Oftentimes in physics, distinctions must be made between phenomena that have a measurable magnitude vs. those that possess both a magnitude and direction. Things that are quantified by magnitude only are referred to as scalar quantities. A scalar quantity describes a measured quantity of something that is unaccompanied by an assigned direction of choice: Ex:Continue reading “KINEMATICS: Scalar Quantities, Vector Quantities, and Vector Addition”
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RENAISSANCE PHYSICS 