Difference between revisions of "Selftest: Introduction to vector algebra"
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-All physical quantities are vectors. | -All physical quantities are vectors. | ||
||Explanation: see [[Vector algebra|vector algebra]] | ||Explanation: see [[Vector algebra|vector algebra]] | ||
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+ | {'''Meaning of vectors''' | ||
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+ | Which of the following physical quantities are vectorial? | ||
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+ | ''(multiple answers possible)''} | ||
+ | - Time | ||
+ | - Temperature | ||
+ | + Velocity | ||
+ | + Acceleration | ||
+ | + Force | ||
+ | - Air preasure | ||
+ | ||A vectorial quantity is directed, so its '''magnitude''' as well as its '''direction''' are necessary for its complete description (see [[Vector algebra|vector algebra]]). | ||
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{ '''Magnitude and direction of vectors''' | { '''Magnitude and direction of vectors''' |
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