Vectors
by Jennifer Wathall
1. Scalar Product
1.1. What is the Scalar Product?
1.1.1. Magnitude of a vector: To find the magnitude of a vector we use Pythagoras:
1.1.2. Angle between two vectors
1.2. The Properties of the Scalar Product
2. Equations of Planes
2.1. Vector Equation of a Plane
2.2. Scalar Product Equation of a Plane
2.3. Cartesian Equation of a Plane
3. Vector Product
3.1. Definition of the Vector/ Cross product
3.2. Quick Method
3.3. Properties of the Vector Product
3.4. Areas of Parallelograms and Triangles
3.4.1. Area of a Parallelogram using the cross product
3.4.1.1. Area of triangles and parallelograms http://www.mathsisfun.com/area.html
4. Equations of Lines
4.1. Parametric Form of the Equation of a Line
4.2. Vector Form of the Equation of a Line
4.3. Cartesian Equation of a line
4.3.1. The general equation of a line
4.3.1.1. Here is is link to gradients and slopes