Definition:Scalar Product


 * Scalar Multiplication: the operation of multiplying a vector $\mathbf a$ by a scalar $\lambda$ to form a new vector $\lambda \mathbf a$.


 * Dot Product: the operation $\mathbf a \cdot \mathbf b$ whereby two vector quantities $\mathbf a$ and $\mathbf b$ of the same dimension are combined to form a scalar.