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Vectors and Relative Velocity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

Margaret E. Rayner
Margaret E. Rayner*
Affiliation:
St. Hilda’s College, Oxford
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Extract

In many books on elementary mechanics, it is assumed that velocity is a vector quantity on the grounds that it has magnitude and direction. It is, however, very far from obvious that these are sufficient reasons and a rather more thorough investigation of the nature of velocity may provide not only a clearer idea of what velocity is but may also clear up some of the difficulties associated with “relative” velocity.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 53 , Issue 383 , February 1969 , pp. 1 - 6
Copyright
Copyright © Mathematical Association 1969

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