1. L ESSON 6 – M ULTIPLYING A V ECTOR BY A S CALAR July 31, 2013

2. L EARNING G OALS Scalar Multiplication Unit Vectors Collinear Vectors Linear Combinations Review of Sine and Cosine Law Physics Applications of Vectors

3. S CALAR M ULTIPLICATION

4. U NIT V ECTORS

5. U NIT V ECTORS E XAMPLE

6. C OLLINEAR V ECTORS Vectors are collinear if they lie on a straight line when arranged tail to tail. The vectors are also scalar multiplies of each other, which means that they are parallel. All are examples of collinear vectors!!

7. C OLLINEAR V ECTORS E XAMPLE

8. L INEAR C OMBINATIONS OF V ECTORS

9. R EVIEW S INE L AW

10. R EVIEW C OSINE L AW

11. P HYSICS E XAMPLE 1

12. P HYSICS E XAMPLE 1….C ONTINUED

13. P HYSICS E XAMPLE 2

14. P HYSICS E XAMPLE 3

15. R EQUIRED B EFORE N EXT C LASS Review your notes for the whole chapter, there may be a pop quiz tomorrow Read Section 6.3 and make notes Section 6.3 # 4, 11, 19, 21 Add me on Facebook, Peter Bishop, but be sure to send a message along with it indicating which class you are in, and what section. Join the Facebook group for Calculus and Vectors Write to me your e-mail, so I can send you an invitation into dropbox, which will be used throughout the course.