Vector Maze
Use vectors to navigate through a maze by the shortest distance.
Inertia Racetrack
A racing game for two players in which they use vectors to control the movement of their cars.
Vector Connectors
Exercises about vectors and coordinates; using one to find the other.
Vector Cops
Help the cops catch the robbers by finding the vectors that will end the chase.
Vectors
An online exercise on addition and subtraction of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a scalar, and diagrammatic representations of vectors.
Vectors - Magnitude and Direction
Calculate the magnitude and direction of a vector and convert between forms.
Parallel Vectors
Collect together in groups the vectors that are parallel to each other.
This is the main Transum help video on Vectors.
What are Vectors?
The one thing physicists, air traffic controllers, and video game creators all have in common! An animated Ted Ed talk by David Huynh.
Vector Connections Video
Learn how coordinates can be linked with vectors and how these vectors can help you decide if three points are collinear.
Vectors Video
Learn about addition and subtraction of vectors and multiplication of a vector by a scalar.
Red Lines
Either estimate the lengths of the red lines or, if you know how, calculate how long they are.
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Teachers might find the complete Vectors Topic List useful.
Vectors usually first make an appearance when pupils learn about transformations. A translation is best described with a vector written as a two by one matrix. Following that pupils learn how vectors can be used to prove geometric relationships in simple line diagrams. Ultimately vectors are studied as a major topic for A Level and International Baccalaureate courses where vectors in three dimensions are included.
You can think of a vector as what is needed to 'carry' the point A to the point B. The Latin word vector means ‘carrier’ and was first used by 18th century astronomers investigating planet rotation around the Sun.
