16.360 Lecture 14 Today Orthogonal coordinate systems 1.The Cartesian (rectangular) coordinate system 2.The cylindrical coordinate system 3.The spherical.
16.360 Lecture 13 Basic Laws of Vector Algebra Scalars: e.g. 2 gallons, $1,000, 35ºC Vectors: e.g. velocity: 35mph heading south 3N force toward center.