities: displacement, velocity, acceleration, and force and recall their corresponding scalar quantities, if applicable,
use both column and , notation to denote vectors in two dimensions,
calculate the magnitude and direction of a 2D vector using trigonometry.