Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Add & Subtract Vectors
Add and subtract vectors given in component form. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Velocity Vector in 3 D
A program that will randomly move an object from one location to another in three-dimensional space. You must determine the three components of the velocity vector that is created by this movement and also the speed of the object during...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Analysis: Positions and Midpoints in Two Dimensions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Position vectors and identifying midpoints in 2 dimensions
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Unit Vectors and Components
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Here you'll learn how to break down a vector into component vectors and unit vectors.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Resultant of Two Displacements
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Determine the physical description of vector displacement additions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Vector Addition
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn how to add two vectors.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Force
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of force, how it relates to motion, and force as a vector.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Applications of Matrices
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Provides resources for working with 2 x 2 matrices as transformations of the plane, and interpreting the absolute value of the determinant in terms of area.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Unit Vectors and Components
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A collection of learning resources to help students understand how to find the components of a vector by subtracting the coordinates of an initial point from the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Vectors as Directed Line Segments
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Resources for learning about vectors as directed line segments.
NASA
Nasa: Vectors
This site from NASA provides an excellent tutorial on vectors and their use in physics to describe the motion of objects. Vector addition and resolution are illustrated.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Trigonometry: Angular Velocity
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Measure angular velocity.
Interactive Mathematics
Interactive Mathematics: Polar Form of Complex Numbers
Using vectors as a starting point, this site demonstrates how complex numbers can be written in polar form. Several examples are included that require you to write complex numbers in polar and rectangular form and also represent them...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Vectors Drive the Boat
Using a combination of online exploration and teacher instruction young scholars will discover that vectors have both magnitude and direction. They will be able to use vectors to represent problem situations. Students will also be will...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Swim the Open Sea: Analyzing Dual Vectors
Young scholars will explore the accomplishment and societal repercussions of Gertrude Ederle being the first woman to swim the English Channel. They will also model vectors representing the currents she had to face to accomplish these...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Jump!!! An Exploration Into Parametric Equations
Students will use vectors and parametric equations to determine the velocity that they should jump out of the window of a burning building in order to land safely into the rescue net. They will work in small groups and utilize graphing...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Adding and Decomposing Vectors Using Trigonometry
Use trigonometry to practice adding, decomposing, and finding vector angles from physics word problems.
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Khan Academy: Start: How Do Computers Simulate the Motion of Virtual Particles?
In this lesson we'll explore how we use fairly simple physics to draw particles which move according to the forces we feel in the real world (such as wind & gravity).
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Khan Academy: Velocity and Acceleration Vectors
This 11-problem quiz/practice helps students to understand how velocity and acceleration can be represented using vectors.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Climate Change and Vector Borne Disease
Vector-borne diseases are transmitted typically by the bite of an infected arthropod. Climate plays an important role in the seasonal pattern or temporal distribution of diseases that are carried and transmitted through vectors because...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Add Vectors: Magnitude & Direction to Component
Add two vectors in magnitude and direction form to get a new vector in component form.
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Khan Academy: Add & Subtract Matrices
Find the matrix that is the result of the addition or subtraction of two given matrices.
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Khan Academy: 2 D Divergence Theorem
This is the analog of Green's theorem, but for divergence instead of curl.
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Khan Academy: Analyzing Vectors Using Trigonometry Review
A page to go over the skills for analyzing vectors. Review how to find horizontal and vertical components of vectors on this site.