About Vector Addition
Explore vectors in 1D or 2D, and discover how vectors add together. Specify vectors in Cartesian or polar coordinates, and see the magnitude, angle, and components of each vector. Experiment with vector equations and compare vector sums and differences.
How to play Vector Addition
Everything is hands-on: drag, click and experiment — the simulation reacts instantly. Explore vectors in 1D or 2D, and discover how vectors add together.
Questions & answers
- What is Vector Addition?
- Vector Addition is a free interactive simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder) that you can play right in your browser on crumble.lol — no downloads and no sign-up. Explore vectors in 1D or 2D, and discover how vectors add together. Specify vectors in Cartesian or polar coordinates, and see the magnitude, angle, and components of each vector.
- What can kids learn from Vector Addition?
- It helps kids explore: describe a vector in your own words explain a method to add vectors compare and contrast the component styles decompose a vector into components describe what happens to a vector when it is multiplied by a scalar arrange vectors graphically to represent vector addition or subtraction.
- What age is Vector Addition good for?
- It is designed for high school up to university, and curious kids outside that range can absolutely enjoy poking around it too.
- Is Vector Addition free to play?
- Yes — Vector Addition is completely free on crumble.lol and runs fully in your browser on computers and tablets.