Sunday, 17 October 2010

Multiplication and Division of a Vector by a Scalar

The diagram below shows that when a vector is multiplied by a scalar, its magnitude changes but not its direction.  For example if vector A is multiplied by 2, its magnitude is doubled (i.e. length of the arrow doubles).  The same concept applies to the division of vectors.

Force Vectors - Scalars and Vectors

 
Scalars and Vector Table of Comparison

Friday, 30 October 2009

Oxford Referencing Style

To get some pointers on Oxford Referencing Style  have a look at this website.  Good luck with the report!