1) State and prove the Divergence theorem and use it to evaluate a line integral over a cube.
2) Determine the conditions under which a vector field is irrotational or solenoidal.
3) Use vector operations like divergence and curl to analyze scalar and vector fields.
1) State and prove the Divergence theorem and use it to evaluate a line integral over a cube.
2) Determine the conditions under which a vector field is irrotational or solenoidal.
3) Use vector operations like divergence and curl to analyze scalar and vector fields.
1) State and prove the Divergence theorem and use it to evaluate a line integral over a cube.
2) Determine the conditions under which a vector field is irrotational or solenoidal.
3) Use vector operations like divergence and curl to analyze scalar and vector fields.
1) State and prove the Divergence theorem and use it to evaluate a line integral over a cube.
2) Determine the conditions under which a vector field is irrotational or solenoidal.
3) Use vector operations like divergence and curl to analyze scalar and vector fields.
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Vector calculus and co-ordinate geometry
1. State and prove Divergence theorem.
2. Given A=ax+ay, B=ax+2az and C =2ay+az. Find (AXB)XC and compare it with AX(BXC). Using the above vectors, find A.BXC and compare it with AXB.C. 3. Find the value of the constant a, b, c so that the vector E=(x+2y+az)ax+(bx3y 2z)ay+(4x+cy+2z)az is irrotational. 4. Using the Divergence theory, evaluate E.ds = 4xz ax y2 ay+yz az over the cube bounded by x = 0; x = 1; y = 0; y = 1; z = 0; z = 1. 5. State and derive the Stokes theorem. 6. Determine the constant c such that the vector F = (x + ay)ax+ (y + bz)ay + (x + cz)az will be solenoidal. 7. If P1, is (1, 2, - 3 ) and P2 is ( - 4 , 0, 5), find (a) The distance P1P2 (b) The vector equation of the line P1P2 (c) The shortest distance between the line P\P2 and point P3(7, -1,2). 8. Show that vectors a = (4, 0, - 1 ), b = (1,3, 4), and c = (-5, - 3 , - 3 ) form the sides of a triangle. Is this a right angle triangle? Calculate the area of the triangle. 9. Convert points P(1, 3, 5), T(0, - 4 , 3), and S(-3, - 4 , -10) from Cartesian to cylindrical and spherical coordinates. 10. Given P= xy + yz + xz, find gradient P at point (1, 2, 3) and the directional derivative of P at the same point in the direction toward point (3, 4, 4). 11. Determine the divergence of the vector field A = yz ax + 4xy ay + y az at (1, -2, 3). 12. For a scalar field V, show that XV = 0; that is, the curl of the gradient of any scalar field vanishes. 13. Show that B = (y + z cos xz)ax + xay + x cos xz az is conservative, without computing any integrals. 14. Determine the unit vector normal to S(x, y, z) = x2 + y2 z at point (1, 3, 0). 15. If U = xz x2y + y2z2 , evaluate div grad U. 16. Verify the divergence theorem for A = xy2ax + y3ay + y2zaz and S is the surface of the cuboid defined by 0 < x <1, 0 <y < 1,0 < z < 1 17. Given the vector field G = (16xy z) ax+8x2 ay x az (a) Is G irrotational (or conservative)? (b) Find the net flux of G over the cube 0 < x, y, z < 1. (c) Determine the circulation of G around the edge of the square z = 0, 0 < x, y < 1. Assume anticlockwise direction. 18. Given that A = xy ax + yz ay+ xz az, evaluate s A dS, where S is the surface of the cube defined b y 0 < x < l , 0 < y < l , 0 < z < 1.