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Two-and three-dimensional vectors will be familiar to most readers. Unfortunately, familiarity is not sufficient to prevent applications of vectors in the physical sciences from being a common source of difficulty. Problems often arise as a result of basic misconceptions, fundamental properties of vectors which were not fully appreciated by the student during his/her first introduction to the subject. There is no denying the crucial role played by the vector concept in science; a sound grasp of the fundamentals is mandatory for the successful student. Most students will want to go beyond fundamentals.
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Baylis, W.E. (1994). Vectors. In: Theoretical Methods in the Physical Sciences. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0275-2_4
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