ME 201 Advanced Calculus Summary of Chapter 15 Vector Calculus

1. Integrals of scalar functions f ( x, y,z)

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a.

Line integral along curve C:

! where x ( t ) , y ( t ) ,z( t ) are parametric equations for the curve C

b. !
! Surface integral on S:

" f ( x, y,z) dS = " f ( x (t ), y (t ),z(t ))

t= #

% d x (2 % d y (2 % d z (2 ' * + ' * + ' * dt & dt ) & dt ) &dt)

"" f ( x, y,z) dS = "" f ( x, y,z = g( x, y ))

S R xy

$ # z '2 $ # z '2 1+ & ) + & ) dA %# x ( %# y (

for projection onto xy plane

!

xz plane: yz plane:
!

=
=

R xz

"" f ( x, y = g( x,z),z)
"" f ( x = g( y,z), y,z)

$ # y '2 $ # y '2 1+ & ) + & ) dA %# x ( % # z (

$ # x '2 $ # x '2 1+ & ) + & ) dA %# y ( % # z (

R yz

v 2. Integrals of vector functions F = P i + Q + R k j

a.
! v v v Line integral along curve C: # F " dR - check curl of vector field, " # F C v v ! i. If " # F = 0 then vector field is conservative, line integral is independent of path and "# = F "# "# "# =P =Q =R ! "x "! y "z v v ! % F $ dR = # (B) & # ( A)
C

v ii. If " # F $ 0 then

!
! b.

$ d x (t ) d y(t) d z(t )' +Q +R ) dt dt dt dt ( C t= * where x ( t ) , y ( t ) ,z( t ) are parametric equations for the curve C

v v # F " dR =

# &P %

v v v Line integral around closed curve C: # F " dR - check curl of vector field, " # F ! C v v v i.! If " # F = 0 then vector field is conservative, # F " dR = 0 C v ii. If " # F $ 0 and C is on the xy plane then use Greens theorem: ! !
counter clockwise rotation clockwise rotation
! ! v v ! F " dR = #
C

! !

R xy

## ( $ x % $ y + dA ' *
&% Q % P )
R xy

&$ Q $ P )

# F " dR = $ ## ( % x $ % y + dA ' *

iii.

v If " # F $ 0 and C forms the boundary of surface S then use Stokes theorem:

# F " dR = ## ($ % F ) " n dS
S

where the direction of n is determined by applying right hand rule to C

! iv.

v v v * $ d x (t ) d y(t) d z(t )' Otherwise, if " # F $ 0 then # F " dR = # &P +Q +R ) dt dt dt ( % dt C t= 0 ! where x ( t ) , y ( t ) ,z( t ) are parametric equations for the curve C ! Surface integral on surface S: !

c.

## F " n dS
S

!
xy plane

yz plane
!

% $ z (2 % $ z (2 v ## F " n 1+ ' $ x * + ' $ y * dA & ) & ) R xy ! % $ x (2 % $ x (2 v 1+ ' * + ' * dA ## F " n & $ y ) & $ z ) R yz

xz plane
!

% $ y (2 % $ y (2 v ## F " n 1+ ' $ x * + ' $ z * dA & ) & ) R xz

d.

"S where the unit normal vector n = is in the given direction "S ! v Surface integral on closed surface S: ## F " n dS use divergence theorem S v v ! outward facing normal ## F " n dS = ### ($ " F ) dV S V v v F " n dS = $ ### (% " F ) dV inward facing normal ## ! S V

! !