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IR301101 Calculus 3 (Matematiske metoder 3)

Course Code
IR301101

Course Name
Calculus 3 (Matematiske metoder 3)

Credits
9.00

Target Audience
Engineering students who want to take a master degree in engineering.

Prerequisites

IR 101101 Discrete Matematics and Linear Algebra
IR 101201 Calculus 1
IR 201101 Calculus 2

Objectives

After completion of the course the students should
- be able to sketch the graph of polar coordinates equations and parametric curves.
- know the connection between a parametric curve and the motion of a particle given by the position vector.
- know how to caltulate the velocity vector and the acceleration vector of moving particles.
- be able to find the equation for the tangent line and calculate area of surfaces related to curves defined by parametic or polar equations.
- know the formula for the arc length and differential and know how to calulate the length of curves given by parametric equations.
- be able to calculate double and trippel integral.
- know about spherical and cylindrical coordinates and to do calculations i these coordinate systems.
- be able to calculate area, volum and moments by use of multiple integral.
- know about directional derivative, gradient vector, divergence and circulation of a vector field.
- know how to calculate line integral and surface integral.
- know the theorem of Green, Gauss and Stoke and be able to do calculations using these theorems.
- be able to find particular solutions of partial differential equations of first and second order by d'Alembert solution and by separation the variables.
- know how to derive the one-dimensional heat equation and the one-dimensional wave equation and be able to find particular solutions under given boundary conditions.
- be able to find particular solutions of the two-dimensional Laplace equation under given boundary conditions.

Topics

Coordinate:
- polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates
- calculate area of surfaces related to curves defined by parametic or polar equations
Plan curves and curves in space:
- Position vector, velocity vector and accelration vector
-arc length
- Curvature of plane curves
- Curvature of space curves
- How to integrate and derivate vector functions
- Line integral along curves
- Fundamental theorem for line integrals
Surfaces in space:
- Cylinders and quadric surfaces
- Surfaces of revolution
Multiple integrals:
- Double and trippel integral
- Calculating areal and volum by use of double integral
- Double integral in polar coordinates
- Areal of surfaces in space
- Surface integral
- Trippel integral in cartesial, cylindrical and spherical coordinates with applications.
Vector calculus:
- Gradient vector
- Direction derivative. Potential function, conservative fields
- Divergens and curl of vector fields
- Greens theorem
- The divergence theorem
- Stokes theorem
Partial differential equations:
- Partial differential equations of first and second order.
- One-dimensional heat equation. One-dimensional wave equation
- d'Alembert solution
- Laplaces equation

Instruction

Lectures and problem solvings

Mandatory Assignments

At the beginning of the course the professor can decide if the students have to do some obligatory problems.

Evaluation

Written exams.

Revised date
2006.06.16