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Test 4 Study Guide Test 4 Covers Sections 13.1 - 13.5, 10.5, 12.6

Test 4 for Calculus III covers sections on vector fields, line integrals, Green's theorem, curl and divergence of vector fields, parametric surfaces, and surface area. Students are responsible for learning objectives, homework problems, and additional practice problems listed for each section. The test will include problems evaluating line integrals, determining if vector fields are conservative, using Green's theorem, finding curl and divergence, parameterizing surfaces, and computing surface areas.

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Test 4 Study Guide Test 4 Covers Sections 13.1 - 13.5, 10.5, 12.6

Test 4 for Calculus III covers sections on vector fields, line integrals, Green's theorem, curl and divergence of vector fields, parametric surfaces, and surface area. Students are responsible for learning objectives, homework problems, and additional practice problems listed for each section. The test will include problems evaluating line integrals, determining if vector fields are conservative, using Green's theorem, finding curl and divergence, parameterizing surfaces, and computing surface areas.

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MA 242-001: Calculus III, NCSU, Summer II 2015

Test 4 Study Guide


Test 4 covers sections 13.1 - 13.5, 10.5, 12.6.
Treat the sample tests and practice problems as additional review, not as a complete representation of the questions youll be given on the exam- you are responsible for all material we covered
(i.e., all learning objectives below).

13.1 - Vector Fields


Know the definition of a vector field on R2 and R3 .
Define a conservative vector field Fand its potential function.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-7 odd, 11-17 odd, 21-25 odd, 29, 31
Extra Practice Problems: 6, 14, 18, 24, 26, 32

13.2 - Line Integrals


Define a line integral along a path C.
Evaluate the line integral of f (x, y, z) along C = r(t).
Parameterize curves such as circles and line segments.
Z
Z b

For curve C given by r(t), a t b,
f (x, y, z) ds =
f (r(t)) r dt.
C

Evaluate line integrals of vector fields F. For curve C given by r(t), a t b,


Z

Z
F dr =

F(r(t)) r0 (t) dt

.
If F = P i + Q j + R k, then
Z

Z
F dr =

P dx + Q dy + R dz
C

.
Find the work done moving a particle along a path through a vector field.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-17 odd, 16, 19, 21, 22, 33, 35, 36, 39-41
Extra Practice Problems: 2, 4, 6, 8, 14, 20, 34

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13.3 - The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals


Theorem 1. Let C be a smooth curve given by r(t), a t b. Let f be a differentiable function
of two or three variables where f is continuous on C. Then
Z
f dr = f (r(b)) f (r(a))
C

.
Theorem
Z 2. Let F be a vector field that is continuous on an open connected region
D. If
F ds is independent of path, then F is conservative.
C

Theorem 3. If F is a conservative vector field, then Py = Qx .


Theorem 4. Let F = P i + Q j on an open, simply connected set D. If Py = Qx , then F is
conservative.
Identify open, connected and simply connected sets
Test if a two-dimensional vector field is conservative.
Find the potential function f of conservative vector field F.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-23 odd, 10, 14, 20, 31, 33, 34, 35
Extra Practice Problems: 4, 6, 8, 12, 18, 19*, 24, 25*, 28*, 32

13.4 - Greens Theorem


Theorem 5. Let C be a positively-oriented, piecewise smooth, simple closed curve in the xyplane bounding D. If P and Q have continuous partial derivatives on an open region containing
D, then
Z
Z Z
(Qx Py ) dA

P dx + Q dy =
C

.
State Greens Theorem.
Use Greens Theorem to find the area of a region D bounded by C.
Z
Z
Z
1
x dy y dx
A(D) =
x dy =
y dx =
2 C
C
C
.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 7, 13, 17

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13.5 - Curl and Divergence of Vector Fields


curl(F) = F = (Ry Qz ) i + (Pz Rx ) j + (Qx Py ) k
Find the curl of F.
Test if a 3-dimensional vector field F is conservative.
Find the potential function f of conservative vector field F.
Determine whether a vector field F is the curl of another vector field.
Theorem 6. curl ( f ) = 0
Theorem 7. If F is a vector field defined on R3 whose component functions have continuous
partial derivatives and curl(F) = 0, then F is conservative.
Theorem 8. If F is a vector field whose component functions have continuous second partials,
then div(curl( F)) = 0.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-7 odd, 13-17 odd*, 18
Extra Practice Problems: 4, 6, 14, 16, 19*, 25*

10.5 - Parametric Surfaces


Parameterize surfaces in cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
Parameterize z = f (x, y), y = f (x, z), or x = f (y, z).
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-5 odd, 24,13-25 odd
Extra Practice Problems: 2, 4, 6, 20, 22, 26

12.6 - Surface Area


Find the area of a parameterized surface.
If parametric surface S is given by the equation r(u, v) = x(u,v) i + y(u,v) j + z(u,v) k,
where (u,v) are over the domain D, then the surface area of S is
Z Z


ru rv dA
A(S) =
D

where ru = xu i + yu j + zu k, rv = xv i + yv j + zv k.
Supplemental Homework Problems: 1-11 odd, 6
Extra Practice Problems: 2, 4, 7, 10

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