Apparatus and method for graphically displaying a vector simultaneously along with the numerical values of its vector components

A handheld computing device comprising:

• an electrical circuit comprising:
• a processor, and
• a memory device electrically coupled to the processor;
• a display screen electrically coupled to the electrical circuit;
• an input device electrically coupled to the electrical circuit;
• and
• a software application stored in the memory device, and when executed by the processor, the software application being adapted to provide instructions to:
• perform a vector math operation on one or more vectors;
• and
• graphically display an answer vector resulting from the vector math operation on the display screen simultaneously along with numerical values for at least one vector component of the answer vector.

A portable handheld calculator, comprising:

• an electrical circuit comprising:
• a processor, and
• a memory device electrically coupled to the processor;
• a display screen electrically coupled to the electrical circuit;
• an input device comprising a keypad, and the input device being electrically coupled to the electrical circuit;
• and
• a software application stored in the memory device, and when executed by the processor, the software application being adapted to provide instructions to:
• graphically display a vector on the display screen simultaneously along with the numerical values for components of the vector;
• perform a vector math operation on one or more vectors, and graphically display an answer vector resulting from the vector math operation on the display screen simultaneously along with numerical values for at least one vector component of the answer vector;
• allow a user to graphically input a vector by incrementing one or more of its vector components with a cursor key of the input device, concurrently while viewing the vector and vector changes on the display screen;
• and
• allow a user to numerically input a vector component for a vector with the input device, concurrently while graphically viewing the vector on the display screen.