Part I: Vector Arithmetic
Lecture 4: The Dot Product
Video Description: Herb Gross motivates the definition of the dot product: Work = Force x Distance. He also shows how to calculate the dot product of two vectors in 3-space. Other topics include projections, directional cosines, and the arithmetic structure of the dot product.
Instructor/speaker: Prof. Herbert Gross
Study Guide for Lecture 4: The Dot Product
- Chalkboard Photos, Reading Assignments, and Exercises (PDF)
- Solutions (PDF - 2.9MB)
To complete the reading assignments, see the Supplementary Notes in the Study Materials section.
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