A2-01: CARTESIAN COORDINATE AXES
- ID Code: A2-01
- Purpose: Illustrate a standard right-handed cartesian coordinate system
- Description:
Used to show students what a cartesian coordinate system looks like in three dimensions and to remind students of the relationship between the directions chosen for the three axes. The axes are labeled x (red, pointing right), y (white, pointing up), and z (blue, pointing out, toward camera).
As students: Why does the orientation matter? What is the difference between rotating axes and reflecting them? (Compare L2-05)
- Availability: Available
- References: http://lecdem.physics.umd.edu/images/refs/refsa.htm#A2-01
- Loc codes: A2