diff --git a/src/dim1/vec1.rs b/src/dim1/vec1.rs
index 20e8bd24..27780bdd 100644
--- a/src/dim1/vec1.rs
+++ b/src/dim1/vec1.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use traits::dot::Dot;
 use traits::dim::Dim;
 use traits::basis::Basis;
 use traits::norm::Norm;
+use traits::workarounds::scalar_op::{ScalarMul, ScalarDiv, ScalarAdd, ScalarSub};
 
 #[deriving(Eq)]
 pub struct Vec1<T>
@@ -31,6 +32,47 @@ impl<T:Copy + Sub<T,T>> Sub<Vec1<T>, Vec1<T>> for Vec1<T>
   { Vec1(self.x - other.x) }
 }
 
+impl<T: Copy + Mul<T, T>>
+ScalarMul<T> for Vec1<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_mul(&self, s: &T) -> Vec1<T>
+  { Vec1 { x: self.x * *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_mul_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  { self.x *= *s; }
+}
+
+
+impl<T: Copy + Quot<T, T>>
+ScalarDiv<T> for Vec1<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_div(&self, s: &T) -> Vec1<T>
+  { Vec1 { x: self.x / *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_div_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  { self.x /= *s; }
+}
+
+impl<T: Copy + Add<T, T>>
+ScalarAdd<T> for Vec1<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_add(&self, s: &T) -> Vec1<T>
+  { Vec1 { x: self.x + *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_add_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  { self.x += *s; }
+}
+
+impl<T: Copy + Sub<T, T>>
+ScalarSub<T> for Vec1<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_sub(&self, s: &T) -> Vec1<T>
+  { Vec1 { x: self.x - *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_sub_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  { self.x -= *s; }
+}
+
 impl<T:Copy + Mul<T, T> + Add<T, T> + Algebraic> Dot<T> for Vec1<T>
 {
   fn dot(&self, other : &Vec1<T>) -> T
diff --git a/src/dim2/vec2.rs b/src/dim2/vec2.rs
index 0d23228f..a8e38591 100644
--- a/src/dim2/vec2.rs
+++ b/src/dim2/vec2.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use traits::cross::Cross;
 use traits::basis::Basis;
 use traits::norm::Norm;
 use dim1::vec1::Vec1;
+use traits::workarounds::scalar_op::{ScalarMul, ScalarDiv, ScalarAdd, ScalarSub};
 
 #[deriving(Eq)]
 pub struct Vec2<T>
@@ -36,6 +37,59 @@ impl<T:Copy + Sub<T,T>> Sub<Vec2<T>, Vec2<T>> for Vec2<T>
   { Vec2(self.x - other.x, self.y - other.y) }
 }
 
+impl<T: Copy + Mul<T, T>>
+ScalarMul<T> for Vec2<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_mul(&self, s: &T) -> Vec2<T>
+  { Vec2 { x: self.x * *s, y: self.y * *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_mul_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  {
+    self.x *= *s;
+    self.y *= *s;
+  }
+}
+
+
+impl<T: Copy + Quot<T, T>>
+ScalarDiv<T> for Vec2<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_div(&self, s: &T) -> Vec2<T>
+  { Vec2 { x: self.x / *s, y: self.y / *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_div_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  {
+    self.x /= *s;
+    self.y /= *s;
+  }
+}
+
+impl<T: Copy + Add<T, T>>
+ScalarAdd<T> for Vec2<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_add(&self, s: &T) -> Vec2<T>
+  { Vec2 { x: self.x + *s, y: self.y + *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_add_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  {
+    self.x += *s;
+    self.y += *s;
+  }
+}
+
+impl<T: Copy + Sub<T, T>>
+ScalarSub<T> for Vec2<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_sub(&self, s: &T) -> Vec2<T>
+  { Vec2 { x: self.x - *s, y: self.y - *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_sub_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  {
+    self.x -= *s;
+    self.y -= *s;
+  }
+}
+
 impl<T:Copy + Mul<T, T> + Add<T, T> + Algebraic> Dot<T> for Vec2<T>
 {
   fn dot(&self, other : &Vec2<T>) -> T
diff --git a/src/dim3/vec3.rs b/src/dim3/vec3.rs
index ef0c7cee..c165e86b 100644
--- a/src/dim3/vec3.rs
+++ b/src/dim3/vec3.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use traits::dot::Dot;
 use traits::cross::Cross;
 use traits::basis::Basis;
 use traits::norm::Norm;
+use traits::workarounds::scalar_op::{ScalarMul, ScalarDiv, ScalarAdd, ScalarSub};
 
 #[deriving(Eq)]
 pub struct Vec3<T>
@@ -36,6 +37,64 @@ impl<T:Copy + Sub<T,T>> Sub<Vec3<T>, Vec3<T>> for Vec3<T>
   { Vec3(self.x - other.x, self.y - other.y, self.z - other.z) }
 }
 
