LESSON 1: VECTORS

GENERAL BIOLOGY 1

Vectors
Scalar Quantity
➢ A physical quantity that can be specified
completely by giving a single number and
the appropriate unit.
➢ Examples: Time, mass, distance, length,
volume, temperature, and energy. ➢ Vectors that have different magnitude
➢ Scalar quantities that have the same physical but are pointing at the exact same
units can be added, subtracted, multiplied direction.
and/or divided according to the usual rules 2. Antiparallel Vectors
of algebra for numbers.
➢ Two different scalar quantities can also be
multiplied or divided by each other to form
a derived scalar quantity.
Vector Quantity
➢ A physical quantity specified completely by
giving a number of units (or magnitude) and
a direction.
➢ Examples: Displacement, velocity, position, ➢ Vectors that may or may not have the
force, and torque. same magnitude but are pointing at the
➢ Physical vector quantities is denoted with a exact opposite direction.
ray above its representation such as 3. Equal Vectors
displacement which is denoted as
➢ Two vectors can be added or subtracted.
➢ It can also be multiplied by a scalar or a
vector quantity but the division of vectors is
undefined.

➢ Vectors that have the same magnitude

and are pointing at the exact same
direction.
➢ The magnitude of vector is equivalent to d 4. Orthogonal Vectors
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Relations between Vectors
1. Parallel Vectors
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➢ Vectors that may or may not have the

same magnitude and are pointing at
directions perpendicular to each other.
5. Miscellaneous Vectors
➢ Vectors that may or may not have the
same magnitude but their direction
does not fall under the category of
parallel, antiparallel, and orthogonal
vectors.