What to brush up on before taking Vector Analysis

[Shackleford]

I forgot to add this in my other thread.

I'm taking Diff. Eq. and Vector Analysis this fall. I've already started brushing up on DE-related stuff. What should I review for Vector Analysis? Thanks.

 

[mordechai9]

There's not much you can do to prepare for it besides trying to master single variable and (especially) multi variable calculus. Otherwise you could pick up a book on vector analysis and try to get started reviewing the material explicitly. There is a book called "div, grad, and curl" which talks about some primary topics and seems to get a lot of good reviews.

Vector calculus is a difficult subject to learn because people usually take it before becoming very mature in their math or science coursework. I would say expect to spend a lot more time on this course than on the DE course.

 

[Shackleford]

There's not much you can do to prepare for it besides trying to master single variable and (especially) multi variable calculus. Otherwise you could pick up a book on vector analysis and try to get started reviewing the material explicitly. There is a book called "div, grad, and curl" which talks about some primary topics and seems to get a lot of good reviews.

Vector calculus is a difficult subject to learn because people usually take it before becoming very mature in their math or science coursework. I would say expect to spend a lot more time on this course than on the DE course.

I see. Of course, I've taken the prerequisites, Cal I-III and Linear Algebra.