NASA
Nasa: Vector Addition by the Numerical Method
A lab experiment involving readily available materials. Students analyze three forces acting upon one point to determine the resultant force. Questions and accompanying answers are provided.
Other
Math Help: Trying to Pull a Boulder Up a Hill
A practical application of the use of the components of vectors with force. Example and general form are both given.
Other
Netcomuk: Working With Vectors
Contains an index of pages that discuss how to work with vector fields. Includes information on basic vector operations, multiplying vectors, lines and planes, and extra bits of information.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Shape: Prove 3 Points Lie on a Line
Determine whether three points lie on a line.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Bacteria and Humans
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses the benefits of and diseases caused by bacteria.
Paul Dawkins
Paul's Online Notes: Calculus Ii: Vectors
The resource examines vectors and their properties. Topics investigated are vector, vector arithmetic, dot product, and cross product. Class notes, definitions, and examples with detailed solutions are included. The notes are available...
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Relative Velocity Riverboat Problems
This thorough explanation from the Glenbrook High School of different kinds of vector problems address relative velocity with an airplane and riverboat. Includes examples and a five question practice quiz. Answers with all work shown are...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Translation of Vectors and Slope
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you'll learn what vector translation is and how to perform it.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Directed Line Segments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Define a vector mathematically.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Pathogens
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Has this ever happened to you? A student sitting next to you in class has a cold. The other student is coughing and sneezing, but you feel fine. Two days later, you...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Velocity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Difference between velocity and speed, using vector arrows to represent velocity, objects that have different velocities and how to calculate average velocity.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Geometric Translations
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students about translations and vectors and how to perform translation rules. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Distance & Displacement
A video tutorial and slide show lesson explains the similarities and differences between distance and displacement. [3:11]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Speed & Velocity
A slide show with three accompanying video lesson segments illustrating the difference between speed and velocity, and demonstrating how to calculate average speed and velocity. [6:31]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Work & Vectors
Watch this video tutorial, and find out why work is not a vector. [4:48]
Educaplus (Jesús Peñas Cano)
Educaplus: Estudio De Los Movimientos
This site shows a cinematic study of rectilinear movements which requires the use of equations and graphs. Every day life applications are also shown.
University of Nebraska
Rectangular Coordinates in 3 D
Advanced discussion of the components of a vector on a three dimensional plane is available here along with formulas and properties.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Vectors and Scalars Part 2
A slide show presentation which shows how component parts can be used to determine a vector. It also introduces trigonometry functions to show how vectors can have rotational directions.
National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: Flecha
Can you make the second arrow the same size as the first? You will be surprised.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Net Force Problems Revisited
Through interactive examples and practice problems, this tutorial helps students understand net force-acceleration problems in which an applied force is directed at an angle to the horizontal.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Circular, Satellite, Rotational: Uniform Circular Motion
Uniform circular motion can be described as the motion of an object in a circle at a constant speed. This animation depicts this by means of a vector arrow.
Walter Fendt
Walter Fendt: Inclined Plane
This site is an interactive app of an inclined plane showing the effect of the angle, the weight of the block, and the friction as a block is pulled up an incline.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Mc Culley's Trig Thing
This program gives students a visual representation of sine and cosine at different angles. A unit vector will cycle through different angles and students can see the changes that take place to the horizontal part and the vertical part...