Calculus
Surface integrals and Stokes' theorem
Parameterizing a surface. Surface integrals. Stokes' theorem.
Parameterizing a surface
You can parameterize a line with a position vector valued function and understand what a differential means in that context already. This tutorial will take things further by parametrizing surfaces (2 parameters baby!) and have us thinking about partial differentials.
Surface integrals
Finding line integrals to be a bit boring? Well, this tutorial will add new dimension to your life by explore what surface integrals are and how we can calculate them.
- Partial Derivatives of Vector-Valued Functions
- Introduction to the Surface Integral
- Example of calculating a surface integral part 1
- Example of calculating a surface integral part 2
- Example of calculating a surface integral part 3
- Surface Integral Example Part 1 - Parameterizing the Unit Sphere
- Surface Integral Example Part 2 - Calculating the Surface Differential
- Surface Integral Example Part 3 - The Home Stretch
- Surface Integral Ex2 part 1 - Parameterizing the Surface
- Surface Integral Ex2 part 2 - Evaluating Integral
- Surface Integral Ex3 part 1 - Parameterizing the Outside Surface
- Surface Integral Ex3 part 2 - Evaluating the Outside Surface
- Surface Integral Ex3 part 3 - Top surface
- Surface Integral Ex3 part 4 - Home Stretch
Flux in 3-D and constructing unit normal vectors to surface
Flux can be view as the rate at which "stuff" passes through a surface. Imagine a next placed in a river and imagine the water that is flowing directly across the net in a unit of time--this is flux (and it would depend on the orientation of the net, the shape of the net, and the speed and direction of the current). It is an important idea throughout physics and is key for understanding Stokes' theorem and the divergence theorem.
Stokes' theorem intuition and application
Stokes' theorem relates the line integral around a surface to the curl on the surface. This tutorial explores the intuition behind Stokes' theorem, how it is an extension of Green's theorem to surfaces (as opposed to just regions) and gives some examples using it. We prove Stokes' theorem in another tutorial. Good to come to this tutorial having experienced the tutorial on "flux in 3D".
- Stokes' Theorem Intuition
- Green's and Stokes' Theorem Relationship
- Orienting Boundary with Surface
- Orientation and Stokes
- Conditions for Stokes Theorem
- Stokes Example Part 1
- Part 2 Parameterizing the Surface
- Stokes Example Part 3 - Surface to Double Integral
- Stokes Example Part 4 - Curl and Final Answer
- Evaluating Line Integral Directly - Part 1
- Evaluating Line Integral Directly - Part 2
Proof of Stokes' theorem
You know what Stokes' theorem is and how to apply it, but are craving for some real proof that it is true. Well, you've found the right tutorial!