Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Circular and Satellite Motion: Roller Coaster Model
An interactive playground for students to explore the physics of roller coasters. Learners investigate by changing the variables of force, velocity, friction, and vectors. Energy bar charts are displayed as the coaster car moves along...
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Scalars and Vectors
This illustrated tutorial focuses on several examples of vector and scalar quantities including distance, displacement, speed, velocity, and acceleration.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Distance and Displacement
Students are introduced to the two scalar and vector quantities of distance and displacement with several illustrated practice problem opportunities.
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The Physics Classroom: 1 D Kinematics: Vector Diagrams
Learn how to use vector diagrams to describe the velocity of a moving object during its motion.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vectors/direction
The emphasis of this unit is to understand some fundamentals about vectors, and to apply the fundamentals in order to understand motion and forces that occur in two dimensions.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vector Components
Students examine examples of vectors that are directed in two dimensions- upward and rightward, northward and westward, eastward and southward, etc.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Vector Resolution
In this unit, students learn two basic methods for determining the magnitudes of the components of a vector directed in two dimensions. The two methods of vector resolution students will examine are the parallelogram method the...
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Component Addition
In this physics tutorial, students learn how to approach more complex vector addition situations by combining the concept of vector components and the principles of vector resolution with the use of the Pythagorean theorem.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions: Relative Velocity
Through illustrated examples and interactive practice problems, students explore problems that involve relative velocity- where the actual motion of an object is different than its motion relative to a stationary observer.
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The Physics Classroom: Motion/forces in Two Dimensions: Perpendicular Components
This physics tutorial provides students illustrated examples and interactive practice problems containing perpendicular components of motion.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Non Horizontally Launched Projectile Problems
In this physics tutorial on vectors, the use of kinematic equations to solve non-horizontally launched projectiles is demonstrated.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Forces in Two Dimensions: Addition of Forces
In this tutorial, examine the effect of forces acting at angles to the horizontal, such that the force has an influence in two dimensions- horizontally and vertically.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Resolution of Forces
This interactive tutorial helps students determine the components of a vector to better understand resolution of forces.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors: Double Trouble in 2 Dimensions
In this interactive tutorial, analyze two-body problems in which the objects are moving in different directions.
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The Physics Classroom: Vectors and Projectiles: Vector Direction
Through a short informational reading piece and an animated visual, students learn that vectors represent both magnitude and direction.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Vector Toy
Try this walking toy activity to learn about the directional forces that act on it to control its movements.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Marching Band Vector Problem
Students must find out the velocity vector for a student practicing their marching at night under a strobe light.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Practice Problems: Radar Vector Problem
Students must find out the velocity vector for a plane based on readings they take from a radar screen. This video helps students solve the problem: https://youtu.be/y7jOBYseolU
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: 3.1 Kinematics in Two Dimensions: An Introduction
By the end of this section, you will be able to observe that motion in two dimensions consists of horizontal and vertical components and understand the independence of horizontal and vertical vectors in two-dimensional motion.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Use Matrices to Transform 3 D and 4 D Vectors
Find the result (both algebraically and graphically) of transforming a vector using a transformation matrix. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy: Analyze Scalar Multiplication
Match vectors to images based on scalars to show that you understand scalar multiplication. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy: Components of Vectors and Endpoints
Find the components of a vector. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy: Graphically Add & Subtract Vectors
Analyze graphs that represent vector addition & subtraction. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy: Equivalent Vectors
Determine if two vectors shown on a graph are equivalent. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.