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Department of Mathematics, University of Delhi

Unit 4: Vector Calculus and its Applications (Lectures: 12)


Introduction to vector functions and their graphs, Operations with vector functions, Limits and
continuity of vector functions, Differentiation and integration of vector functions; Modeling
ballistics and planetary motion, Kepler's second law; Unit tangent, Normal and binormal
vectors, Curvature.

References:

1. Anton, Howard, Bivens, Irl, & Davis, Stephen (2013). Calculus (10th ed.). John Wiley
& Sons Singapore Pte. Ltd. Indian Reprint (2016) by Wiley India Pvt. Ltd. Delhi.
2. Osborne, George. A. (1906). Differential and Integral Calculus with Examples and
Applications. Revised Edition. D. C. Health & Co. Publishers. Boston, U.S.A.
3. Strauss, Monty J., Bradley, Gerald L., & Smith, Karl J. (2007). Calculus (3rd ed.).
Dorling Kindersley (India) Pvt. Ltd. (Pearson Education). Delhi. Indian Reprint 2011.

Additional Reading:
1. Thomas, Jr. George B., Weir, Maurice D., & Hass, Joel (2014). Thomas’ Calculus (13th
ed.). Pearson Education, Delhi. Indian Reprint 2017.

Practical / Lab work to be performed in Computer Lab.


List of the practicals to be done using Mathematica /MATLAB /Maple /Scilab/Maxima etc.

(i). Plotting the graphs of the following functions: ax, [ x] (greatest integer function),
ax  b, |ax  b|, c  |ax  b|, x n , x1 n  n  ,
x x , sin 1 x  , x sin 1 x  , and , e1 x , for x  0.
eax b , log(ax  b), 1/ (ax  b), sin(ax  b), cos(ax  b), | sin(ax  b) |, | cos(ax  b) | .
Observe and discuss the effect of changes in the real constants a, b and c on the graphs.

(ii). Plotting the graphs of polynomial of degree 4 and 5, and their first and second
derivatives, and analysis of these graphs in context of the concepts covered in Unit 1.
(iii). Sketching parametric curves, e.g., Trochoid, Cycloid, Epicycloid and Hypocycloid.
(iv). Tracing of conic in Cartesian coordinates.
(v). Obtaining surface of revolution of curves.
(vi). Graph of hyperbolic functions.
(vii). Computation of limit, Differentiation, Integration and sketching of vector-valued
functions.
(viii). Complex numbers and their representations, Operations like addition,
Multiplication, Division, Modulus. Graphical representation of polar form.
(ix). Find numbers between two real numbers and plotting of finite and infinite subset of .
(x). Matrix Operations: Addition, Multiplication, Inverse, Transpose, Determinant,
Rank, Eigenvectors, Eigenvalues, Characteristic equation and verification of the
Cayley-Hamilton theorem, Solving the systems of linear equations.

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