Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation · Topic 3: Geometry and trigonometry

AHL3.10 — Vectors: definitions and algebra

Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation · SL / HL · syllabus-mapped notes

1. AIAHL3.10.1

   Vectors, scalars and components

   Represent vectors as directed segments and in component form.

2. AIAHL3.10.2

   Vector algebra

   Add, subtract and scale vectors algebraically and geometrically.

3. AIAHL3.10.3

   Magnitude, unit vectors and normalizing

   Find the length of a vector and rescale it to a chosen size.