3.2: Vectors - Physics LibreTexts
Most commonly in physics, vectors are used to represent displacement, velocity, and acceleration. Vectors are a combination of magnitude and direction, and are drawn as arrows. The length represents the magnitude and the direction of that quantity is the direction in which the vector is pointing.
Vector | Definition, Physics, & Facts | Britannica
Vector, in physics, a quantity that has both magnitude and direction. It is typically represented by an arrow whose direction is the same as that of the quantity and whose length is proportional to the quantity’s magnitude.
Vector and Scalar - Definition, Vector Addition and ... - BYJU'S
2019年4月23日 · A scalar quantity is a physical quantity with only magnitudes, such as mass and electric charge. On the other hand, a vector quantity is a physical quantity that has both magnitudes and directions like force and weight. In this article, let us familiarize ourselves with vectors and scalars.
Vector (mathematics and physics) - Wikipedia
In mathematics and physics, a vector space (also called a linear space) is a set whose elements, often called vectors, can be added together and multiplied ("scaled") by numbers called scalars.
1.1: Vectors - Physics LibreTexts
A vector is a quantity with both magnitude and direction. We will frequently represent a vector quantity with an arrow, where the direction of the vector is the direction that the arrow points, and the magnitude of the vector is represented by the length of the arrow.
2: Vectors - Physics LibreTexts
In introductory physics, vectors are Euclidean quantities that have geometric representations as arrows in one dimension (in a line), in two dimensions (in a plane), or in three dimensions (in space). They can be added, subtracted, or multiplied.
Chapter 3 - Vectors I. Definition II. Arithmetic operations involving vectors A) Addition and subtraction - Graphical method - Analytical method Vector components B) Multiplication