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Vector Addition

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  • Vectors
  • Vector Addition

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Topics

  • Vectors
  • Vector Addition

Description

Learn how to add vectors. Drag vectors onto a graph, change their length and angle, and sum them together. The magnitude, angle, and components of each vector can be displayed in several formats.

Sample Learning Goals

  • Explain vector representations in their own words.
  • Convert between the angular form of vectors and the component form.
Version 2.02

For Teachers

Teacher Tips

Download teacher tips PDF Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title Gold Star Contribution Contribution by PhET Authors Level Type
Concept questions for Physics using PhET (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS
UG-Intro		 CQs
Algebra-based Physics Semester one lessons, clicker questions, and schedule in pdf (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 CQs
Demo
Lab
HW
Vector Addition 1: Introduction to vector math (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 CQs
Lab
Vector Addition 2: Understanding Force equilibrium (Inquiry Based) A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein UG-Intro
HS		 Other
PhET Sims Aligned to the Chemistry Curriculum This contribution was designed by PhET. Julia Chamberlain UG-Intro
HS		 Other
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program? This contribution was designed by PhET. Sarah Borenstein MS Other
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS This contribution was designed by PhET. Trish Loeblein HS Other
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment Elyse Zimmer MS
HS		 Other
a problem Mohammad Alshahrani HS
UG-Intro		 HW
Vector Activity Amy Jordan HS Lab
Kinematics Wang Yunhe HS Lab
PhET Simulations Aligned for AP Physics C Roberta Tanner HS Other
Vectors Phet Lab Chris Bires HS Lab
Vector Walk Duane Dolejsi UG-Intro
HS		 Lab
Vector Dot Product Sue Popelka HS Lab
Addition and Resolution of Vectors Chow CW UG-Intro
HS		 HW
CQs
Lab
1 Dimensional Motion - Kinematics and Graphing Sarah Stanhope HS Lab
LadyBug 2D Motion and Vector Addition PhET Lab Chris Bires HS Lab
Force Vectors Peter Amato-von Hemert HS Lab
Virtual Vector Lab - Components & Trig Operations Jeremy Smith HS Lab
Introduction to Vectors Katherine Frett HS Lab
Vectoren optellen Bastiaan Vinke HS Guided
Introductie vectorrekening Nathalie van der Weiden HS Lab
Guided
벡터 더하기 SIM 사용설명서 이화국(Wha Kuk Lee) HS
UG-Intro		 HW
Demo
Lab

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Translations

Language Download or Run Tips
Arabic All العربية Run now جمع الأشعة
Arabic (Saudi Arabia) All العربية (السعودية) Run now جمع المتجهات
Basque All Basque Run now Bektoreen batura
Bengali All Bengali Run now ভেক্টর যোগ
Bosnian All Bosanski Run now Sabiranje vektora
Catalan All català Run now Vector suma
Chinese (Simplified) All 中文 (中国) Run now 矢量叠加
Chinese (Traditional) All 中文 (台灣) Run now 向量加法
Croatian All hrvatski Run now Zbrajanje vektora
Czech All čeština Run now Sčítání vektorů
Danish All Dansk Run now Vektoraddition
Dutch All Nederlands Run now Optellen van Vectoren
Estonian All Eesti Run now Vektori lisamine
French All français Run now Addition de vecteurs
Galician All Gallegan Run now Suma de vectores
German All Deutsch Run now Vektoraddition
Greek All Ελληνικά Run now Πρόσθεση ανύσματος
Hebrew All עברית Run now חיבור וקטורים
Hungarian All magyar Run now Vektorösszeadás
Icelandic All íslenska Run now Samlagning vigra
Indonesian All Bahasa Indonesia Run now Penjumlahan Vektor
Italian All italiano Run now Composizione vettoriale
Japanese All 日本語 Run now ベクトルの加算
Kazakh All Kazakh Run now Векторлық қосу
Korean All 한국어 Run now 벡터 더하기
Kurdish (Turkey) All Kurdish (Turkey) Run now Lêzêdekirina Arastedaran
Latvian All Latviešu Run now Vektoru saskaitīšana
Macedonian All македонски Run now Собирање на вектори
Malay All Bahasa Melayu Run now Vektor Tambahan
Marathi All मराठी Run now सदिशांची बेरीज
Norwegian Bokmal All Norsk bokmål Run now Vektoraddisjon
Norwegian Nynorsk All Norwegian Nynorsk Run now Addisjon av vektorar
Persian All فارسی Run now جمع بردار
Polish All polski Run now Dodawanie wektorów
Portuguese (Brazil) All português (Brasil) Run now Adição de Vetores
Russian All русский Run now Сложение векторов
Serbian All Српски Run now Сабирање вектора
Slovak All Slovenčina Run now Skladanie vektorov
Spanish All español Run now Adición de Vectores
Spanish (Peru) All español (Perú) Run now Adición de Vectores
Swedish All svenska Run now Vektoraddition
Tamil All Tamil Run now காவிக்கூட்டல்
Thai All ไทย Run now การรวมเวคเตอร์
Turkish All Türkçe Run now Vektör toplama
Turkmen All Turkmen Run now Wektorlaryň goşulmagy
Vietnamese All Tiếng Việt Run now Cộng Vector

Software Requirements

Windows Macintosh Linux
Microsoft Windows
XP/Vista/7
Macromedia Flash 9 or later
OS 10.5 or later
Macromedia Flash 9 or later
Macromedia Flash 9 or later

Credits

Design Team Third-party Libraries Thanks To
  • Michael Dubson (developer/lead)
  • Interviewer: Mindy Gratny
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