The Physics Classroom

Vectors: Motion and Forces in Two Dimensions - Chapter Outline

Lesson 1: Vectors - Fundamentals and Operations

  1. Vectors and Direction
  2. Vector Addition
  3. Resultants
  4. Vector Components
  5. Vector Resolution
  6. Component Method of Vector Addition
  7. Relative Velocity and Riverboat Problems
  8. Independence of Perpendicular Components of Motion

Lesson 2: Projectile Motion

  1. What is a Projectile?
  2. Characteristics of a Projectile's Trajectory
  3. Describing Projectiles with Numbers
    1. Horizontal and Vertical Components of Velocity
    2. Horizontal and Vertical Components of Displacement
  4. Initial Velocity Components
  5. Horizontally Launched Projectiles - Problem-Solving
  6. Non-Horizontally Launched Projectiles - Problem-Solving

Lesson 3 : Forces in Two Dimensions

  1. Addition of Forces
  2. Resolution of Forces
  3. Equilibrium and Statics
  4. Net Force Problems Revisited
  5. Inclined Planes
  6. Double Trouble (a.k.a. Two Body Problems)