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Section 5

Vector Calculus

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Vector Fields

A vector field is an assignment of a vector to each point in a subset of Euclidean space.

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Conservative Vector Fields

A conservative vector field is a vector field which is the gradient of a function, known in this context as a scalar potential.

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Line Integrals

A line integral is an integral where the function to be integrated is evaluated along a curve.

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Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals

Gradient theorem says that a line integral through a gradient field can be evaluated from the field values at the endpoints of the curve.

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Green's Theorem

Green's theorem gives relationship between a line integral around closed curve $C$ and a double integral over plane region $D$ bounded by $C$.

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Curl and Divergence

The four most important differential operators are gradient, curl, divergence, and Laplacian.

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Parametric Surfaces and Surface Integrals

A parametric surface is a surface in the Euclidean space $R^3$ which is defined by a parametric equation.

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Surface Integrals of Vector Fields

The surface integral of vector fields can be defined component-wise according to the definition of the surface integral of a scalar field.

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Stokes' Theorem

Stokes' theorem relates the integral of the curl of a vector field over a surface to the line integral of the field around the boundary.

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The Divergence Theorem

The divergence theorem relates the flow of a vector field through a surface to the behavior of the vector field inside the surface.

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