Chapter 1: Algebra, Vectors and Fields

1.1 Vector Algebra

1.2 Cartesian Coordinate System
1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate Systems
1.4 Scalar and Vector Fields

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate Systems
(1) Cylindrical ( , , ) vs. Spherical ( , , )

= : cylinder = : sphere
= : plane = : cone
= : plane = : plane

Only is uniform, All unit vectors

and are nonuniform , and are nonuniform

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate Systems
(2) Differential length ( ), surface ( ) and volume ( )

Cylindrical Spherical

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate Systems
(3) Conversion of coordinates of point between systems
Cartesian and Cylindrical

Cartesian and Spherical

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinate Systems
(4) Conversion of vectors between coordinate systems
Cartesian and Cylindrical

Cartesian and Spherical

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Systems: Examples
D1.7 Convert into Cartesian coordinates each of the following points

(a) (2, 5 /6, 3) in cylindrical coordinates ( , , )

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Systems: Examples
D1.7 Convert into Cartesian coordinates each of the following points

(b) (4, , −1) in cylindrical coordinates ( , , )

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Systems: Examples
D1.7 Convert into Cartesian coordinates each of the following points

(c) (4, , ) in spherical coordinates ( , , )

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Systems: Examples
D1.7 Convert into Cartesian coordinates each of the following points

(d) ( 8, , ) in spherical coordinates ( , , )

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Systems: Examples
P1.18 Three unit vectors are given in spherical coordinates as follows
= at (2, /6, /2)
= at (1, /3, 0)
= at (3, /4, 3 /2)

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Systems: Examples
P1.18 Three unit vectors are given in spherical coordinates as follows
= at (2, /6, /2)
= at (1, /3, 0)
= at (3, /4, 3 /2)

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Systems: Examples
P1.18 Three unit vectors are given in spherical coordinates as follows
= + at (2, /6, /2)
= − at (1, /3, 0)
= at (3, /4, 3 /2)

(a) ⋅ = + ⋅ − =−

(b) ⋅ = + ⋅ =0

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1.3 Cylindrical and Spherical Systems: Examples
P1.18 Three unit vectors are given in spherical coordinates as follows
= + at (2, /6, /2)
= − at (1, /3, 0)
= at (3, /4, 3 /2)

(c) ⋅ = − ⋅ =

(d) × ⋅ = ⋅ ×

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