Students learn to distinguish between scalar and vector quantities. Introduction to Vectors: Students learn to distinguish between scalar and vector quantities and how to state the magnitude and ...

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Scalar quantities have only magnitude (size). For example, 11 m and 15 m s-1 are both scalar quantities.