Ch.1 Worksheet 1
Ch.1 Worksheet 1
EMF Worksheet -1
Problems set1: Vector Algebra
1.If A=(5,3,2) ,B=(-1,4,6) and C=(8,2,0) are vectors in Cartesian co-ordinate system, find:
(a) The values of and such that A+ B+C is parallel to the y-axis.
(b) The values of and such that A+ B is normal to the y-axis.
(c) The scalar & vector product of A & B
(d) The scalar triple product of A, B & C
(e) The angle b/n A & B by using scalar & vector product methods.
(f) The scalar & vector projection of A on to B.
(g) The components of C along (parallel) & perpendicular to A.
(h) The unit vector normal to the plane of U & V, where U=A-B & V=A+B.
2. If A=(5,3,2) ,B=(-1,4,6) and C=(8,2,0) are points in Cartesian co-ordinate system, find:
(a) The distance vector between A and B (b) The distance between A and B
(c) the angle between BA and BC
Problems set2: Co-ordinate systems & transformations
1. Express the following points in three of the coordinate systems:
(a) R1 (l, - 4, -3) (b) R2 (3, 0, 5)
(c) C1 (l, 60°, 2) (d) C2 (2, 90°, -4)
(e) S1 (5, 45°, 210°) (f) S2 (4, 900, 300)
2. Express the following vectors in three of the coordinate systems. Next, evaluate each of them
@ the Point (l, 60°, 2).
(a) R = zax+(x + z)ay+ xyaz
(b) C = z sin Фap - ⍴aФ + 2⍴zaz
(c) S = (2r sinѲ)ar + (r cosФ)aѲ –(rsinѲsinФ)aФ
3. Let H = (5⍴ sinФ) ap – (pz cosФ)aФ + (2⍴)az. At point P(2, 30°, - 1), find:
(a) a unit vector along H
(b) the component of H parallel to ax
(c) the component of H normal to ⍴ = 2
(d) the component of H tangential to Ф = 300
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Problems set-3: Constant co-ordinate surfaces
1. Match the left & the right items. Each answer can be used once, more than once, not at all.
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2. Consider the cylindrical differential volume Fig.2 below & match the left & the right terms.
Fig2
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3. Consider the spherical differential volume Fig.3 below & match the left & the right terms.
Fig3
2. Using the differential area ds, find the area of each of the following surfaces:
(a) 𝜌 = 2, 0 < 𝑧 < 5, 𝜋⁄4 < ∅ < 𝜋⁄2 (b) 𝑟 = 3, 𝜋⁄4 < 𝜃 < 2𝜋⁄3 , 0 < ∅ < 2𝜋
3. Using the differential volume dv, determine the volume of the following regions:
(a) 0 < 𝑥 < 1, 0 < 𝑦 < 2, −3 < 𝑧 < 3
(b) 1 < 𝑟 < 3, 𝜋⁄2 < 𝜃 < 2𝜋⁄3 , 𝜋⁄6 < ∅ < 𝜋⁄2
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5. Given that 𝜌𝑠 = 𝑥 2 + 𝑥𝑦, calculate ∫𝑆 𝜌𝑠 𝑑𝑆 over the region 𝑦 ≤ 𝑥 2 , 0 < 𝑥 < 1.
6. Find the volume cut from the sphere radius 𝑟 = 𝑎 by the cone 𝜃 = 𝛼. Calculate the
volume when 𝛼 = 𝜋⁄3 and 𝛼 = 𝜋⁄2
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Problems set 6: Gradient & Laplacian of a scalar and
divergence & curl of a vector
1. Determine the gradient & Laplacian of the scalars & compute their values at the given point.
(a) R = 4𝑥𝑧 2 + 3𝑦𝑧, 𝑃(1,2,3)
(b) U = 2𝜌(𝑧 2 + 1)𝑐𝑜𝑠∅, 𝑃(5, 300 , 3)
(c) 𝑉 = 𝑟 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃 𝑐𝑜𝑠∅, 𝑃(3, 300 , 600 )
2. Find the divergence & curl and of the ff vectors & compute their values at the given point.
(a) 𝐑 = 𝑒 𝑥𝑦 𝒂𝑥 + 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑥𝑦𝒂𝑦 + 𝑥𝑦 2 𝑧𝒂𝑧 , 𝑃(1,2,3)
(b) 𝐔 = 𝜌𝑧 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠∅𝒂𝜌 + 𝑧𝑠𝑖𝑛2 ∅𝒂𝑧 , 𝑃(5, 300 , 3)
(c) 𝑽 = 𝑟 2 𝑐𝑜𝑠𝜃𝒂𝑟 − 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃𝒂𝜃 + 𝑟𝑐𝑜𝑠∅𝒂∅ , 𝑃(3, 300 , 600 )
(a) ∮𝑆 𝐃 ⋅ 𝑑𝐒
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