Introduction to Vectors: Students learn to distinguish between scalar and vector quantities and how to state the magnitude and direction of a vector. They also learn how to draw vectors, using ...

Learn more on scalar and vector quantities, contact and non-contact forces in this podcast Listen to the full series on BBC Sounds.

Episode 1 - Scalar and vector quantities and contact forces Measurements can be split into two groups - scalar quantities and vector quantities.

Scalar and vector quantities; position and displacement vectors, general vectors and their notations; equality of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a real number, addition and subtraction of ...