spec - finalise vectors stuff

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@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ graphics: yes
 tables: yes
 author: Andrew Lorimer
 classoption: twocolumn
 tables: yes
 author: Andrew Lorimer
 classoption: twocolumn

+header-includes:
+- \usepackage{harpoon}
+- \usepackage{amsmath}
+- \pagenumbering{gobble}

 
 ---
 
 
 ---
 


@@ -13,7 +17,7 @@ classoption: twocolumn
 - **vector:** a directed line segment  
 - arrow indicates direction
 - length indicates magnitude
 - **vector:** a directed line segment  
 - arrow indicates direction
 - length indicates magnitude

-- notated as $\vec{a}, \widetilde{A}$
+- notated as $\vec{a}, \widetilde{A}, \overrightharp{a}$

 - column notation: $\begin{bmatrix}
        x \\ y
      \end{bmatrix}$
 - column notation: $\begin{bmatrix}
        x \\ y
      \end{bmatrix}$


@@ -47,13 +51,18 @@ Parallel vectors have same direction or opposite direction.
 
 Vectors may describe a position relative to $O$.
 
 
 Vectors may describe a position relative to $O$.
 

-For a point $A$, the position vector is $\boldsymbol{OA}$
+For a point $A$, the position vector is $\overrightharp{OA}$
+
+\vfill\eject

 
 ## Linear combinations of non-parallel vectors
 
 If two non-zero vectors $\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\boldsymbol{b}$ are not parallel, then:
 
 
 ## Linear combinations of non-parallel vectors
 
 If two non-zero vectors $\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\boldsymbol{b}$ are not parallel, then:
 

-$$m\boldsymbol{a} + n\boldsymbol{b} = p \boldsymbol{a} + q \boldsymbol{b}\quad\text{implies}\quad m = p, \> n = q$$
+$$m\boldsymbol{a} + n\boldsymbol{b} = p \boldsymbol{a} + q \boldsymbol{b}\quad \therefore \quad m = p, \> n = q$$
+
+![](graphics/parallelogram-vectors.jpg){#id .class width=20%}
+![](graphics/vector-subtraction.jpg){#id .class width=10%}

 
 ## Column vector notation
 
 
 ## Column vector notation
 


@@ -95,11 +104,10 @@ $$\boldsymbol{a} \cdot \boldsymbol{a} = |\boldsymbol{a}|^2$$
 3. $\boldsymbol{a \cdot (b + c)}=\boldsymbol{a \cdot b + a \cdot c}$
 
 For parallel vectors $\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\boldsymbol{b}$:  
 3. $\boldsymbol{a \cdot (b + c)}=\boldsymbol{a \cdot b + a \cdot c}$
 
 For parallel vectors $\boldsymbol{a}$ and $\boldsymbol{b}$:  

-$\boldsymbol{a \cdot b}=\{
-                \begin{array}{ll}
-                  |\boldsymbol{a}||\boldsymbol{b}| \hspace{2.8em} \text{if same direction} \\
-                  -|\boldsymbol{a}||\boldsymbol{b}| \hspace{2em} \text{if opposite directions} \\
-                \end{array}$
+$$\boldsymbol{a \cdot b}=\begin{cases}
+|\boldsymbol{a}||\boldsymbol{b}| \hspace{2.8em} \text{if same direction}\\
+-|\boldsymbol{a}||\boldsymbol{b}| \hspace{2em} \text{if opposite directions}
+\end{cases}$$

 
 ## Geometric scalar products
 
 
 ## Geometric scalar products
 

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