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Lecture 1

VECTORS

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Lecture 1

VECTORS

1 Physical Quantities

2 Operations with Vectors

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Lecture 1

VECTORS

1 Physical Quantities

2 Operations with Vectors

3 Cartesian Coordinates

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Lecture 1

VECTORS

1 Physical Quantities

2 Operations with Vectors

3 Cartesian Coordinates

4 Time rate of change of a vector

5 Advanced Topics

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Physical Quantities

Scalars :

Vectors :

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

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Physical Quantities

Scalars : described by a single number (magnitude)

Vectors : direction & magnitude

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

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Physical Quantities

Scalars : described by a single number (magnitude)

Mass, Temperature, SpeedVectors : direction & magnitude

Velocity, Acceleration, Angular Momentum, Electric, Magnetic Field

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

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Physical Quantities

Scalars : described by a single number (magnitude)

Mass, Temperature, Speed

Vectors : direction & magnitude

Velocity, Acceleration, Angular Momentum, Electric, Magnetic Field

Vectors are

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

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Physical Quantities

Scalars : described by a single number (magnitude)

Mass, Temperature, Speed

Vectors : direction & magnitude

Velocity, Acceleration, Angular Momentum, Electric, Magnetic Field

Vectors are

Arrows in Space

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

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Physical Quantities

Scalars : described by a single number (magnitude)

Mass, Temperature, Speed

Vectors : direction & magnitude

Velocity, Acceleration, Angular Momentum, Electric, Magnetic Field

Vectors are

Arrows in Spacedenoted (always!) by a symbol with anarrow sign on top:

−→A

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

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Physical Quantities

Scalars : described by a single number (magnitude)

Mass, Temperature, Speed

Vectors : direction & magnitude

Velocity, Acceleration, Angular Momentum, Electric, Magnetic Field

Vectors are

Arrows in Spacedenoted (always!) by a symbol with anarrow sign on top:

−→A

Magnitude of−→A denoted as |

−→A | or

simply A

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

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Physical Quantities

Scalars : described by a single number (magnitude)

Mass, Temperature, Speed

Vectors : direction & magnitude

Velocity, Acceleration, Angular Momentum, Electric, Magnetic Field

Vectors are

Arrows in Spacedenoted (always!) by a symbol with anarrow sign on top:

−→A

Magnitude of−→A denoted as |

−→A | or

simply A

Tensors : Generalization of vectors:

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

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Physical Quantities

Scalars : described by a single number (magnitude)

Mass, Temperature, Speed

Vectors : direction & magnitude

Velocity, Acceleration, Angular Momentum, Electric, Magnetic Field

Vectors are

Arrows in Spacedenoted (always!) by a symbol with anarrow sign on top:

−→A

Magnitude of−→A denoted as |

−→A | or

simply A

Tensors : Generalization of vectors: products of vectors

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

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Physical Quantities

Scalars : described by a single number (magnitude)

Mass, Temperature, Speed

Vectors : direction & magnitude

Velocity, Acceleration, Angular Momentum, Electric, Magnetic Field

Vectors are

Arrows in Spacedenoted (always!) by a symbol with anarrow sign on top:

−→A

Magnitude of−→A denoted as |

−→A | or

simply A

Tensors : Generalization of vectors: products of vectors

Moment of Inertia, Stress tensor, permeability, energy-momentum

Vectors Physical Quantities 2/9

h

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Operations with Vectors

Vectors Operations with Vectors 3/9

O i i h V

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Operations with Vectors

Addition:−→

A +−→

B =−→

C

Vectors Operations with Vectors 3/9

O i i h V

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Operations with Vectors

Addition:−→

A +−→

B =−→

C

Multiplication by scalar:

a ×−→A =

−→aA

Vectors Operations with Vectors 3/9

O ti ith V t

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Operations with Vectors

Addition:−→

A +−→

B =−→

C

Multiplication by scalar:

a ×−→A =

−→aA

Scalar Product:−→A ·

−→B = AB cos θ

Vectors Operations with Vectors 3/9

O ti ith V t

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Operations with Vectors

Addition:−→

A +−→

B =−→

C

Multiplication by scalar:

a ×−→A =

−→aA

Scalar Product:−→A ·

−→B = AB cos θ

Cross Product −→A ×

−→B =

−→C

Vectors Operations with Vectors 3/9

Vectors: Component form

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Vectors: Component form

Description relative to a set of coordinates in 3d Space.

$A_y$

$A_x$

$A_z$

$x$

$z$

$y$

−→A

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 4/9

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Vectors: Component form

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Vectors: Component form

Description relative to a set of coordinates in 3d Space.

