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Vector Addition, Displacement, Velocity, Acceleration

This lecture consists of an introduction to vectors, which will become a main tool in several later chapters. It is the end of Chapter 1 and then we will begin Chapter 2 with an introduction to position, displacement, speed, average velocity and average acceleration.

The main topics are:

• Vectors
  • Definition
  • Addition of Vectors - Graphically
  • Vector Components
  • Addition of Vectors - Algebraically
• Displacement
• Velocity
• Acceleration