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Review of Vector Analysis A A B B A Addition A B Multiplication A B A B B A A B C A B A C A B A B A B

This document provides a review of vector analysis concepts including: - Representing vectors A and B as sums of their x, y, z components - Definitions of vector addition, dot product, cross product, and their properties - Definitions of del (nabla), gradient, divergence, and curl operators - Divergence and Stokes theorems relating integrals over volumes and surfaces - Useful vector identities involving dot products, cross products, and differential operators

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Review of Vector Analysis A A B B A Addition A B Multiplication A B A B B A A B C A B A C A B A B A B

This document provides a review of vector analysis concepts including: - Representing vectors A and B as sums of their x, y, z components - Definitions of vector addition, dot product, cross product, and their properties - Definitions of del (nabla), gradient, divergence, and curl operators - Divergence and Stokes theorems relating integrals over volumes and surfaces - Useful vector identities involving dot products, cross products, and differential operators

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W.C.

Chew
ECE 350 Lecture Notes

2. Review of Vector Analysis

A v ector A can be written as


A = x^Ax + y^Ay + z^Az : (1)
Similarly, a v ector B can be written as
B = x^Bx + y^By + z^Bz : (2)
In the above, x^; y^; z^ are unit v ectors pointing in the x; y; z directions re-
spectively . Ax; Ay and Az are the components of the v ector A in the x; y; z
directions respectively . The same statement applies to Bx; By , and Bz .

Addition

A + B = x^(Ax + Bx) + y^(Ay + By ) + z^(Az + Bz ): (3)

Multiplication
(a) Dot Product (scalar product)
A  B = AxBx + Ay By + Az Bz ; (4)
A  B = B  A; commutative property (5)
A  (B + C) = A  B + A  C; distributive property (6)
A  B = jAj jBj cos : (7)
In (7),  is the angle between v ectors A and B.
(b) Cross Product (vector product)

x^ y^ z^

A  B = Ax Ay Az =^x(Ay Bz ; Az By ) + y^(Az Bx ; AxBz )





Bx By Bz

+ z^(AxBy ; Ay Bx); (8)


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A  B = u^ jAj jBj sin ; (9)
where u^ is a unit vector obtained from A and B via the right hand rule.
A  (B + C) = A  B + A  C; distributive property (10)
A  (B  C) 6= (A  B)  C; non-associative property (11)
A  B = ;B  A; anti-commutative property (12)

Vector Derivatives

@ + y^ @ + z^ @ ;
Del r = x^ @x (13)
@y @z
@  + y^ @  + z^ @ ;
Gradient r = x^ @x (14)
@y @z
@A + @A + @A;
Divergent r  A = @x (15)
x
@y y @z z

x^ y^ z^
Curl r  A =

@ @ @
@x @y @z
A A A

x y z
@

@  
@ @
= x^ @y Az ; @z Ay + y^ @z Ax ; @x Az



@ @ 

+ z^ @x Ay ; @y Az : (16)

Divergence Theorem
I I

r  AdV = A  n^ dS: (17)


V S

Stokes Theorem
I I

(r  A)  n^dS = A  dl: (18)


S C

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Some Useful Vector Identities
a  (b  c) = b  (c  a) = c  (a  b); (19)
a  (b  c) = b (a  c) ; c (a  b); (20)
a  a = 0; (21)
a  (a  b) = 0; (22)
r  (r) = 0; (23)
r  (r  A) = 0; (24)
r  ( A) = A  r + r  A; (25)
r  (A  B) = B  r  A ; A  r  B; (26)
r  r  A = r(r  A) ; r  rA; (27)
r2 = r  r = @x @2 + @2 + @2 : (28)
2 @y2 @z2

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