Coordinate Systems

and Transformation

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 Figure 2.1 Point P and unit vectors in the cylindrical coordinate system.

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 Figure 2.2 Relationship between (x, y, z) and (, , z).

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 Figure 2.3 Unit vector transformation: (a) cylindrical components of ax, (b) cylindrical components of ay.

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 Figure 2.4 Point P and unit vectors in spherical coordinates.

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 Figure 2.5 Relationships between space variables (x, y, z), (r, , ), and (, , z).

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 Figure 2.6 Unit vector transformations for cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

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 Figure 2.7 Constant x, y, and z surfaces.

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 Figure 2.8 Constant , , and z surfaces.

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 Figure 2.9 Constant r, , and  surfaces.

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 Figure 2.10 For Example 2.3(c).

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