https://salastro.github.io Essays and technical writing from SalahDin Rezk. Sun, 03 May 2026 08:31:09 GMT https://salastro.github.io/#is-area-vector-or-scalar https://salastro.github.io/#is-area-vector-or-scalar Fri, 01 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT Physics Physical Models Vectors In grade 10 we had a discussion with our mechanics and mathematics teacher about how should area be described. He insisted that area is a scalar, while some of us were totally convinced that it should be a vector. I, personally, was on the scalar side since vectors always have a direction, and area can not have such a characteristic. The only vector related to area is the normal to its surface, which is looked to me as a completely separate thing from area itself. It may be attached to it, but it is not what defines it.