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MALAYSIA MELAKA
SUBJECT : BEKP 3553 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY

TUTORIAL 2

Vector Calculus

1. Using the differential length dl, find the length of each of the following curves:
a) ρ = 3, π/4 < φ < π/2, z = 2
b) r = 1, θ = 30°, 0 < φ < 60°
c) r = 4, 30° < θ < 90°, φ = 45°
Sketch the outline of each curve.

2. Use the appropriate expression for the differential surface area dS to determine the area of each
of the following surfaces:
a) ρ = 3, 0 ≤ φ ≤ π/3, −2 ≤ z ≤ 2
b) 2 ≤ ρ ≤ 5, π/2 ≤ φ ≤ π, z = 0
c) 2 ≤ ρ ≤ 5, φ = π/4, −2 ≤ z ≤ 2
d) r = 3, π/6 ≤ θ ≤ π/3, 0 ≤ φ ≤ 2π
e) r = 2, 0 ≤ θ ≤ π/3, 0 ≤ φ ≤ π
f) 0 ≤ r ≤ 5, θ = π/3, 0 ≤ φ ≤ 2π
Also sketch the outline of each surface.

3. Find the volumes described by

a) 2 ≤ ρ ≤ 5, π/2 ≤ φ ≤ π, 0 ≤ z ≤ 2
b) 0 ≤ r ≤ 5, 0 ≤ θ ≤ π/3, 0 ≤ φ ≤ 2π
Also sketch the outline of each volume.

=  −  +  +  + 5 
4. If

evaluate 
∙  along the contour of Figure 2.1

Figure 2.1

5. Find the gradient for the following scalar functions:

a) T = 3 / (x2 + z2)
b) U = xy2z4
c) V = z cos φ / (1 + r2)
d) W = e-r sin θ
e) M = 4x2e-z + y3
f) N = ρ2 cos2 φ
g) O = r cos θ sin φ

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6. Evaluate the divergence of the following vector fields:

a) A = xyax +y2ay + xzaz
b) B = ρz2aρ + ρ sin2 φ aφ + 2ρz sin2 φ az
c) C = rar + r cos2 θ aφ

7. Let D = 2ρz2aρ +ρ cos2 φ az . Evaluate both sides of the divergence theorem over the region
defined by 2 ≤ ρ ≤ 5, 0 ≤ φ ≤ 2π, −1 ≤ z ≤ 1

8. Let H = 2xyax + (x2 + z2)ay + 2yzaz. Evaluate

a) ∮  ∙ 
b)  ∇ ∙  

over a rectangular region defined by 0 < x < 1, 1 < y < 2, −1 < z < 3.

9. Evaluate the curl of the following vector fields:

a) A = xyax + y2ay − xz az
b) B = ρz2aρ + ρ sin2 φaφ + 2ρz sin2 φaz
c) C = rar + r cos2 θaφ
d) D = x2yax + y2zay − 2xzaz

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e) E = ρ2zaρ + ρ3aφ + 3ρz2az

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f) F = ar − aθ

10. For the vector field E = xyax −(x2 +2y2)ay , calculate

a) ∮% $ ∙ 
b)  ∇ × $ ∙ 

for the contour shown in Figure 2.2

Figure 2.2

11. Evaluate both sides of the Stokes theorem for the field

' = 3  + 6  + 9 

and the rectangular path around the edge of the region 0 < x < 2, −2 < y < 1, z = 1.
Assume dS = dS az
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12. Verify Stokes’s Theorem for the vector field

+ = , cos 0 1 + sin 0 

for the semicircle in Figure 2.3

Figure 2.3

13. Find the Laplacian for each of the following scalar fields:
a) V1 = x3 + y3 + z3
b) V2 = ρz2 sin 2φ
c) V3 = r2(1 + cos θ sin φ)

14. Find the Laplacian of the following scalar fields and compute the value at the specified point.
a) U = x3y2exz, (1, -1, 1)
b) V = ρ2z (cos φ + sin φ), (5, π/6, −2)
c) W = e-r sin θ cos φ, (1, π/3, π/6)

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Formula

Cartesian Cylindrical Spherical

 =   +    = , 1 + ,0   = 4  + 45 6
+   +   + 4 sin 5 0 
Differential
Length
 =     = , 0  1  = 4 sin 5 5 0 
=    = ,   = 4 sin 5 4 0 6
Differential

=    = , , 0  = 4 4 5 
Surface
Area

 =     = , , 0   = 4 sin 5 4 5 0
Differential

7 7 7 1 7 7 1 7
Volume

∇=  +  ∇ = 1 +  ∇=  + 6
7 7 7, , 70 74 4 75
7 7 1 7
Del
+  +  + 
7 7 4 sin 5 70
Operator

7: 7: 7: 1 7: 7: 1 7:
∇V =  +  ∇V = 1 +  ∇V =  + 
7 7 7, , 70  74 4 75 6
7: 7: 1 7:
+  +  + 
Gradient

7  7  4 sin 5 70 
1 7 ∇∙;
∇∙; = =,<1 > 1 7
7< 7< , 7, = 4 < 
∇∙;= + 1 7< 4 74
7 7 1 7
7< + + < sin 5
, 70 4 sin 5 75 6
+
Divergence

7 7< 1 7<
+ +
7 4 sin 5 70

∇×; ∇×; ∇×;

   1 ,   46 4 sin 5 
7 7 7 1 7 7 7 1 7 7 7
=? ? = ? ? = ?? ?
7 7 7 , 7, 70 7 4 @AB5 74 75 70 ?
Curl

< < < <1 ,< < < 4<6 4 sin 5 <

1 7 7: ∇ :
∇ := C, D 1 7 7:
7 : 7 : , 7, 7, = C4 D
∇ := + 1 7 : 4 74 74
7 7 1 7 7:
+ + Csin 5 D
7 : , 70
+ 4 sin 5 75 75
Laplacian

7 7 : 1 7 :
+ +
7 4 @AB 5 70

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