THE UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS: MAT300 Vector Analysis
DATE: December 2017, exam length is 4 hours
PERMITTED TO USE:
Rottmann: Matematisk formelsamling
Calculators: Permitted calculators only
THE EXERCISE SHEET CONTAINS 8 EXERCISES (the actual exam
will be shorter) + 1 PAGE WITH FORMULAS

EXERCISE 1
Consider the curve C : r(t) = 3t i + (2 + 4t) j − 5t k , 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.

a) Find a unit tangent vector to C .

b) Compute the line integral
ˆ
(x2 + 2y + z) ds .
C
Consider the vector field given by

F(x, y, z) = (z 2 − y) i + (2y − x) j + 2xz k .

c) Show that F is conservative by finding a scalar potential φ for F.

d ) Compute the line integral ˆ
F • dr .
C
EXERCISE 2
Consider the curve C : r(t) = et i + 2 cos t j + 2 sin t k , 0 ≤ t ≤ π.

a) Find a unit tangent vector to C at the point corresponding to t = π/2.

b) Compute the line integral
ˆ
(x2 + y 2 + z 2 − 4) ds .
C
Consider the vector field given by

F(x, y, z) = (yz 2 + 2) i + xz 2 j + 2xyz k .

c) Show that F is conservative by finding a scalar potential φ for F.

d ) Compute the line integral ˆ
F • dr .
C
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EXERCISE 3
Consider the curve C1 : r(t) = sin t i + cos t j + (t/π) k , 0 ≤ t ≤ π.
a) Compute the line integral
ˆ
x2 + xy + z 2 ds .
C1

Consider the vector field given by

F(x, y, z) = x i − πz j + (x − πxy) k .

b) Compute the line integral ˆ

F • dr .
C1
Now consider the curve C2 : r(t) = (1 − 2t) j + t k , 0 ≤ t ≤ 1.
c) Compute the line integral ˆ
F • dr .
C2
d ) Is the vector field F conservative? Give a reason to justify your answer.

EXERCISE 4
Consider the transformation x = u − v, y = 2u + v, between the (x, y)-coordinates and
the (u, v)-coordinates.
Let R be the bounded region in the xy-plane between the lines y = −x, y = 6 − x,
y = 2x, and y = 3 + 2x.
a) Sketch the given region R in the xy-plane and the region S in the uv-plane that
corresponds to R under this coordinate transformation.
b) Find the Jacobi determinants
∂(x, y) ∂(u, v)
and .
∂(u, v) ∂(x, y)
c) Use the change of coordinates given above to compute the double integral
¨
(x + y)(y − 2x + 1) dA .
R

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EXERCISE 5
Let S be the part of the paraboloid z = 4 − x2 − y 2 that lies above the xy-plane.
Let T be the solid region between the surface S and the xy-plane.
a) Compute the triple integral
˚
z + x2 + y 2 dV .
T
b) Compute the surface integral
¨
4z − 17 dS .
S
EXERCISE 6
Let T be the solid region in the first octant that lies under the plane 3x + y + 3z = 6.
a) Compute the triple integral
˚
x dV .
T
Let S be the part of the plane 3x + y + 3z = 6 that lies in the first octant.
b) Compute the surface integral
¨
x(3z + y) dS .
S
EXERCISE 7
Consider the vector field F(x, y, z) = (z − x) i + (3y + z 2 ) j + x2 y k.
a) Compute ∇ • F (the divergence of F) and ∇ × F (the curl of F).
Let T be the solid region in the first octant bounded by the plane 2y + z = 4 and the
plane x = 4.
b) Use the divergence theorem to compute the flux
‹
F • N̂ dS ,
S

where S is the entire boundary surface of the region T , and N̂ is the unit normal
vector field to S , pointing outwards from T .
Let C be the rectangular path with vertices at (0, 0, 4), (4, 0, 4), (4, 2, 0) and (0, 2, 0).
The orientation on C is anticlockwise, when viewed from above.
c) Compute the line integral ˛
F • dr .
C

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EXERCISE 8
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Consider the vector field F(x, y, z) = (x2 + y) i + (yz − y − x2 ) j + z x2 + y 2 k.
a) Compute ∇ • F (the divergence of F) and ∇ × F (the curl of F).
Let R be the part of the circular cylinder x2 + y 2 = 4 that lies between the xy-plane
and the plane z = 2.
Let T be the solid region bounded by R, the xy-plane, and the plane z = 2.
b) Use the divergence theorem to compute the flux
‹
F • N̂ dS ,
S

where S is the entire boundary surface of the region T , and N̂ is the unit normal
vector field to S , pointing outwards from T .
Let C be the circle in the plane z = 2 of radius 2, centred at the point (0, 0, 2). The
orientation on C is anticlockwise, when viewed from above.
c) Compute the line integral ˛
F • dr .
C

Good luck!

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Formulas:
Change of variables for double integrals:
¨ ¨  
 ∂(x, y) 
f (x, y) dx dy = f (x(u, v), y(u, v)) 
  du dv .
R S ∂(u, v) 
Line integral of a function f along a curve C : r = r(t), a ≤ t ≤ b:
ˆ ˆ b  
 dr 
f ds = f (r(t))   dt .
C a dt
Line integral of a vector field F = F1 i + F2 j + F3 k, along a curve C : r = r(t), a ≤ t ≤ b:
ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ b ˆ b
dr dx dy dz
F•T̂ds = F•dr = F1 dx+F2 dy+F3 dz = F(r(t))• dt = (F1 +F2 +F3 )dt .
C C C a dt a dt dt dt
Integral of a function f over a surface S : z = g(x, y), parametrised by (x, y) ∈ R:
¨ ¨
s  2  2
∂g ∂g
f dS = f 1+ + dx dy .
S R ∂x ∂y
Integral of a function f over a surface S : G(x, y, z) = c, parametrised by (x, y) ∈ R:
¨ ¨
|∇G|
f dS = f  ∂G  dx dy .
S R
 
∂z
Flux of a vector field F through a surface S : z = g(x, y), parametrised by (x, y) ∈ R:
¨ ¨ ¨
∂g ∂g
F • dS = F • N̂ dS = F • ±(− i− j + k) dx dy .
S S R ∂x ∂y
Flux of a vector field F through a surface S : G(x, y, z) = c, parametrised by (x, y) ∈ R:
¨ ¨ ¨
±∇G
F • dS = F • N̂ dS = F • ∂G dx dy .
S S R ∂z
Divergence theorem: ˚ ‹
∇ • F dV = F • N̂ dS .
D S
Stokes’ theorem: ¨ ˛
(∇ × F) • N̂ dS = F • dr .
S C
∂ ∂ ∂
Formulas involving ∇ = ∂x i+ ∂y j+ ∂z k:

grad f = ∇f, div F = ∇ • F, curl F = ∇ × F .

Cylindrical coordinates: (r cos θ, r sin θ, z) = (x, y, z).

Spherical coordinates: (R sin φ cos θ, R sin φ sin θ, R cos φ) = (x, y, z).
Trigonometric formulas: sin 2θ = 2 sin θ cos θ, cos 2θ = 2 cos2 θ − 1 = 1 − 2 sin2 θ.