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Calculus II
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Calculus II

by Chris Monahan
December 2016
Intermediate to advanced
352 pages
6h 41m
English
Alpha
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CHAPTER12

Introduction to Vectors

In This Chapter

  • Understanding the difference between scalars and vectors
  • Computing displacement for vector functions
  • Calculating velocity for vector functions
  • Determining acceleration for vector functions

In this chapter, we take the time to study vectors. We’ll begin with some basic material on vector arithmetic and then work into the calculus of vector functions to examine motion problems.

There is a great deal more to the calculus of vector functions, but that is left to a future course.

Scalars and Vectors

Most people use the words speed and velocity interchangeably, believing that they are describing ...

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