Chapter 4 of the Pearson Physics textbook by James S. Walker

Chapter 4.1

Numbers in physics are referred to as scalar

Vector - Quantity that is specified by both a length and a direction

Magnitude - The length of a vector

Talks about trigonometry ratios, sin cos and tan

Key takeaways:

  • If the components of a vector doubles / triples then the direction still stays the same

Chapter 4.2

Resultant Vector - Result of adding 2 or more vectors