Vectors

Description: Plastic arrows with magnets which may be attached to a blackboard.

Arrows are cut from a plastic material ("Templast"), are white, 1 inch wide with removable arrowheads. Useful for demonstrating vector addition and so on. Bear in mind that some concepts may be better demonstrated by means of a drawing or an animation.

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Concepts demonstrated:


Equipment:

Setup Time: Short

Difficulty/Commitment: Straightforward

Visibility: Visible


Related demonstrations:

References: PIRA 1A40.30
Video Encyclopedia Disc 1-02 thru 06 contains animations of vector addition, dot and cross product.


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