Course title
ベクトル解析   [Vector Analysis]
Course category technology speciality courses  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 24  Semester 1st 
Course type 1st  Course code 022562
Instructor(s)
RAKSINCHAROENSAK PONGSATHORN   [RAKSINCHAROENSAK Pongsathorn]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Engineering Office afjgxte/L1151  Email address

Course description
In physics, motion of an object is described using three-dimensional vectors. Fluid flow, electric field, and magnetic field are all represented as a spatial distribution of vectors in a three-dimensional space. Vector analysis is a field of mathematics concerned with various operations to the vectors, which includes differentiation and integration of vectors. In this course, students will learn the basic points in vector analysis that are required to learn fluid dynamics and electromagnetism. Students will be trained to solve various problems in vector analysis by doing exercises.

The topics covered in the course include:
- Inner and outer products
- Frenet-Serret formulas
- Gradient, divergence, and rotation of vector fields
- Line and surface integrals

This course is one of the specialized fundamental courses in the curriculum.
Expected Learning
Learners who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Calculate the curvature and torsion of a trajectory by differentiation of a vector function
- Calculate the area of a curved surface by integration of a vector function
- Calculate the gradient, divergence, and rotation of vector fields
Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy: See the Curriculum maps.
Course schedule
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Unit vector, base vectors, linear independence of vectors
Week 3: Dot product, direction cosines
Week 4: Vector equations, outer product
Week 5: Triple product, differentiation of a vector function of one variable
Week 6: Integration of a vector function of one variable, arc length, unit tangent vector, normal vector
Week 7: Curvature, binormal vector, torsion, Frenet?Serret formulas, Kepler’s laws
Week 8: Review of the first half, midterm exam
Week 9: Vector function of two variables, first fundamental quantities, surface element
Week 10: Scalar and vector fields, gradient, Hamilton operator
Week 11: Directional derivative, divergence
Week 12: Rotation, line integrals of a scalar field
Week 13: Line integrals of a vector field, surface integrals of a scalar field, surface integrals of a vector field
Week 14: Divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem, cylindrical and polar coordinate systems
Week 15: Review of the second half, exam
Prerequisites
Basic calculus and algebra courses. Do preparation for and review of the classes in accordance with the standard study time defined in the university.
Required Text(s) and Materials
A textbook written in Japanese will be used.
References
There are various textbooks on vector analysis.
Assessment/Grading
Midterm exam (35%), end-of-term exam (35%), and exercises (30%).
Message from instructor(s)
The course will be given in Japanese.
Course keywords
Vector, outer product, scalar field, vector field
Office hours
From 14:30 to 16:30 on Monday.
Remarks 1
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
4/12/2021 11:55:27 AM