Introduction to Vectors

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

1. define what vectors are and distinguish them from scalar quantities;
2. recognize that vectors have both magnitude and direction;
3. understand vector notation and how it is used to represent vectors;
4. represent vectors geometrically using arrows in a coordinate system.

Curriculum Alignment: Key Stage 3: Number

• describe translations as 2D vectors
• apply addition and subtraction of vectors, multiplication of vectors by a scalar, and diagrammatic and column representations of vectors; {use vectors to construct geometric arguments and proofs}