Indian Institute of Information Technology,

Kota
Tutorial Sheet I
Topic: Vector Differential Calculus

Question (1) Find the level surfaces of the scalar fields defined by the following functions:
(i)f (x, y, z) = x2 + y 2 + z 2 (ii)f (x, y, z) = x2 + 9y 2 + 16z 2 (iii)f (x, y, z) = x + y + z

Question (2) Find the parametric representation of the following straight lines/curves:
(i)x = y, y = z (ii)x = x2 + z 2 , y = z (iii) Straight lines passing through P (1, 2, 3) and has the
⃗
direction b = i + 2j + 2k

Question (3) The position vector of a moving particle is r(t) = (cost + sint)i⃗+ (sint − cost)j + tk.
Determine the velocity, speed and acceleration of the particle in the direction of the motion.

Question (4) Compute the gradient of the following scalar function and evaluate it at the given
point:
(i)f (x, y, z) = x3 − 3x2 y 2 + y 3 , (1, 2) (ii)f (x, y, z) = sin(xyz), (1, −1, π)

Question (5) Find the normal vector and the unit normal vector to the given curve/surface at
the indicated point:
(i)y 2 = 16x, (4, 8) (ii)x2 + 2y 2 + z 2 = 4, (1, 1, 1)

Question (6) Find the directional derivative of the given scalar function at the given point in the
indicated direction and find the vectors that give the direction of maximum and minimum increase.
Also, find the maximum and minimum rates.
(i)xyz, (1, 4, 3), in the direction of the line from (1, 2, 3) to (1, −1, −3).
(ii)x2 y − y 2 z − xyz, (1, −1, 0), in the direction (i − j + 2k).

Question (7) Prove that

(i)⃗v = (2x + 3y)i + (x − y)j − (x + y + z)k is a solenoidal vector.
(ii)⃗v = (y 2 − x2 + y)i + x(2y + 1)j is a irrotational vector.

Question (8) Compute gradf and verify that curl(grad f ) =0.

(i)f (x, y, z) = x + y − 2z 2 (ii)f (x, y, z) = ex+y+z

Question (9) Compute div(⃗v ), curl(⃗v ) and verify that div(curl ⃗v ) = 0.

(i)⃗v = xi + yj + zk (ii)⃗v = xyi + yzj + zxk

Question (10) Let ⃗a is a constant vector and ⃗r = xi + yj + zk. Then prove the given identi-
ties.
(i) grad(⃗a.⃗r) = ⃗a (ii) div(⃗a × ⃗r) = 0 (iii) curl(⃗a × ⃗r) = 2⃗a