Chapter 1 - Vector Calculus
Chapter 1 - Vector Calculus
Definition 1.1
Vector is a directed quantity, one with both
magnitude and direction.
For instance acceleration, velocity, force
Definition 1.2
Scalar is a quantity that has magnitude but not
direction.
For instance mass, volume, distance, time
1 2
a b a1 a2 a3 du du du du
~ ~
b1 b2 b3
Example 2:
Example 1: A particle is moving along the curve C with the position x 4t 3,
A 3u 2 i 2uj 5k y t 2 3t , z t 3 5t 2 .
i) Find the velocity, v t and the acceleration, a t of the particle.
ii) Hence, calculate the magnitude of the velocity and acceleration at
Solution : t 1.
dA Solution :
~
6u i 2 j position vector,
du ~ ~
r xi yj zk
2
d A 4t 3 i t 2 3t j t 3 5t 2 k
~
6i
du 2 ~
velocity,
4 i 2t 3 j 3t 2 10t k
dr
5 v 6
dt
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acceleration, Exercise 1:
d 2r A particle is moving along the curve C with the position
a 2 2 j 6t 10 k
dt vector r 2ti t 4 j t 2 k for t 0. Find the velocity, v t
at t 1, and the acceleration, a t of the particle. Hence, calculate
dr the magnitude of the velocity and acceleration at t 1.
v 4 i 5 j 13k
dt
Answer:
magnitude of velocity, dr
v t 2 i 4t 3 j 2tk
dr dt
42 52 132 210 14.49
dt v 1 24
at t 1, magnitude of acceleration,
d 2r
d 2r a t 12t 2 j 2k
d 2r 7
dt 2 8
a 2 2 j 16k 22 162 260 16.12
dt dt 2 a 1 148
a y (u1 , u2 , , un ) j F F
~ ~
3v 2 i 4u j 3u 2 k ~
6uv i j 2v k
a z (u1 , u2 , , un ) k u ~ ~ ~ v ~ ~ ~
Example 4
Integration of vectors
If F (3t 2 4t ) i (2t 5) j 4t 3 k ,
~ ~ ~ ~
42 i 2 j 80 k .
~ ~ ~
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Exercise 2: Del Operator (Nabla)
A moving particle starts at position r 0 2, 0, 0 with Operator is called vector differential operator,
velocity, v 0 2, 1, 2 . Its acceleration is a t 6t ,8t , 2 . defined as
Find its velocity and position function at time t. i j k
x y z
Gradient
If f x,y,z is a scalar function of three variables
and f is differentiable, the gradient of f is defined as
f f f
grad f f i j k
x y z
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*vector with the magnitude and direction of the maximum change of
the function in space.
At P (1,3,2),
Solution:
2(1)(3)(2)3 (3) 2 (2) 2 i (1) 2 (2)3 2(1)(3)(2) 2 j
2 xyz 3 y 2 z 2
~ ~
x 3(1) 2 (3)(2) 2 2(1)(3) 2 (2) k .
~
x 2 z 3 2 xyz 2 84 i 32 j 72 k .
y ~ ~
~
3 x 2 yz 2 2 xy 2 z
z
Therefore,
i j k
x ~ y ~ z ~ 15 16
Exercise 3:
Directional Derivatives
Given 3x 2 y xyz 4 y 2 z 2 3, determine grad . *measure the rates of change of a function with respect to distance in
any direction.
Answer:
Definition:
6 xy yz i 3x 2 xz 8 yz 2 j xy 8 y 2 z k
Let x, y, z and a is a unit vector, then the directional
Grad properties: derivative of in the direction of a is denoted as Dd and
If A and B are two scalars, then defined as
1) ( A B) A B Dd a grad a
2) ( AB) A(B) B(A)
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Example 6 At P 1, 2, 1 ,
Compute the directional derivative of x 2 z 2 xy 2 yz 2
2 1 1 2 2 i 4 1 2 1
2 2
j 1 2
2 2 1 k
at point P 1, 2, 1 in the direction of vector A 2,3, 4
~ ~ ~
6 i 9 j 3 k
~ ~ ~
Solution:
unit vector of A, Dd a
2 i 3 j 4k 2 i 3 j 4k 2 4
k 6 i 9 j 3 k
A 2 3 4 3
a i j k i j
A 2 3 4 29 29 ~ ~ ~
2
2 2 29 29 29 29 29
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x2 z 2xy 2 yz 2 9.470462
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grad i j k
x ~ y ~ z ~
2 xz 2 y 2 i 4 xy z 2 j x 2 2 yz k 19 20
~ ~ ~
Example 7 Example 8
A particle has a position vector at time t given by r t t 2 i 4cos 2tj 3sin 2tk . Given a function f x, y x3 y 3 y 2 ,
i) what is the direction along which f x, y decrease most rapidly at point 3, 2 ?
