Vectors at the lycée: uneasy articulation between mathematics and physics
Based on the author’s doctoral dissertation, the article introduces a research on interactions between mathematics and physics about vectors and physical vector quantities. First, the article summarizes the evolution in the teaching of these two notions during the 20th Century. Then, based on the analysis of actual programs and teaching manuals, the article presents an assessment of the management of these interactions in France as well as the results of a questionnaire that was answered by teachers of these two disciplines in France and Senegal.