MA 242-001: Calculus III, NCSU, Summer II 2015
Test 4 Study Guide
Test 4 covers sections 13.1 - 13.5, 10.5, 12.6.
Treat the sample tests and practice problems as additional review, not as a complete representation of the questions youll be given on the exam- you are responsible for all material we covered
(i.e., all learning objectives below).
13.1 - Vector Fields
Know the definition of a vector field on R2 and R3 .
Define a conservative vector field Fand its potential function.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-7 odd, 11-17 odd, 21-25 odd, 29, 31
Extra Practice Problems: 6, 14, 18, 24, 26, 32
13.2 - Line Integrals
Define a line integral along a path C.
Evaluate the line integral of f (x, y, z) along C = r(t).
Parameterize curves such as circles and line segments.
Z
Z b
For curve C given by r(t), a t b,
f (x, y, z) ds =
f (r(t)) r dt.
C
Evaluate line integrals of vector fields F. For curve C given by r(t), a t b,
Z
Z
F dr =
F(r(t)) r0 (t) dt
.
If F = P i + Q j + R k, then
Z
Z
F dr =
P dx + Q dy + R dz
C
.
Find the work done moving a particle along a path through a vector field.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-17 odd, 16, 19, 21, 22, 33, 35, 36, 39-41
Extra Practice Problems: 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 20, 34
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13.3 - The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals
Theorem 1. Let C be a smooth curve given by r(t), a t b. Let f be a differentiable function
of two or three variables where f is continuous on C. Then
Z
f dr = f (r(b)) f (r(a))
C
.
Theorem
Z 2. Let F be a vector field that is continuous on an open connected region
D. If
F ds is independent of path, then F is conservative.
C
Theorem 3. If F is a conservative vector field, then Py = Qx .
Theorem 4. Let F = P i + Q j on an open, simply connected set D. If Py = Qx , then F is
conservative.
Identify open, connected and simply connected sets
Test if a two-dimensional vector field is conservative.
Find the potential function f of conservative vector field F.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-23 odd, 10, 14, 20, 31, 33, 34, 35
Extra Practice Problems: 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 19*, 24, 25*, 28*, 32
13.4 - Greens Theorem
Theorem 5. Let C be a positively-oriented, piecewise smooth, simple closed curve in the xyplane bounding D. If P and Q have continuous partial derivatives on an open region containing
D, then
Z
Z Z
(Qx Py ) dA
P dx + Q dy =
C
.
State Greens Theorem.
Use Greens Theorem to find the area of a region D bounded by C.
Z
Z
Z
1
x dy y dx
A(D) =
x dy =
y dx =
2 C
C
C
.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 7, 13, 17
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13.5 - Curl and Divergence of Vector Fields
curl(F) = F = (Ry Qz ) i + (Pz Rx ) j + (Qx Py ) k
Find the curl of F.
Test if a 3-dimensional vector field F is conservative.
Find the potential function f of conservative vector field F.
Determine whether a vector field F is the curl of another vector field.
Theorem 6. curl ( f ) = 0
Theorem 7. If F is a vector field defined on R3 whose component functions have continuous
partial derivatives and curl(F) = 0, then F is conservative.
Theorem 8. If F is a vector field whose component functions have continuous second partials,
then div(curl( F)) = 0.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-7 odd, 13-17 odd*, 18
Extra Practice Problems: 4, 6, 14, 16, 19*, 25*
10.5 - Parametric Surfaces
Parameterize surfaces in cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
Parameterize z = f (x, y), y = f (x, z), or x = f (y, z).
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-5 odd, 24,13-25 odd
Extra Practice Problems: 2, 4, 6, 20, 22, 26
12.6 - Surface Area
Find the area of a parameterized surface.
If parametric surface S is given by the equation r(u, v) = x(u,v) i + y(u,v) j + z(u,v) k,
where (u,v) are over the domain D, then the surface area of S is
Z Z
ru rv dA
A(S) =
D
where ru = xu i + yu j + zu k, rv = xv i + yv j + zv k.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-11 odd, 6
Extra Practice Problems: 2, 4, 7, 10
