C1 PhysicalQuantitiesAndVector
C1 PhysicalQuantitiesAndVector
❖ Fundamental quantities
❖ Dimension and units
❖ Vectors
❖ Components of vectors
❖ Dot and Cross product of two vectors
❖ Fundamental quantities
❖ Dimension and units
Physics is based on measurement of physical quantities. Certain physical quantities have been
chosen as fundamental/base quantities (such as length, time, and mass); each has been defined
in terms of a standard and given a unit of measure (such as meter, second, and kilogram). Other
physical quantities are defined in terms of the base quantities and their standards and units.
❖ Fundamental quantities
❖ Dimension and units
❖ Fundamental quantities
❖ Dimension and units
❖ Fundamental quantities
❖ Dimension and units
❖ Vectors
𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑐Ԧ = 𝑎Ԧ × 𝑏?
[2] If 𝑎Ԧ = 3.0𝑖Ƹ − 4.0𝑗Ƹ and 𝑏 = −2.0𝑖Ƹ + 3.0𝑘,
Calculate
(i) 𝑑1ҧ . (𝑑ҧ2 + 𝑑ҧ3 )
(ii) 𝑑1ҧ . 𝑑ҧ2 𝑑ҧ3
𝐢𝐢𝐢 𝑑1ҧ (𝑑ҧ2 + 𝑑ҧ3 )