Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Exam 2 Notes and Examples

Our second exam is coming up day after tomorrow. In light of this I would like to relay a few things that I have said in class.


  1. You can present a question from the review sheet in class tomorrow(Wednesday 6 April) to earn 5 bonus points on the exam.
  2. You will be allowed a formula sheet that you write. It may be up to one page(only front), and may include no examples.
  3. I'm putting some examples you should look at below, feel free to add your solution to fulfill your "online collaboration" credit.
Example 1:
Calculate the following line integral, where $C$ is the left half of a circle with radius 3.
$$ \int_{C}(x^{2}y+xy^2)ds $$

Solution: Taking inspiration from polar coordinates, we will parameterize $C$ by $\mathbf{r}(t)=3\cos t\mathbf{i}+3\sin t\mathbf{j}$, with $t\in[\pi/2,3\pi/2]$. A simple calculation gives
$$ds=\sqrt{\left(\frac{dx}{dt}\right)^2+\left(\frac{dy}{dt}\right)^2}=3.$$
So the integral becomes
$$\int_{C}(x^{2}y+xy^2)ds=81\int_{\pi/2}^{3\pi/2}(\cos^2t\sin t+\cos t\sin^2t)dt$$
$$=(27\sin^3t)_{\pi/2}^{3\pi/2}=-54.$$

Example 2:
Calculate the line integral, where $C$ is the line segment from $(1,-2)$ to $(4,1)$.
$$\int_{C}(xe^y+y\sin(x))ds$$
Solution:
We can parameterize the line segment using $\mathbf{r}(t)=\left<1,-2\right>(1-t)+\left<4,1\right>t$, so we have $x=1+3t$ and $y=-2+3t$. This gives us $ds=\sqrt{9+9}dt=3\sqrt{2}dt$ and thus
$$\int_{C}(xe^y+y\sin(x))ds=3\sqrt{2}\int_0^1((1+3t)e^{-2+3t}+(-2+3t)\sin(1+3t))dt$$
$$~~~~=[te^{-2+3t}-\frac{1}{3}(2+3t)\cos(1+3t)+\frac{1}{3}\sin(1+3t)]_{t=0}^{t=1}$$
$$~~~~=\mbox{you can get the rest}$$
Example 3:
Let $C$ be the curve made up of the line segment from $(-1,0)$ to $(0,0)$, the curve $y=x^2$ from $(0,0)$ to $(1,1)$, and the line segment from $(1,1)$ to $(1,2)$. Calculate the line integral.
$$\int_{C}xds.$$





I would suggest working these out before the exam and then if you want to post a solution do so between thursday and tuesday. This way you still have time to study. If there are no solutions by next tuesday I'll post solutions, but I warn you guys there are only going to be a limited number of chances to write these solutions so you might consider "getting it done" soon.

2 comments:

  1. I'll write up example three.- Jake

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  2. Ok, I've tried for a while to make link for ex. 3, but I can't figure it out. Above is ehhh...... an address for a photo of the document I typed.... Perhaps someone can give me a hint tomorrow?.......jake

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