Foundations of Physics
4 terms
Vector
Foundations of Physics
Various
A physical quantity characterized by both a magnitude and a spatial direction.
A = Ax i + Ay j + Az k
Vector Components
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Various
The scalar projections of a vector along the mutually perpendicular axes of a coordinate system.
Ax = A cos θ, Ay = A sin θ
Vector Product
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Various
A vector operation multiplying two 3D vectors to yield a vector perpendicular to both, with magnitude equal to the area of the parallelogram they span.
A × B = |A||B| sin θ n_hat
Vernier Caliper
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mm
A precision measuring instrument utilizing a main scale and a sliding Vernier scale to measure linear dimensions with fine precision.
Reading = Main Scale + (Vernier Coincidence × Least Count)