# B Confusion between $\theta$ and $d\theta$

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1. Jan 14, 2017

### ubergewehr273

Why is $\theta$ a scalar whereas $d\theta$ a vector ?

2. Jan 14, 2017

### PeroK

What makes you think $d\theta$ is a vector?

3. Jan 14, 2017

### Staff: Mentor

What course are you taking? Is it on differential forms?

4. Jan 14, 2017

### ubergewehr273

I'm asking this because my teacher taught this in class but I just didn't understand

5. Jan 14, 2017

### Staff: Mentor

What course?

6. Jan 15, 2017

### ubergewehr273

Course for iitjee

7. Jan 16, 2017

### LCKurtz

Have you had the prerequisite course hhsidd?

8. Jan 16, 2017

### Stephen Tashi

What does the abbreviation "iitjee" stand for?

9. Jan 17, 2017

### Student100

Google tells me it an Indian entrance exam or something, so I guess a prep course for that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Entrance_Examination_–_Advanced

OP ask better questions and respond with more than a sentence to get better help. As far as I consider mathematical notation, $\theta$ and $d\theta$ can mean whatever you want. It's just notation. You need some kind of context here OP.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2694525? lol