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1 Basic Concept of Vectors and Scalars |
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1.1 Introduction and Importance |
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1.2 Representation of Vectors |
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1.3 Position Vector and Vector Components |
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2 | (1) |
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1.4 Modulus or Absolute Value of a Vector |
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3 | (1) |
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1.5 Zero Vector and Unit Vector |
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4 | (1) |
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1.6 Unit Vectors in the Direction of Axes |
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4 | (1) |
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1.7 Representation of a Vector in terms of Unit Vectors |
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5 | (1) |
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1.8 Addition and Subtraction of Vectors |
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6 | (1) |
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1.9 Product of a Vector with a Scalar |
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6 | (1) |
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1.10 Direction of a Vector |
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7 | (1) |
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1.11 Collinear and Coplanar Vectors |
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8 | (1) |
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1.12 Geometric Representation of a Vector Sum |
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1.12.1 Law of Parallelogram of Vectors |
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8 | (1) |
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1.12.2 Law of Triangle of Vectors |
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9 | (1) |
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1.12.3 Properties of Addition of Vectors |
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9 | (1) |
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1.12.4 Properties of Scalar Product |
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10 | (1) |
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1.12.5 Expression of Any Vector in Terms of the Vectors Associated with its Initial Point and Terminal Point |
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10 | (1) |
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1.12.6 Expression of Any Vector in Terms of Position Vectors |
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11 | (1) |
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1.13 Direction Cosines of a Vector |
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26 | (3) |
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2 Scalar and Vector Products |
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2.1 Scalar Product, or Dot Product, or Inner Product |
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29 | (1) |
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2.2 The Measure of Angle Between two Vectors and Projections |
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30 | (7) |
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2.2.1 Properties of a Dot Product |
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30 | (7) |
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2.3 Vector Product or Cross Product or Outer Product of Two Vectors |
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37 | (1) |
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2.4 Geometric Interpretation of a Vector Product |
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38 | (7) |
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2.4.1 Properties of a Vector Product |
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39 | (6) |
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2.5 Application of Scalar and Vector Products |
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45 | (7) |
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2.5.1 Work Done by a Force |
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46 | (1) |
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2.5.2 Moment of a Force About a Point |
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46 | (6) |
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52 | (3) |
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3 Vector Differential Calculus |
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55 | (1) |
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3.2 Vector and Scalar Functions and Fields |
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55 | (2) |
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3.2.1 Scalar Function and Field |
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56 | (1) |
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3.2.2 Vector Function and Field |
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56 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (7) |
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3.3.1 Parametric Representation of Curves |
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57 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Curves with Tangent Vector |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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3.3.2.2 Important Concepts |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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3.3.3.1 Unit Tangent Vector |
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61 | (3) |
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3.4 Curvature and Torsion |
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64 | (6) |
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3.4.1 Formulas for Curvature and Torsion |
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67 | (3) |
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3.5 Vector Differentiation |
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70 | (3) |
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3.6 Gradient of a Scalar Field and Directional Derivative |
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3.6.1 Gradient of a Scalar Field |
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73 | (1) |
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3.6.1.1 Properties of Gradient |
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3.6.2 Directional Derivative |
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74 | (1) |
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3.6.2.1 Properties of Gradient |
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75 | (9) |
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3.6.3 Equations of Tangent and Normal to the Level Curves |
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84 | (1) |
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3.6.4 Equation of the Tangent Planes and Normal Lines to the Surfaces |
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85 | (1) |
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3.7 Divergence and Curl of a Vector Field |
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86 | (18) |
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3.7.1 Divergence of a Vector Field |
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86 | (1) |
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3.7.1.1 Physical Interpretation of Divergence |
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86 | (3) |
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3.7.2 Curl of a Vector Field |
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89 | (1) |
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3.7.2.1 Physical Interpretation of Curl |
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89 | (7) |
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3.7.3 Formulae for grad, div, curl Involving Operator V |
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3.7.3.1 Formulae for grad, div, curl Involving Operator V Once |
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96 | (4) |
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3.7.3.2 Formulae for grad, div, curl Involving Operator V Twice |
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100 | (4) |
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104 | (7) |
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4 Vector Integral Calculus |
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111 | (24) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Work Done by a Force |
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112 | (1) |
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4.3 Path Independence of Line Integrals |
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113 | (9) |
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4.3.1 Theorem: Independent of Path |
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113 | (9) |
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122 | (7) |
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123 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Evaluation of Surface Integral |
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4.4.2.1 Component form of Surface Integral |
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124 | (5) |
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129 | (2) |
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4.5.1 Component Form of Volume Integral |
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129 | (2) |
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131 | (4) |
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5 Green's Theorem, Stokes' Theorem, and Gauss' Theorem |
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135 | (32) |
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5.1 Green's Theorem (in the Plane) |
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135 | (11) |
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5.1.1 Area of the Plane Region |
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137 | (9) |
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146 | (8) |
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5.3 Gauss' Divergence Theorem |
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154 | (9) |
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163 | (4) |
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167 | (40) |
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6.1 Basic of MATLAB Programming |
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6.1.1 Basic of MATLAB Programming |
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167 | (1) |
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6.1.1.1 Introductory MATLAB programmes |
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168 | (15) |
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6.1.1.2 Representation of a Vector in MATLAB |
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183 | (3) |
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6.1.1.3 Representation of a Matrix in MATLAB |
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186 | (2) |
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6.2 Some Miscellaneous Examples using MATLAB Programming |
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188 | (19) |
Index |
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207 | (6) |
About the Authors |
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