2012 Woody Harrelson and University physics(Young&Freedman)

UNITS, PHYSICAL QUANTITIES, AND VECTORS

LEARNING GOALS

By studying this chapter, you will learn:

-the fundamental quantities of mechanics

-the difference between scalars and vector

-how to use the componets of a vector in calculations.

“? Being able to predict the path of a hurricane is essential for minimizing the damage it does to lives and property. If a hurricane is moving at 20 km/h in a direction 53º north of east, how far north does the hurricane move in one h?”

Hugh D. Young and Roger A. Freedman, “SEARS AMD ZEMANSKY’S UNIVERSITY PHYSICS”, page 1.