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week Date Topic

1 4 Oct. 09 Functions of Several Variables
2 11 Oct. 09 Limits and Partial Derivatives
3 18 Oct. 09 Chain rules and Increments
4 25 Oct. 09 Directional Derivatives ,Tangent Plans and Normal Lines
5 1 Nov. 09 Extrema
6 8 Nov. 09 Double integrals and Applications

7 15 Nov. 09 Double integrals and Applications (cont.)

8 22 Nov. 09 Triple Integrals

9 6 Dec. 09 Vector Fields and line Integrals

10 13 Dec. 09 Green's Theorem
11 3 Jan. 10 Revision Period
 Green’s Theorem

Green’s theorem states that

C

If R is a closed region bounded with the R

closed curve C then we have

 Q P 
C P dx  Q dy  R  x  y  dx dy
 Example

   
2 2
Verify Green’s theorem for the integration (2 xy x )dx ( x y )dy
C

where C is the closed path bounded by the curves y x 2, y x

solution
(1,1)
First we have

C2 y  x2
 (2 xy  x )dx  ( x  y )dy  I  I2
2 2

C
1
yx

C1
Then 
C1

C2
(0,0)
For C1 y  x2 , dy  2 xdx x : 0  1

1
I1   (2 x 3  x 2 )dx  ( x  x 4 )2 x dx
0
1
  (2 x 3  x 2  2 x 5 ) dx
0

4 3 6 1
x x x 7
(   ) 
2 3 3 0 6
 For C2 y  x , dy  dx x :1  0
0
I 2   (2x 2  x 2 )dx  (x  x 2 ) dx
1
0
  (2x 2  x ) dx
1

3 2 0
2x x 7
(  ) 
3 2 1 6

then

7 7
C (2 xy  x )dx  ( x  y )dy  I1  I 2  6  6  0
2 2
Second by using Green’s theorem we get

 
C     R x   
2 2 2 2
(2 xy x ) dx ( x y ) dy ( x y ) (2 xy x ) dy dx
y
1 x 1
yx
   (1  2 x) dy dx   (1  2 x) y y  x2 dx
0 x2 0
1
  ( x  x 2  2 x 2  2 x 3 ) dx
0

2 3 3 4 1
x x x x
(  2 2 )
2 3 3 4 0
1 1 2 2
(    )0
2 3 3 4
 Example

Verify Green’s theorem for the integration

 ( xy)dx  (2 x  y)dy
C
where C is the closed path bounded by the curves y x 2, y x

Try to solve it now