11.

7 Day 1 Cylindrical Coordinates

Comparing Cartesian and cylindrical coordinates

Note: these are just polar coordinates with a
z coordinate (z is a vertical component)
Conversion formulas from
cylindrical to rectangular
coordinates
Converting between
cylindrical coordinates and
rectangular (Cartesian)
Note: these formulas must be memorized
Example 1
Convert the point (r, , z) = (4, 5/6, 3)
to rectangular coordinates.
Solution to
example 1
Example 2
_
Convert the point (x, y, z) = (1, 3 , 2)
to cylindrical coordinates.
Cylindrical coordinates are usually more
convenient for representing cylindrical
surfaces as they often result in simpler
equations.
Vertical planes containing the z-axis and
horizontal planes also have simple
cylindrical coordinate equations
Example 3 a
Find an equation in cylindrical coordinates for the
surfaces represented by the rectangular equation:

Solution to 3a
Example 3b
Find an equation in cylindrical coordinates for the
surfaces represented by the rectangular
equation:

Example 4
Find an equation in rectangular coordinates for the surface
represented by the cylindrical equation:
Identify the surface

r
2
cos2 +z
2
+1 = 0
Changing between coordinates on
the TI 89
Press 2
nd
5 (math) 4 matrices L Vecor ops
To polar, to cynd To convert rectangular to
Polar (2 D) or cylindrical (3D)
[1,2] to Polar (to expressed with a triangle)
[1,2,3] to Cylind


Homework
p. 825 1-11 odd, 21-27 odd,
97 104 odd (part a only)
105,107