Simon Fraser University Department of Mathematics
Spring 2004

MATH 252-3: Vector Calculus

Week 7

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Instructor:
Ralf Wittenberg
K-10536, 291-4792
ralf@sfu.ca
Lectures:
M, W, F 8:30-9:20am
in K 9500
Text:
Davis & Snider,
Introduction to Vector Analysis
Wm.C. Brown

Announcements:

  • Midterm Exam : Friday, February 20, in class -
    covering the material from Ch.1 (1.1-1.15), Ch.2 (2.1-2.4), Ch. 3 (3.1-3.5, definition of Laplacian from 3.6, and 3.8-3.9), and parts of Ch.5 (5.7-5.8): pages 1-76 of the lecture notes
    .
    No calculators or formula sheets; I will give you the Frenet equations and any "complicated" formulas you need.
    .
  • Review Session for Midterm Exam :
    Wednesday, February 18, 5:30-7:30pm, AQ 3159
    (sorry, cancelled due to meeting conflict - my apologies!)
    .
  • No class Monday February 16, no tutorials Tuesday, February 17 (mid-semester break)
  • Tutorials Thursday, February 19:
    8:30am: AQ 4150, 9:30am: AQ 3159, 10:30am: AQ 4115
    .
    Old exam for review, with solutions by John Hebron
    .
  • Homework Set 6 due Wednesday, February 25


Week 7:

  • Lecture 19: 18 February
    Differential Operators and the Laplacian:
    Functions and operators, linear differential operators, del notation; vector product identities

    Reading: D&S Ch.3 (3.6, 3.8, 3.9)
  • Homework Set 6
  • Problems (HW Set 6): 3.6 - 4, 5; 3.8 - 2, 8, 12, 13; 3.9 - 5

  • Lecture 20: 20 February
    Midterm Exam:
    (See notes above)
    Good luck!