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Fundamentals of Engineering Exam

Review Series

Mathematics

Prof. Meredith Metzger

Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of Utah
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Overview
•  110 multiple choice questions total
•  5 hrs 20 min to answer questions
•  slightly less than 3 minutes per question
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Overview
•  110 multiple choice questions total
•  5 hrs 20 min to answer questions
•  slightly less than 3 minutes per question

Number of math
Discipline % of test
questions

Mechanical 6-9 5.5% - 8%

Electrical &
11-17 10% - 15.5%
Computer
Civil 7-11 6% - 10%

Chemical 8-12 7% - 11%

Other 12-18 11% - 16%

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Mathematics Content

Roots  of  Equa5ons  

Analy5c  Geometry  

Complex  Numbers  
Vector  Analysis  
Linear  Algebra  
Trigonometry  

Mathema5cs  
Differen5al  

Numerical  
Algebra  &  

Equa5ons  

Methods  
Calculus  

Discrete  
Discipline  

Mechanical     ✔
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Electrical  &  
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Computer  

Civil     ✔
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Chemical     ✔
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Other   ✔
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Mathematics Content

Roots  of  Equa5ons  

Complex  Numbers  
Vector  Analysis  
Linear  Algebra  
Trigonometry  

Mathema5cs  
Differen5al  
Geometry  
Algebra  &  

Equa5ons  
Numerical  
Calculus  
Analy5c  

Methods  

Discrete  
Discipline  

Mechanical     ✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
     

Electrical  &  
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
  ✔
✔
 
Computer  

Civil     ✔
✔
  ✔
        ✔

Chemical     ✔
✔
    ✔
      ✔

Other   ✔
✔
✔
✔
  ✔
✔
     
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Permitted Calculators

•  Casio FX-115 models

•  HP 33 models

•  HP 35 models

•  TI-30x models

•  TI-36x models
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Outline

I.  Analytic Geometry

II.  Algebra
III.  Trigonometry
IV.  Calculus
V.  Differential Equations
VI.  Linear Algebra and Vectors
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Analytic Geometry

•  Equations and Curves

•  Perimeter, Area, and Volume
•  Conic Sections
-  Parabola
-  Hyperbola
-  Ellipse
-  Circle
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Straight Line (pg. 18)

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Straight Line
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Straight Line
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Straight Line
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Straight Line
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Straight Line
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Straight Line
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Tangent Line to Circle

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Tangent Line to Circle

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Conic Sections (pgs. 22-23)

Writing equations for various conic sections
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Conic Sections
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Conic Sections (pgs. 22-23)

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Conic Sections
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Conic Sections
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Conic Sections
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Conic Sections
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Conic Sections
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Conic Sections
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Conic Sections
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Conic Sections
 Quadratic Surface (pg. 18) &
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Tangent Line to Circle (pg. 23)

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Tangent Line to Circle

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Tangent Line to Circle

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Area (pgs. 20-21)

need to know: circle, rectangle, triangle

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Area
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Area
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Area
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Area
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Volume (pgs. 21-22)

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Volume
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Volume
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Volume
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Volume
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Algebra

•  Logarithms
•  Complex Numbers
•  Polar Coordinates
•  Roots
•  Progressions and Series
-  Arithmetic Progression
-  Geometric Progression
-  Properties of Series
-  Power Series
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Logarithms (pg. 19)

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Logarithms
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Logarithms
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Logarithms
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Logarithms
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Logarithms
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Logarithms
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Complex Numbers (pg. 19)

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Complex Numbers
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Complex Numbers
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Polar Coordinates (pg. 19)

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Polar Coordinates
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Polar Coordinates
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Polar Coordinates
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Polar Coordinates
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Quadratic Equation (pg. 18)

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Roots: Quadratic Equation

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Roots: Quadratic Equation

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Progressions and Series (pg. 26)

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Progressions and Series

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Progressions and Series

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Progressions and Series

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Progressions and Series

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Trigonometry

•  Degrees and Radians

•  Plane Angles
•  Triangles
-  Law of Sines
-  Law of Cosines
•  Right Triangles
•  General Triangles
•  Trigonometric Identities
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Angles – Basic Knowledge

radians = degrees * π/180

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Triangles (pg. 19)