Cartesian coordinates

$A_y$

$A_x$

$A_z$

y

z

−→A

ˆ

k

x

ˆ

i

ˆ

j

Orthogonal unit vectors,right-handed systemi , j , k

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 4/9

Vectors: Component form

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Vectors: Component form

Description relative to a set of coordinates in 3d Space.

Cartesian coordinates

$A_y$

$A_x$

$A_z$

y

z

−→A

ˆ

k

x

ˆ

i

ˆ

j

Orthogonal unit vectors,right-handed systemi , j , k

ˆi ·

ˆi =

ˆ j ·

ˆ j =

ˆk ·

ˆk = 1

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 4/9

Vectors: Component form

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Vectors: Component form

Description relative to a set of coordinates in 3d Space.

Cartesian coordinates

$A_y$

$A_x$

$A_z$

y

z

−→A

ˆ

k

x

ˆ

i

ˆ

j

Orthogonal unit vectors,right-handed systemi , j , k

ˆi ·

ˆi =

ˆ j ·

ˆ j =

ˆk ·

ˆk = 1

i · j = j · k = k · i = 0

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 4/9

Vectors: Component form

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Vectors: Component form

Description relative to a set of coordinates in 3d Space.

Cartesian coordinates

$A_y$

$A_x$

$A_z$

y

z

−→A

ˆ

k

x

ˆ

i

ˆ

j

Orthogonal unit vectors,right-handed systemi , j , k

ˆi ·

ˆi =

ˆ j ·

ˆ j =

ˆk ·

ˆk = 1

i · j = j · k = k · i = 0

i × j = k ; j × k = i ;k × i = j .

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 4/9

Vectors: Component form

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Vectors: Component form

Description relative to a set of coordinates in 3d Space.

Cartesian coordinates

$A_y$

$A_x$

$A_z$

y

z

−→A

ˆ

k

x

ˆ

i

ˆ

j

Decomposition of Vectorinto components:

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 4/9

Vectors: Component form

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Vectors: Component form

Description relative to a set of coordinates in 3d Space.

Cartesian coordinates

y

z

−→A

Ay

Az

ˆ

k

x

Ax

ˆ

i

ˆ

j

Decomposition of Vectorinto components:Projections along theaxes

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 4/9

Vectors: Component form

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Vectors: Component form

Description relative to a set of coordinates in 3d Space.

Cartesian coordinates

y

z

−→A

Ay

Az

ˆ

k

x

Ax

ˆ

i

ˆ

j

Decomposition of Vectorinto components:Projections along theaxes

−→A = Ax i + A y j + A z k

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 4/9

Vectors: Component form

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p

Description relative to a set of coordinates in 3d Space.

Cartesian coordinates

y

z

−→A

Ay

Az

ˆ

k

x

Ax

ˆ

i

ˆ

j

Decomposition of Vectorinto components:Projections along theaxes

−→A = Ax i + A y j + A z k

i , j , k are constantvectors.

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 4/9

Operations with Vectors: Component form

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p p

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 5/9

Operations with Vectors: Component form

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p p

Magnitude of−→A : A = A2

x + A 2y + A 2

z

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 5/9

Operations with Vectors: Component form

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p p

Magnitude of−→A : A = A2

x + A 2y + A 2

z

Vector Addition:−→C =

−→A +

−→B

= ( Ax + B x ) i + ( Ay + B y ) j + ( Az + B z )k

= C x i + C y j + C z k

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 5/9

Operations with Vectors: Component form

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Magnitude of−→A : A = A2

x + A 2y + A 2

z

Vector Addition:−→C =

−→A +

−→B

= ( Ax + B x ) i + ( Ay + B y ) j + ( Az + B z )k

= C x i + C y j + C z k

Scalar Product:

−→

A ·−→

B = Ax B x + A y B y + A z B z

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 5/9

Operations with Vectors: Component form

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Vector Product:

−→C =

−→A ×

−→B =

ˆ

i ˆ

j ˆ

kAx Ay Az

B x By B z

= ( Ay B z − A z B y ) i + ( Az B x − A x B z ) j + ( Ax B y − A y B x )k

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 6/9

Operations with Vectors: Component form

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Vector Product:

−→C =

−→A ×

−→B =

ˆ

i ˆ

j ˆ

kAx Ay Az

B x By B z

= ( Ay B z − A z B y ) i + ( Az B x − A x B z ) j + ( Ax B y − A y B x )k

Direction of vector product: right hand screw rule

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 6/9

Operations with Vectors: Component form

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Vector Product:

