The Vector Basics chapter defines vectors, unit vectors, and the zero vector, and describes vector operations such as addition, negation, subtraction, dot products, cross products, and more.

Homeworks 1 & 2: Vector Basics.  Hw 1: Definition of a vector, vector addition, subtraction/negation, dot products, cross products, etc.  Hw 2: More in-depth applications of vector operations ( +   ·   ×   |v| ).

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Sample Course Syllabus for a Quarter (11-week) schedule with lectures, homeworks, and a final MIPSI (Modeling, Identifiers, Physics, Simplify/Solve, and Interpret) project.

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