+impl<T: Copy + Mul<T, T>>
+ScalarMul<T> for Vec3<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_mul(&self, s: &T) -> Vec3<T>
+  { Vec3 { x: self.x * *s, y: self.y * *s, z: self.z * *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_mul_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  {
+    self.x *= *s;
+    self.y *= *s;
+    self.z *= *s;
+  }
+}
+
+
+impl<T: Copy + Quot<T, T>>
+ScalarDiv<T> for Vec3<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_div(&self, s: &T) -> Vec3<T>
+  { Vec3 { x: self.x / *s, y: self.y / *s, z: self.z / *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_div_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  {
+    self.x /= *s;
+    self.y /= *s;
+    self.z /= *s;
+  }
+}
+
+impl<T: Copy + Add<T, T>>
+ScalarAdd<T> for Vec3<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_add(&self, s: &T) -> Vec3<T>
+  { Vec3 { x: self.x + *s, y: self.y + *s, z: self.z + *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_add_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  {
+    self.x += *s;
+    self.y += *s;
+    self.z += *s;
+  }
+}
+
+impl<T: Copy + Sub<T, T>>
+ScalarSub<T> for Vec3<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_sub(&self, s: &T) -> Vec3<T>
+  { Vec3 { x: self.x - *s, y: self.y - *s, z: self.z - *s } }
+
+  fn scalar_sub_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
+  {
+    self.x -= *s;
+    self.y -= *s;
+    self.z -= *s;
+  }
+}
+
+
 impl<T:Copy + Neg<T>> Neg<Vec3<T>> for Vec3<T>
 {
   fn neg(&self) -> Vec3<T>
diff --git a/src/nalgebra.rc b/src/nalgebra.rc
index 137dd029..50145b54 100644
--- a/src/nalgebra.rc
+++ b/src/nalgebra.rc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub use traits::norm::Norm;
 
 pub use traits::workarounds::rlmul::{RMul, LMul};
 pub use traits::workarounds::trigonometric::Trigonometric;
-pub use traits::workarounds::scalar_op::ScalarOp;
+pub use traits::workarounds::scalar_op::{ScalarMul, ScalarDiv, ScalarAdd, ScalarSub};
 
 mod dim2
 {
diff --git a/src/ndim/nvec.rs b/src/ndim/nvec.rs
index ec389c1c..a226abef 100644
--- a/src/ndim/nvec.rs
+++ b/src/ndim/nvec.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use traits::dim::Dim;
 use traits::dot::Dot;
 use traits::norm::Norm;
 use traits::basis::Basis;
-use traits::workarounds::scalar_op::ScalarOp;
+use traits::workarounds::scalar_op::{ScalarMul, ScalarDiv, ScalarAdd, ScalarSub};
 
 // D is a phantom parameter, used only as a dimensional token.
 // Its allows use to encode the vector dimension at the type-level.
@@ -65,38 +65,51 @@ Dot<T> for NVec<D, T>
   } 
 }
 
-impl<D: Dim, T: Copy + Mul<T, T> + Quot<T, T> + Add<T, T> + Sub<T, T>>
-ScalarOp<T> for NVec<D, T>
+impl<D: Dim, T: Copy + Mul<T, T>>
+ScalarMul<T> for NVec<D, T>
 {
   fn scalar_mul(&self, s: &T) -> NVec<D, T>
   { NVec { at: map(self.at, |a| a * *s) } }
 
-  fn scalar_div(&self, s: &T) -> NVec<D, T>
-  { NVec { at: map(self.at, |a| a / *s) } }
-
-  fn scalar_add(&self, s: &T) -> NVec<D, T>
-  { NVec { at: map(self.at, |a| a + *s) } }
-
-  fn scalar_sub(&self, s: &T) -> NVec<D, T>
-  { NVec { at: map(self.at, |a| a - *s) } }
-
   fn scalar_mul_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
   {
     for uint::range(0u, Dim::dim::<D>()) |i|
     { self.at[i] *= *s; }
   }
+}
+
+
+impl<D: Dim, T: Copy + Quot<T, T>>
+ScalarDiv<T> for NVec<D, T>
+{
+  fn scalar_div(&self, s: &T) -> NVec<D, T>
+  { NVec { at: map(self.at, |a| a / *s) } }
 
   fn scalar_div_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
   {
     for uint::range(0u, Dim::dim::<D>()) |i|
     { self.at[i] /= *s; }
   }
+}
+
+impl<D: Dim, T: Copy + Add<T, T>>
+ScalarAdd<T> for NVec<D, T>
+{
+  fn scalar_add(&self, s: &T) -> NVec<D, T>
+  { NVec { at: map(self.at, |a| a + *s) } }
 
   fn scalar_add_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
   {
     for uint::range(0u, Dim::dim::<D>()) |i|
     { self.at[i] += *s; }
   }
+}
+
+impl<D: Dim, T: Copy + Sub<T, T>>
+ScalarSub<T> for NVec<D, T>
+{
+  fn scalar_sub(&self, s: &T) -> NVec<D, T>
+  { NVec { at: map(self.at, |a| a - *s) } }
 
   fn scalar_sub_inplace(&mut self, s: &T)
   {
diff --git a/src/traits/workarounds/scalar_op.rs b/src/traits/workarounds/scalar_op.rs
index f35c11a9..bcd0ba80 100644
--- a/src/traits/workarounds/scalar_op.rs
+++ b/src/traits/workarounds/scalar_op.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
-pub trait ScalarOp<T>
+pub trait ScalarMul<T>
 {
   fn scalar_mul(&self, &T) -> Self;
-  fn scalar_div(&self, &T) -> Self;
-  fn scalar_add(&self, &T) -> Self;
-  fn scalar_sub(&self, &T) -> Self;
-
   fn scalar_mul_inplace(&mut self, &T);
+}
+
+pub trait ScalarDiv<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_div(&self, &T) -> Self;
   fn scalar_div_inplace(&mut self, &T);
+}
+
+pub trait ScalarAdd<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_add(&self, &T) -> Self;
   fn scalar_add_inplace(&mut self, &T);
+}
+
+pub trait ScalarSub<T>
+{
+  fn scalar_sub(&self, &T) -> Self;
   fn scalar_sub_inplace(&mut self, &T);
 }