MA 2006 Tutorial 6
1. The air pressure in a particular room varies from point to point and is given by
p ( x, y , z ) =
3 x 2 + x 2 z 2 exp(−2 y ) , where ( x, y, z ) describes a general point (with reference to a Cartesian
coordinate system).
(a) At the point (1,0, 2) , calculate the rate of change of pressure per unit distance in the direction of the
vector i − 2 j + 2k .
(b) At (1,0, 2) , find all directions along which the rate of change of pressure per unit distance is zero.
(Give the directions using vectors in the form ai + b j + ck .)
(c) At (1,0, 2) , find the direction along which the rate of increase in the pressure per unit distance is the
greatest. What is the greatest rate of increase in the pressure per unit distance at (1,0, 2) ?
2. Find the straight line which is normal the surface z =
1 + 2 x 2 + 3 y 2 at the point (1,2,15). (Hint. First
find a vector which is parallel to the straight line.)
3. Past year examination question, semester 1 2004/2005. If F and G are vector functions of x, y and z
such that their components have first order partial derivatives, prove or disprove that
div(F × G ) = G • curl (F ) − F • curl (G ).
4. If the velocity field of a fluid flow is given by q = ∇φ , where φ is a scalar function of x, y and z,
show that the flow is irrotational, that is, show that the fluid particles have zero rotational velocity. (Note.
As pointed out during the lecture, ∇ × q gives the rotational velocity of the fluid particles. You may
assume that the function φ has second order partial derivatives.)
5. Find value(s) of the constant p such that φ ( x, y, z ) = ( x 2 + y 2 + z 2 ) p satisfies ∇ 2φ =
0 at all points
(x,y,z) except possibly at (0,0,0).
MA 2006 Tutorial 7
1. Calculate the line integral ∫ g ( x, y, z )ds
C
for each of the following cases:
(a) g ( x, y, =
z) x + yz , C is the curve x = t 2 , y = 3t , z = t for 1 ≤ t ≤ 2 .
(b) g ( x, y, z ) = xy, C is given by x 2 + y 2 =
1, x ≥ 0 , y ≥ 0 , z = 0 .
(c) g ( x, y, z=
) x 2 + yz , C is the straight line segment between (1,2,3) and (5,0,2).
2. Find the length of the curve y = x3/ 2 , 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, z = 0.
3. Calculate the line integral ∫ F • d r for each of the following cases:
C
(a) F = 2 y i − z j + xk , C is the straight line segment from (0,1,2) to (-1,0,5).
(b) F =xi − 2 y j + z k , C is given by x = sin(t ), y = 2cos(t ), z = t from t = 0 to t = π / 4 .
4. Use Green’s theorem to find the work done by the two-dimensional force field
F = (3 x 2 + 2) y i + ( x 3 − x) j along the curve C if C is one full round of a circle in the clockwise direction
and the radius of the circle is 2 units.
5. Verify that Green’s theorem is true for=
F xy (i + j) and the region R bounded by the curve C as
sketched in Figure 27.
Figure 27
MA 2006 Tutorial 8
= 2 x( y −)i + ( x 2 + 2 y ) j is conservative by partially
1. Check that the two dimensional force field F
differentiating the components of F in a suitable manner. Find a potential function for F and calculate
the work done by F on a point mass which moves from the point (2,0) to (1,1) on the 0xy plane.
Note: A typo mistake in line 1: F should be F = 2x(y-1)i + .....
2. Sketch the surface Ξ given by z = x 2 + y 2 , 1 ≤ z ≤ 4. Evaluate a suitable surface integral to compute the
area of Ξ.
3. Calculate the surface integral ∫∫ g ( x, y, z )dσ
Ξ
for each of the following cases. (You must be able to
visualize the surface Ξ in order to do the integration properly.)
(a) g ( x, y, z ) = yz , Ξ is the portion of the plane x + 4 y + z =
8 inside the cylindrical region
x 2 + y 2 ≤ 1, − ∞ < z < ∞.
(b) g ( x, y, z ) = y , Ξ is the surface x 2 + y 2 = 1, 0 ≤ x ≤ 1 / 2, y ≥ 0, 0 ≤ z ≤ 4. (Hint. Rewrite x 2 + y 2 =
1 as
=
y 1 − x 2 since y ≥ 0 . Project the surface Ξ along the y axis perpendicularly onto the 0xy plane.)
4. For each of the following cases, use Gauss theorem to compute the flux of the vector field u across the
surface S (bounding the region T) in the direction of the outward unit normal vector to S.
(a) u = ( x 2 + y )i + xyz j + z k , T is defined by 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, − 1 ≤ y ≤ 1, 1 ≤ z ≤ 2.
(b) u = 2 xi + (3 z + xy )k , T is defined by x 2 + y 2 ≤ 9, 0 ≤ z ≤ 5.
5. Find the constant a such that the force field F = (ay 2 + z )i + xy j + xk such that F is conservative.
Hence find a potential function for F and compute the work done by F along any path C with (2,1,2)
and (3,0,6) as starting and ending points respectively.
