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Vector Composition
This Macromedia ShockWave is an adding machine for vectors. The vectors to be added can be adjusted by clicking and dragging. The applet displays the polar and rectangular coordinates for the two vectors to be added and for their resultant. The head to tail vector addition principle can be verified graphically.
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- Material Type:
- Simulation
- Date Added to MERLOT:
- May 3, 2000
- Date Modified in MERLOT:
- April 3, 2017
- Author:
- Pascal Renault
- Submitter:
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Barbra Bied Sperling
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Bruce Mason (Faculty)
Good demonstration of the addition of two vectors. Allows user to move the
vectors to any point, and rotate or change the magnitude of either of the two
vectors being summed. Changes in the resultant vector is immediate.
Also gives information about the components, magnitude, and direction of the
vectors.
vectors to any point, and rotate or change the magnitude of either of the two
vectors being summed. Changes in the resultant vector is immediate.
Also gives information about the components, magnitude, and direction of the
vectors.
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Shockwave application.
John Burger (Student)
The ability to see that the moevement of the vectors doesn't affect the sum
greatly aids in the visual learning of vector addition.
-J.B.
greatly aids in the visual learning of vector addition.
-J.B.
Mason Cole (Student)
Prety good site for adding vectors...I wish there had been a little more variety
in the length of the vectors you could add, though. --MJC
in the length of the vectors you could add, though. --MJC
Luke Boyer (Student)
very good example of head to tail vector addition method. Shows how placement
of the vector is irrelevant as long as the magnitude and direction stay the
same.
-LAB
of the vector is irrelevant as long as the magnitude and direction stay the
same.
-LAB
Ryan Dennis (Student)
The site is more than adequate in displaying the fundamental concept that
resultant vectors depend solely on the magnitude and direction of the vectors to
be added. ~RD
resultant vectors depend solely on the magnitude and direction of the vectors to
be added. ~RD
John Walkup (Staff)
This applet provides a very good way of showing how the head-to-tail method and the parallelogram method are the same. Furthermore, it shows that vectors, for the purpose of adding them, can be moved around. What would help would be dotted lines that complete the parallogram.
Christopher Black (Student)