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Content:
What is a scalar?
What is a vector?
Vector operations
Dot product
Cross product
Trigonometry (http://www.mathsisfun.com/algebra/trigonometry.html)
Newtons law of mechanics
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b. 30 m/sec, East
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c. 5 mi., North
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d. 20 degrees Celsius
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e. 256 bytes
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f. 4000 Calories
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2.0 Which of the following statements are true of scalars and vectors? List all that are TRUE.
a.
b.
c.
d.
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Engineering
Mechanics-Lecture
5 min:
Express the vectors components using the following figure.
5 min. (MCQ)
3.0 A 50-N force is applied at an angle of 30 degrees north of east. This would be the same as
applying two forces at
a.
b.
c.
d.
Predict the direction of stream (water flow) at which the boat would move faster.
Predict the condition at which the boat would experience maximum resistance to linear
motion.
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plan
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Engineering
Mechanics-Lecture
5 min:
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Faculty would explain the relationship between the vector operations and the significance of
trigonometry
10 min: (MCQ)
4.0 What is the value of a.b?
a.
b.
c.
d.
3
8
24
28
5.0 Vector a has magnitude 3, vector b has magnitude 4, the angle between a and b is 30 and n is
the unit vector at right angles to both a and b
What is a b?
a.
b.
c.
d.
3n
6n
9n
10.39n
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Engineering
Mechanics-Lecture