−→C =

−→A ×

−→B =

ˆ

i ˆ

j ˆ

kAx Ay Az

B x By B z

= ( Ay B z − A z B y ) i + ( Az B x − A x B z ) j + ( Ax B y − A y B x )k

Direction of vector product: right hand screw rule

−→A ×

−→B

−→A

−→B

θ

Vectors Cartesian Coordinates 6/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

trajectory

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

r(t)

trajectory

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

r(t)r (t + ∆ t)

trajectory

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

r(t)r (t + ∆ t)

∆ r

trajectory

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

r(t)r (t + ∆ t)

∆ r

trajectory lim∆ t → 0

−→∆

r∆ t =

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

r(t)

r (t + ∆ t)

∆ r

trajectory lim∆ t → 0

−→∆

r∆ t = d−→

rdt =

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

r(t)

r (t + ∆ t)

∆ r

trajectory lim∆ t → 0

−→∆

r∆ t = d−→

rdt = dxdt i + dydt j + dzdt k

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

r(t)

r (t + ∆ t)

∆ r

trajectory lim∆ t → 0

−→∆

r∆ t = d−→

rdt = dxdt i + dydt j + dzdt k

d−→A

dt =

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Time Rate of Change of a Vector

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O

r(t)

r (t + ∆ t)

∆ r

trajectory lim∆ t → 0

−→∆

r∆ t = d−→

rdt = dxdt i + dydt j + dzdt k

d−→A

dt =

dAx

dti +

dAy

dt j +

dA z

dtk

Vectors Time rate of change of a vector 7/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

x

y

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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x

y

A

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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x

y

AAy

Ax

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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y ′

x ′

x

y

AAy

Ax

θ

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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y ′

x ′

x

y

AAy

Ax

A ′

y A ′

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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y ′

x ′

x

y

AAy

Ax

A ′

y A ′

−→A = Ax i + A y

ˆ j

= Ax i + A y j

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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y ′

x ′

x

y

AAy

Ax

A ′

y A ′

−→A = Ax i + A y

ˆ j

= Ax i + A y j

Ax = Ax cos θ + A y sin θAy = − Ax sin θ + A y cos θ

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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y ′

x ′

x

y

AAy

Ax

A ′

y A ′

−→A = Ax i + A y

ˆ j

= Ax i + A y j

Ax = Ax cos θ + A y sin θAy = − Ax sin θ + A y cos θ

AxAy

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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y ′

x ′

x

y

AAy

Ax

A ′

y A ′

−→A = Ax i + A y

ˆ j

= Ax i + A y j

Ax = Ax cos θ + A y sin θAy = − Ax sin θ + A y cos θ

AxAy

= cosθ sin θ− sin θ cosθ

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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y ′

x ′

x

y

AAy

Ax

A ′

y A ′

−→A = Ax i + A y

ˆ j

= Ax i + A y j

Ax = Ax cos θ + A y sin θAy = − Ax sin θ + A y cos θ

AxAy

= cosθ sin θ− sin θ cosθ AxAy

Vectors Advanced Topics 8/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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Ax

Ay

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Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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Ax

Ay =

R xx Rxy

R yx R yy

Vectors Advanced Topics 9/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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Ax

Ay =

R xx Rxy

R yx R yy

Ax

Ay

Vectors Advanced Topics 9/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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Ax

Ay =

R xx Rxy

R yx R yy

Ax

Ay

In 3D

Vectors Advanced Topics 9/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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Ax

Ay =

R xx Rxy

R yx R yy

Ax

Ay

In 3D

A

xAy

Az

=R xx R xy R xz

R yx R yy R yz

R zx R zy R zz

Ax

Ay

Az

Vectors Advanced Topics 9/9

Advanced Topic 1Transformation of Vectors under Rotation of Coordinate Axes

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Ax

Ay =

R xx Rxy

R yx R yy

Ax

Ay

In 3D

A

xAy

Az

=R xx R xy R xz

R yx R yy R yz

R zx R zy R zz

Ax

Ay

Az

Transformation of Vector under Rotation of Axes

[A ] = [R ] × [A]

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Ax

Ay =

R xx Rxy

R yx R yy

Ax

Ay

In 3D

Ax

Ay

Az

=R xx R xy R xz

R yx R yy R yz

R zx R zy R zz

Ax

Ay

Az

Transformation of Vector under Rotation of Axes

[A ] = [R ] × [A]

Denition: A Physical Quantity which transforms under rotation as

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