THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES

Mona Campus
Semester l □ Semester II □ Supplemental/Summer School □
Mid-Semester Examination □ /October □ March □ 2015/2016

Course Code and Title: MATH2403 - MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS

Date: March 8, 2016. Time: 1 – 2 p.m.

Duration: 1 Hour Paper No:

Materials required:

Answer booklet: Normal □ Special □ Not required □

Calculator: Programmable □ Non-Programmable □
(where applicable)

Multiple Choice answer sheets: numerical □ alphabetical □ 1-20 □ 1-100 □

Auxiliary/Other material(s) – Please specify:

Candidates are permitted to bring the following items to their desks: Pencil or pen, Ruler, ID card,
Exam card

Instructions to Candidates: This paper has 2 pages & 2 questions.

Candidates are reminded that the examiners shall take into account the proper use of the English
Language in determining the mark for each response.

1. Answer all questions.

2. The weight of the paper is 10%.
3. The use of a non-programmable calculator is permitted.
4. Show all workings as is necessary.
5. The marks for each part of a question are given in
square brackets [].

SEMESTER 1 2015/2016

The University of the West Indies Course Code 2016/3/8

DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be
signed by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms
should be handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is
required to sign the question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant
Registrar (Examinations).

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First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)

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Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

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 2

Question 1 [14 marks]

a) A particle moves so that its position vector is given by

r = cos ωti + sin ωtj where ω is a constant.
Show that
(i) the velocity v of the particle is
perpendicular to r . [3]
(ii) the acceleration a is directed toward the
origin and has magnitude proportional to the
distance from the origin. [3]
(iii) r × v is a constant vector. [4]

b) Prove that the circumference of a circle of radius q

is 2π q .
(Hint: Consider this an arc length problem
and parameterize the circle). [4]

Question 2 [16 marks]

a) Suppose F = −3x 2 i + 5xyj . Evaluate ∫ F i dr where C

C
is the curve in the xy -plane, y = 2x2 ,
from (0,0) to (1,2) . [5]

b) Suppose F = xy, − z, x2 . Evaluate ∫ F × dr where C

C
is the curve x = t , y = 2t , z = t 3
2

from t = 0 to t = 1. [4]

c) Evaluate
∫∫ z dS
S
where S is the upper half of a sphere of radius 2. [7]

Semester 2 2015/2016

The University of the West Indies Course Code 2016/3/8

DO NOT WRITE OR TYPE ON THE BACK OF THIS SHEET: USE ONE SIDE ONLY INSTRUCTIONS: Each page must be
signed by the First and Second Examiners, and where applicable the University and External Examiners. Completed forms
should be handed to the Senior/Assistant Registrar (Examinations). Where applicable, the EXTERNAL EXAMINER is
required to sign the question paper and return it with comments, if any, (on a separate sheet), to the Senior/Assistant
Registrar (Examinations).

…………………………......... ……………………………………………..
First Examiner University Examiner (where applicable)

………………………………. …….………………………………….
Second Examiner External Examiner (where applicable)

Date: 20…../…../…… Date: 20…../…../……