Find the component of its velocity in the direction of 2i j 2k at t .
4 ii) find a direction u such that u f 1,1 5.
Solution:
Solution:
unit vector of 2i j 2k ,
i)
2 i j 2k 2 i j 2k 2 1 2
a i j k f 3x 2 yi x3 6 y j
2 1 2 3 3 3 3
2 2 2
at t , a.v t
8
21
u f 1,1 ai bj 3i 7 j 5 22
4 3 3a 7b 5 1
if b 0.3063, a 0.9520 Find a unit normal vector to the surface x2 y 2 z 6 at the point 1, 1, 4
u 0.9520 i 0.3063 j x, y , z = x 2 y 2 z
2 xi 2 yj k
at 1, 1, 4 ,
2 1 i 2 1 j k 2 i 2 j k
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2i 2 j k 2i 2 j k 2 2 1
n i j k
22 2 1
2 2 3 3 3 3
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Divergence of Vector Example 10
*measure of compression and decompression of a vector field. If A x 2 y i xyz j yz 2 k , determine div A at point (1,2,3).
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
x y z
i j k (ax i a y j az k )
x ~ y ~ z ~ ~ ~ ~ 2 xy xz 2 yz.
a a y az At point (1,2,3),
div A A x
~ ~ x y z div A 2(1)(2) (1)(3) 2(2)(3)
Remark: ~
if divA 0
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*measure of rotation per unit area of a vector field. If A ( y 4 x 2 z 2 ) i ( x 2 y 2 ) j x 2 yz k , determine curl A at (1,3, 2).
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Solution:
If A a x i a y j a z k , the curl of A is defined by i j k
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~
curl A A
~ ~ curl A A
~ ~ x y z
i j k (a x i a y j a z k ) y 4 x2 z 2 x2 y 2 x 2 yz
x ~ y ~ z ~ ~ ~ ~
i j k 4 2 2
( x 2 yz ) ( x 2 y 2 ) i ( x yz ) ( y x z ) j
2
~ ~
~
y z ~ x z ~
curl A A .
~ ~ x y z ( x2 y 2 ) ( y 4 x2 z 2 ) k
ax ay az x y ~
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x 2 z i (2 xyz 2 x 2 z ) j (2 x 4 y 3 ) k . 28
~ ~ ~
(2(1) 4(3) ) k 3 x
~ b) f x, y sin xy , 1, 0
2 i 8 j 106 k . c) f x, y, z x 2 y 2 z 2 , 3, 6, 2
~ ~ ~
2. Find the directions in which the directional derivatives of f x, y ye xy at
the point 0, 2 has the value 1.
Remark 3. Let x, y, z be a scalar field and F x, y, z be a vector field. State whether each
expression exist or not. Explain your answer.
A is a vector function and curl A is also a vector function. a) curl b) grad divF c) grad divF
~ ~
4. Let F 2 x 2 yi y 2 j 4 xz 2 k . Find curl grad div F .
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Parametrization
Ordinary integral f (x) dx, a function of single Curve Parametric Equation
variable over an interval [a,b], so we integrate
along the x-axis, which is; b x r cos t
Circle : x2 y2 r 2
f ( x) dx
a
y r sin t
LINE
xt
INTEGRAL y f ( x)
y f (t )
• It involve the integration of the function f(x,y) or
f(x,y,z), a function of two/three variables, and the x g (t )
values of x, y and z that we’re going to use will be x g ( y)
yt
the points,(x,y,z), that lie on a curve C.
Line segment,
From x0 , y0 , z0 to x1 , y1 , z1 r r0 tv, 0 t 1
31
.Solution:
F dr
c ~
x 4t dx 4dt
where F Fx i Fy j Fz k y 2t 2 dy 4tdt
dr dxi dyj dzk.
32t 4 i 4t 4 j 4t 5k
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Example 13:
Exercise 5:
Calculate F dr along the curve C given by y e x , from 2, e 2
C Compute F dr ,
to 0,1 and F x 2 i yj.
