Mat 2101 Hand Note
Chapter 12: Vector-Valued Functions
Syllabus
Differential Calculus
• Vector-valued Functions of a Single Variable: Limits, derivatives and integrals of vector
valued functions; Tangent lines to graphs of vector-valued functions; Curvature of plane
and space curves
• Partial Differentiation: Functions of several variables; Limits and continuity; Partial
derivatives; Differentiability, linearization and differentials; The Chain rule; Partial
derivatives with constrained variables; Directional derivatives, gradient vectors and
tangent planes, Extrema of functions of several variables, Lagrange multiplier, Taylor”s
formula (in one and in several variables)
Syllabus (Contd.)
Integral Calculus
Multiple Integrals: Double and triple integrals and iterated integrals. Area as a
double integral; Double integrals in polar form; Volume as a triple integral; Triple
integral in cylindrical and spherical polar coordinates.
General multiple integrals; Change of variables in multiple integrals; Jacobians,
Gradient, divergence, Curl, Green's theorem, Gauss's theorem.
Vector-Valued Functions
Vector-Valued Functions (Contd.)
• The domain of a vector-valued function r(t) is the set of allowable values for t. If
r(t) is defined in terms of component functions and the domain is not specified
explicitly, then it will be understood that the domain is the intersection of the
natural domains of the component functions; this is called the natural domain of
r(t).
Exercise 12.1
• All the examples
• Exercise 12.1 – (1 – 4)
Change of Parameter; Arc Length
Change of Parameter; Arc Length (Contd.)
Exercise 12.3
• Example – 6, 7, 8
• Exercise – (1 – 12), (25 – 30)
Unit Tangent, Normal and Binormal Vectors
Unit Tangent, Normal and Binormal Vectors (Contd.)
Unit Tangent, Normal and Binormal Vectors (Contd.)
Unit Tangent, Normal and Binormal Vectors (Contd.)
Unit Tangent, Normal and Binormal Vectors (Contd.)
Exercise 12.4
• All the examples
• Exercise (5 – 18)
Curvature
Curvature: Formula Summary
Exercise 12.5
• All the examples
• 12.5 – (5 – 16), (25 – 32), Use the formula of number 23 only
Motion Along a Curve
Motion Along a Curve (Contd.)
Motion Along a Curve (Contd.)
• Proof Needed
Exercise 12.6
• All the examples
• 12.6 – (1 – 8), (17 – 20), (25 – 28), (31 – 36)
