Column right! Using visual representations, a short video introduces the concept of column vectors. Next, the resource shows how adding two vectors end-to-end is simplified by adding the components in the column vector. The presentation finishes by going through several examples of vectors using components.

Concepts

addition vectors, vectors, matrices, scalar numbers

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Make the connection between column vectors and matrices
• Use along with the video on vectors

Classroom Considerations

• Individual should be comfortable working with negative numbers

Pros

• Makes the connection to transformations
• Describes the different ways to denote the vector values

Cons

• None

Common Core

SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 HSN-VM.B.4.a HSN-VM.C.7 HSN-VM.C.8 MP5 MP6