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    Vector Calculus question Div and Stokes Theorem

    Thanks for responding. I can start with a closed line integral and by multiplying by 1 either dx/dx or dy/dy and the fundamental theorem cal end up with Green's Theorem. I can also see the k component of the curl in this so I have no problem going to stokes theorem. I'm am though having...
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    Can Green's Theorem be extended to three dimensions?

    If you start with the two dimensional green's theorem, and you want to extend this three dimensions. F=<P,Q> Closed line integral = Surface Integral of the partials (dP/dx + dQ/dy) da seems to leads the divergence theorem, When the space is extended to three dimensions. On the...
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    Vector Calculus question Div and Stokes Theorem

    If you start with the two dimensional green's theorem, and you want to extend this three dimensions. F=<P,Q> Closed line integral = Surface Integral of the partials (dP/dx + dQ/dy) da seems to leads the divergence theorem, When the space is extended to three dimensions. On the...
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    Mathematica Why Does My ParametricPlot3D Look Choppy in Mathematica 6.0?

    made the graph a little better After calculating the normal and bi normal vector I adjusted the final parameters: I used 0.1v with v from 0 to 500 This made the curve look a little crisper, but it still has its problems. The final fernet equation using the normal and bi-normal vectors...
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    Mathematica Why Does My ParametricPlot3D Look Choppy in Mathematica 6.0?

    I have recently been working in Mathematica 6.0 trying to graph various curves using ParametricPlot3D. I have specifically defined: a1[p_]={(sqrt(25-p^2))*Sin[10*p],(Sqrt(25-p^2))*Cos[10*p],(p)^2}; Graphing this is no problem. The problem is I am trying to turn this into a Fernet type...
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    What is the equation that determines a dog's pursuit of a Frisbee?

    Pursuit Problem: A Frisbee is 40 ft north and 30 ft east of a dog. The Frisbee is traveling north at 5 ft sec. The dog can run at constant 10 ft/sec = SQRT( (Vdx)^2 + (Vdy)^2 ) Tan(angle)=Y(t)/X(t) As the dog runs towards the Frisbee, the dog from “instinct” keeps the angle...
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    What is the Integral of a Function with a Constant in the Denominator?

    Maybe a little longer approach, But this is the way I’d approach this in a cal 2 class Please excuse the notation. First rewrite integral sqrt(X)/sqrt(1+CX) dx Now let 1/x =u^2 dx=-2/(1/u^3)du also let a^2 = c to make notation a little easier to work with. This will yield an...
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    Improper integral of 1/x from –1 to 1

    I am a physicist, not a mathematician. This problem has bothered me for 40 years. All introductory Calculus texts would consider this integral divergent. An example found in many texts is the integral of 1/(x-2) from 0 to 3, which is just a variant to the question I am asking. What I find...
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