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Triangles – Basic Knowledge

similar triangles

sides are proportional: b/e = c/f = a/d

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Triangles
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Triangles
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Triangles
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Triangles
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Triangles
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Identities (pg. 20)

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Identities
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Identities
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Identities
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Identities
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Identities
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Identities
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Identities
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Identities
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Calculus

•  Differential Calculus
•  Critical Points
•  Partial Derivatives
•  Curvature
•  Limits
•  Integral Calculus
•  Centroids and Moments of Inertia
•  Taylor Series
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Differential Calculus (pg. 23)

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Derivative and Integral Table (pg. 25)

-  Derivatives of polynomials missing

-  Product rule of differentiation
-  Integration by parts
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Differential Calculus
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Differential Calculus
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Differential Calculus
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Differential Calculus
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Critical Points (pg. 23)

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Critical Points
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Critical Points
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Critical Points
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Critical Points
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Partial Derivatives (pg. 23)

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Partial Derivatives
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Partial Derivatives
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Curvature (pg. 24)

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Curvature
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Curvature
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Limits (pg. 24)

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Limits
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Limits
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Integral Calculus (pg. 24)

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Integral Calculus
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Integral Calculus
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Derivative and Integral Table (pg. 25)

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Centroids and Moments of Inertia (pg. 26)

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Centroids and Moments of Inertia

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Centroids and Moments of Inertia

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Centroids and Moments of Inertia

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Centroids and Moments of Inertia

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Taylor Series (pg. 26)

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Taylor Series
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Taylor Series
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Differential Equations

•  Ordinary Linear Differential Equations

•  1st Order Homogenous ODEs
•  2nd Order Homogenous ODEs
•  1st Order Nonhomogeneous ODEs
•  Fourier Transform
•  Fourier Series
•  Laplace Transform
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Ordinary Linear Differential Eqn (pg. 27)

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Ordinary Linear Differential Eqn

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Ordinary Linear Differential Eqn

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Ordinary Linear Differential Eqn

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1st Order Homogeneous ODE (pg. 27)

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1st Order Homogeneous ODE

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1st Order Homogeneous ODE

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2nd Order Homogeneous ODE (pg. 27)

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2nd Order Homogeneous ODE

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2nd Order Homogeneous ODE

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1st Order Nonhomogeneous ODE (pg. 27)

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1st Order Nonhomogeneous ODE

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1st Order Nonhomogeneous ODE

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Fourier Series (pg. 28)

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Fourier Series
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Fourier Series
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Fourier Transform (pg. 27, 29)

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Fourier Transform
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Fourier Transform
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Laplace Transform (pg. 30)

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Laplace Transform
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Laplace Transform
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Laplace Transform
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Laplace Transform
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Linear Algebra & Vectors

•  Matrix Arithmetic
•  Matrix Transpose and Inverse
•  Determinant of a Matrix
•  Solving Systems of Linear Equations
•  Vector Addition and Subtraction
•  Vector Dot and Cross Products
•  Vector Identities
•  Gradient, Divergence, and Curl
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Matrix Arithmetic (pg. 30)

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Matrix Arithmetic
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Matrix Arithmetic
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Matrix Transpose and Inverse (pg. 30)

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Matrix Transpose and Inverse

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Matrix Transpose and Inverse

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Matrix Transpose and Inverse

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Matrix Transpose and Inverse

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Matrix Transpose and Inverse

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Determinants (pg. 31)

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Determinants
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Determinants
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Determinants
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Determinants
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Systems of Linear Equations

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Systems of Linear Equations

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Vector Addition and Subtraction (pg. 31)

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Vector Addition and Subtraction

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Vector Addition and Subtraction

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Vector Addition and Subtraction

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Vector Addition and Subtraction

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Vector Dot and Cross Products (pg. 31)

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Vector Dot and Cross Products

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Vector Dot and Cross Products

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Vector Dot and Cross Products

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Vector Dot and Cross Products

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Vector Identities (pg. 31)

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Vector Identities
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Vector Identities
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Gradient, Divergence, and Curl (pg. 31)

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Gradient, Divergence, and Curl

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Gradient, Divergence, and Curl

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Gradient, Divergence, and Curl

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Gradient, Divergence, and Curl

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Gradient, Divergence, and Curl

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Gradient, Divergence, and Curl