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What are quantities that involve only magnitude called?
What are quantities that involve only magnitude called?
- Vectors
- Matrices
- Scalars (correct)
- Tensors
What do quantities that involve both magnitude and direction refer to?
What do quantities that involve both magnitude and direction refer to?
- Scalars
- Tensors
- Matrices
- Vectors (correct)
Which mathematician is quoted in the text about the building of new stories to old structures in Mathematics?
Which mathematician is quoted in the text about the building of new stories to old structures in Mathematics?
- Isaac Newton
- Herman Hankel (correct)
- Leonhard Euler
- Euclid
What is the term used for quantities that involve both magnitude and direction?
What is the term used for quantities that involve both magnitude and direction?
In which fields do we frequently come across scalar and vector quantities?
In which fields do we frequently come across scalar and vector quantities?
What term is used for quantities that involve only magnitude?
What term is used for quantities that involve only magnitude?
Who is credited with the quote about building new stories to old structures in Mathematics?
Who is credited with the quote about building new stories to old structures in Mathematics?
What is the term used for quantities that involve both magnitude and direction?
What is the term used for quantities that involve both magnitude and direction?
Which mathematician is associated with the concept of quaternions?
Which mathematician is associated with the concept of quaternions?
In which fields do we frequently come across scalar and vector quantities?
In which fields do we frequently come across scalar and vector quantities?
