DNR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Balusumudi, Bhimavaram,W.G.Dt, Andhra Pradesh.

Approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Affiliated by JNTUK,
Accredited by NAAC

VECTOR CALCULUS

Prepared by
Dr.M.Vasantha
Assistant Professor
BS&H Department
COURSE OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES:
To familiarize the techniques in partial differential
equations.
To furnish the learners with basic concepts and
techniques at plus two level to lead them into advanced
level by handling various real world applications.
 COURSE CONTENT
UNIT I VECTOR CALCULUS:
Vector Differentiation: Gradient — Directional derivative — Divergence —
Curl — Scalar Potential.
Vector Integration: Line integral — Work done — Area — Surface and
volume integrals —
Vector integral theorems: Greens, Stokes and Gauss Divergence theorems
(without proof )

UNIT II LAPLACE TRANSFORMS:

Laplace transforms of standard functions — Shifting theorems — Transforms
of derivatives and integrals. Unit step function — Dirac’s delta function —
Inverse Laplace transforms — Convolution theorem (without proof ).
Applications: Solving ordinary differential equations (initial value problems)
using Laplace transforms
UNIT III FOURIER SERIES AND FOURIER TRANSFORMS : Fourier Series: Introduction — Periodic
functions — Fourier series of periodic function — Dirichlet’s conditions
— Even and odd functions — Change of interval — Half-range sine and cosine series.
 
Fourier Transforms: Fourier integral theorem (without proof) — Fourier sine and cosine integrals — Sine and
cosine transforms — Properties — inverse transforms — Finite Fourier transforms
 UNIT IV PDE OF FIRST ORDER :
equations

Formation of partial differential equations by elimination of arbitrary constants and arbitrary functions —
Solutions of first order linear (Lagrange) equation and nonlinear (standard types)

UNIT V SECOND ORDER PDE AND APPLICATIONS:

Second order PDE: Solutions of linear partial differential equations with constant coefficients — RHS term of the type e^(ax +
by) ,sin(ax + by), cos(ax + by), x^m y^n
Applications of PDE: Method of separation of Variables — Solution of One dimensional Wave,
Heat and two-dimensional Laplace equation.
TEXT BOOKS:

1.B.S.Grewal, Higher Engineering Mathematics,43rd Edition, Khanna

Publisher.

2.B. V. Ramana, Higher Engineering Mathematics, 2007 Edition, Tata Mc. Graw
Hill Education.
Reference Books:
Erwin Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 10thEdition, Wiley-India.
Dean. G. Duffy, Advanced Engineering Mathematics with MATLAB, 3rd
Edition, CRC Press.
Peter O’ Neil, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, Cengage.
Srimantha Pal, S C Bhunia, Engineering Mathematics, Oxford University
Press.
 UNIT-1

VECTOR CALCULUS

Gradient, Divergence, Curl

Laplacian and Second order operators

Line, surface and Volume integrals

Green’s Theorem and applications

Gauss Divergence Theorem and application

Stoke’s Theorem and applications

Vector Differentiation
Vector Integration
Vector Integral Theorems
Vector Integral Theorems
are applicable in

•Solid Mechanics
•Fluid Mechanics
•Quantum Mechanics
•Electrical Engineering
and various fields
Vector Integral Theorems
We have three Vector Integral theorems as follows:

1.Guass Divergence Theorem

2.Green’s Theorem

3.Stoke’s Theorem
Problems on Gauss Divergence Theorem
 Green’s Theorem in a plane
Statement:
Let S be a Closed region in xy-plane bounded by a simple
closed curve C and if M and N are continuous functions of x
and y with continuous derivatives in R then

Where C is traversed in anti-clock wise direction(+ve)

 Problems on Green’s Theorem
Verify Green’s Theorem in a plane for
Where C is the region bounded by
Sol:

We have by Green’s Theorem

2.Evaluate by Green’s theorem
Where C is the triangle enclosed by the lines

Sol: Let M=y-sinx and N=cosx then

Stokes Theorem

Statement:
Let S be a open surface bounded by a closed non
intersecting curve G and if F is any differentiable
vector point function then

where C is traversed in the positive direction and n is

outward drawn unit normal vector at any point on the
surface
Problems on Stoke’s Theorem
Verify Stoke’s theorem for
over the upper half surface of the sphere
bounded by the projection of the xy-plane.

Sol:
Hence the Stoke’s theorem verified.
Sol:
Practice problems on Gauss Divergence Theorem
1.

Sol:
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2. Apply Divergence Theorem to evaluate
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