Example: For velocity field,

u x e sin yz i x e cos yz j
^

u
x
u

y
v

z
w

, find the angular velocity .

For the field,

u x e sin yz i x e cos yz j
^

, we obtain:
^

i
j
k

u
x
y
z
x
x
x e sin yz x e cos yz 0

^
^

x e x cos yz i
x e x sin yz j
x e x cos yz
x e x sin yz k
z
z
y
x

e y sin yz i e y cos yz j 1 e cos yz ze cos yz k

x

Fundamental theorem of curl

The fundamental theorem for curls, which goes by the special name of Stokes
theorem, states that

v da v.dl
surface

boundary
line

The integral of a curl over a region (a patch of surface) is equal to the value of the
function at the boundary (the perimeter of the patch).

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Example 6
Find both div F and curl F at the point
(2,0,3) if

F( x, y, z ) ze i 2 xz cos yj ( x 2 y)k
2 xy

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