User owen coutts - MathOverflowmost recent 30 from http://mathoverflow.net2013-05-24T04:49:22Zhttp://mathoverflow.net/feeds/user/18736http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdfhttp://mathoverflow.net/questions/78950/what-is-the-origin-of-unit-vector-notation-i-j-kWhat is the origin of unit vector notation? (i,j,k)Owen Coutts2011-10-24T04:14:24Z2011-10-24T04:52:21Z
<p>What is the origin of this notation? Who coined them and for what purpose?</p>