The vector product

Celia, C W; Nice, A T F; Elliott, K F

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-06711-4_14

C W Celia⁷,
A T F Nice^8,9 &
K F Elliott¹⁰

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In Advanced Mathematics 1 we considered the product of a scalar and a vector, i.e. λ,a, where λ is a scalar and a is a vector. This product was defined as a vector in the same direction as a and having magnitude λ|a|.

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City of London Polytechnic, UK
C W Celia (formerly Principal Lecturer in Mathematics)
Mathematics Department, Lady Eleanor Holles School, Hampton, UK
A T F Nice (formerly Principal Lecturer in Mathematics)
Middlesex Polytechnic, UK
A T F Nice (formerly Principal Lecturer in Mathematics)
Division of Mathematics Education, Derby Lonsdale College of Higher Education, UK
K F Elliott (formerly Head)

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C. Plumpton (Moderator in Mathematics, formerly Reader in Engineering Mathematics) (Moderator in Mathematics, formerly Reader in Engineering Mathematics)
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Celia, C.W., Nice, A.T.F., Elliott, K.F. (1985). The vector product. In: Plumpton, C. (eds) Advanced Mathematics 3. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06711-4_14

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