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Cross Product Rules

Remember the alphabetical order $i\ j\ k,\ i\ j$ and that you get a + going right and - going left. So $ i \times j = k$ (going right), but $j \times i = -k$ (going left).
$\longrightarrow +$
$i j k i j $
$- \longleftarrow$



Daniel Cross 2006-09-18