c
0 0
t 3 e 2t
F dr t e2t dt
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19 1 4
2
e
C 2
3 2 2
6 2
C3 C2 Parametrization:
F dr F dr F dr F dr
C C1 C2 C3
C1 : x t , y 1 2 t 0
C1 C2 : x t , y t 3 1 0 t 1
C3 : x 1, y t 0 t 2
C2 : x t , y t 3 1 0 t 1
Exercise 6:
dx dt , dy 3t 2 dt
F x , x t ,t
3 3 Find the work done in moving particle in the force field
dr dx, dy 1,3t 2 dt F 3x 2i (2 xz y ) j zk along the curve c : x 2t 2 , y t ,
1 1
t 3 , t 1,3t 2 dt t 3 3t 3 dt 4t 3dt t 4 1 z 4t 2 t from t 0 to t 1
F dr
1
0
C2 C2 0 0
Ans:14.2
C3 : x 1, y t 0 t 2
dx 0, dy dt
F dr F dr
Homework 2
F x3 , x 1,1 F dr F dr
C C1 C2 C3 Given F 3xyi 5 zj 10 xk , find the work done by a force in moving
dr dx, dy 0,1 dt 4 1 2
2
1 a particle from the 1,0,0 to 2, 2,1 along the following path
F dr 1,1 0,1 dt 1dt t 0 2
2
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Example 14: B
A SURFACE INTEGRAL
Surface Integral of Vector Field
is about an integration of
functions over some Let F be a continuous vector field defined on an oriented
surface, S, in three- surface S. The surface integral of F (the flux of F ) is defined
dimensional space. as
S
F . N dS where N is:
Parametric Surface Non-Parametric Surface
z g ( x, y) y g ( x, z) x g ( y, z)
z z y y x x
N i j k N i j k N i j k
x ~ y ~ ~ x ~ ~ z ~ ~ y ~ z ~
cylinder : x y r
2 2 2
z g ( x, y ) e.g : z 9 x y
2 2
S x ~ ~ z ~ ~
n Negative oriented
S
Negative oriented Negative oriented
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Example 17: 1
F ndS y, z, 2 x x, y dS
Evaluate S
F ndS where F yi zj 2 xk bounded by the surface s s
1
2
2 s
S : x 2 y 2 4 between z 0 and z 3 in the first octant. xy yzdS
x r cos 2 cos
3 2
1
2sin 2 cos 2 z sin 2ddz
2 z0 0
0
y r sin 2sin 2
zz z 3 2
dS r d dz 2 d dz
4sin cos 2 z sin ddz
z 0 0
3
2sin 2 z cos 02 dz
2
F ndS
S z 0
2 xi 2 yj
3
S 1 2 2 zdz 2 z z
2 3
15
n x, y 49
0
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S 2x 2 y
2 2 2 z 0
Example 18: 2 2
F ndS r 12 rdrd
2
Evaluate
S
F ndS if F 2 xi 2 yj 3zk and S is the positive
s 0 r 0
oriented surface of the paraboloid z 4 x y above the 2 2
2 2
xy plane. r 12r drd
3
z 4 x y 2 2 x r cos 0 r 0
z z y r sin r 4
2
2
n i jk 6 r d
2
x x z 4 x y 4r
2 2 2
0 4 0
2 xi 2 yj k dS r drd
2
2
F n 2 x, 2 y,3z 2 x, 2 y,1
28d 28
0
0
56
4 x 2 4 y 2 3z
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4 x 2 y 2 3 4 r 2 r 2 12
Example 19:
Exercise 9:
1. Vector field F 2 i zj yk bounded by the surface
F ndS for vector field F xi 2 j z k , where closed surface
2
Evaluate
S
z 2. Evaluate S
F ndS for vector field F xyi yj zk , where
S2
4 S is the surface of the cube bounded by x 0, x 1, y 0, y 1,
S4 z 0 and z 1.
S5
O
2 y
S3
2
S1
x
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Example 20:
Scalar function F 2 x is defined in a cubic that has been
VOLUME INTEGRAL built by planes x 0, x 1, y 0, y 3, z 0 and z 2.
is the triple integral of F x, y, z over a closed Evaluate volume integral F of the cubic.
3D region. .
z
2 0 x 1
V
F dV Fdxdydz
V O 3 y
0 y3
0 z2
1
x
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Example 21:
2 3 1
FdV 2 xdxdydz
V z 0 y 0 x 0 Evaluate
V
FdV where F 3x 2 y and V is the closed region
2 1
2 3 2x bounded by the sphere x 2 y 2 z 2 16, and planes y 0 and z 0.
dydz
z 0 y 0 2
0
x2 y 2 z 2 r 2
2 3
1dydz Polar coordinates
z 0 y 0
2 3 x r sin cos
z 0
y
0 4
y r sin sin
2 z r cos
4
3dz
z 0
dV r 2 sin dr d d
3z 0
2
6
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0 r 4, 0 , 0
2
V
FdV Example 22:
3 x 2 ydV
Evaluate
V
FdV where F x 1 and V is the closed region
bounded by the paraboloid z 4 x 2 y 2 and disk x 2 y 2 4 at z 0.
V
0 0 4
0
x r cos
64 3sin 2 cos 2sin 2 sin d d
y r sin
0 0
2
zz
2
64 sin 2 3cos 2sin d d
0 0
dV r drd dz
1 sin 2 2
64 3cos 2sin d
0
2 4 0
16 3cos 2sin d 59 60
0
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FdV x 1 dV Exercise 10:
V V
2 4r 2 Evaluate FdV where
r cos 1 rdzd dr
2
V
4 r 2 r 4 8
2 0
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