Vector Exploration
- Author:
- Paul Beeken
- Topic:
- Vectors
Visualizing components of a 3D vector
Here is a simple display of how we write 3D vectors using the i,j,k notation as well as the convention used in many calculators and computer programs. Notice a couple of things:
- The vector can be changed by dragging the large dot around.
- The components in within the brackets change, the order presented is a convention used widely across many computer programs and calculators
- Notice that the 'hat' vector that only carries the direction of keeps its length regardless of how long is made.