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Right hand rule #2

 
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Introduction

Summary

One uses the right-hand rule to determine the orientation of a vector surface. Some people speak also of the "corkscrew rule"

Goals

  • To illustrate the way we use the right hand rule to determine the orientation of the surface.
  • To make a link between the "right hand rule" and the "corkscrew rule".

Features

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Tags

right-hand-rule orientation corkscrew