The direction of a resultant vector can often be determined by use of trigonometric functions. Most students…

The Pythagorean theorem is a useful method for determining the result of adding two (and only two)…

A variety of mathematical operations can be performed with and upon vectors. One such operation…

Vectors can be directed due East, due West, due South, and due North. But some…

Vectors: Fundamentals and Operations          Vectors and Direction A study of motion will involve the introduction…

According to Newton's third law, for every action force there is an equal (in size) and…

Newton's Third Law A force is a push or a pull that acts upon an…

Our study thus far has been restricted to the analysis of single objects moving under…

As learned in an earlier unit, free fall is a special type of motion in…

In a previous unit, it was stated that all objects (regardless of their mass) free fall with…