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+ | ** Definition of the cross product of two vectors in space |
| − | ** The cross product of vectors u and v is orthogonal (perpendicular) to u and v |
+ | ** The cross product of vectors u and v is orthogonal (perpendicular) to u and v and satisfies the right-handed rule. |
| − | *** Given two vectors u and v that are not parallel, find a vector which is orthogonal to both u and v |
+ | *** Given two vectors u and v that are not parallel, find a vector which is orthogonal to both u and v. |
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+ | *** Compute the area of the parallelogram whose two sides are |
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Revision as of 16:40, 23 December 2011
Vectors in Space
- Vector Algebra
- The right-handed coordinate system, three axes, three coordinate planes and eight octants
- Sketch a point in space.
- Sketch a line that passes through a given point and is parallel to an axis.
- Sketch a plane that contains a point and is parallel to a coordinate plane.
- Sketch a plane that contains a point and is perpendicular to an axis.
- Express a vector from Point A to Point B in vector notation.
- Sketch a position vector.
- Vector algebra: (1) scalar multiplication; (2) vector addition and subtraction
- Compute and sketching a scalar times a vector and a sum (difference) of two vectors.
- Triangle inequality
- The right-handed coordinate system, three axes, three coordinate planes and eight octants
- Dot Product and Applications
- Two definitions of dot product of two vectors
- Angle between two vectors
- Compute the dot product of two vectors.
- Compute the angle between two vectors.
- Determine if two vectors are parallel or orthogonal (perpendicular) when the cosine of the angle between these two vector is 1, -1, or 0.
- Determine if the angle between two vectors is acute or obtuse when the dot product of these two vectors is positive or negative.
- Create a vector v that is parallel to a given vector.
- Create a vector v that is orthogonal to a given vector.
- Given a vector u and an angle theta, create a vector v such that the angle between u and v is theta.
- Projection and component of vector u onto vector v
- Compute the work done by a force vector along a direction vector.
- Compute the distance from a given point to a given line.
- Compute the distance between two planes.
- Cross Product and Applications
- Definition of the cross product of two vectors in space
- The cross product of vectors u and v is orthogonal (perpendicular) to u and v and satisfies the right-handed rule.
- Given two vectors u and v that are not parallel, find a vector which is orthogonal to both u and v.
- Compute the area of the parallelogram whose two sides are
