In linear algebra, the cross product of two vectors is written using the times symbol (). Typically, the cross product appears in an expression like this:
In plain language, this means take the cross product of and . Alternatively, you’ll also see the cross product of two vectors written using column notation like this:
This also means the cross product of the two vectors, but here the vectors are written in terms of their components. To compute the cross product see this formula.
A vector has many notations in math. When written as a variable it often has an arrow over top. When written as a column vector the components are arranged vertically with brackets.
The syntax for a dot product is a dot between the two vectors.