Chapter 9

vector calculus
 9.7 Curl and divergence.

 OBJECTIVES:
 In this section we examine vector functions of

two and three variables

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Definition: Vector Field
In section 9.1 we studied vector functions with one variable t
As an example

In this section we will introduce vector functions of two and three

variables:
Two-dimensional vector field
three-dimensional
vector field.
As an example, the motion of a fluid or wind can be described by a
velocity field because at each point of the fluid we can assign a
vector representing the velocity of the particle at that point.
Another kind of field is the force and magnetism fields.

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 Graph the two-dimensional vector fields
Example 1

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 Graph the two-dimensional vector fields
Example 1

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 Graph the two-dimensional vector fields
Example 1

𝑏¿𝐹(𝑥,𝑦)=−𝑦𝑖+𝑥𝑗
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Del Operator
If is a scalar function, then

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Curl of a vector
If is a vector
field, then we define the curl of F as:

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Divergence of a vector field
If is a vector
field, then the divergence of F is the
scalar function

div F represents the flux of a liquid from a tank.

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Example 2
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Example 2
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Example 2
Find

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HOMEWORK
See suggested
problems on D2L

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