University of Sri Jayewardenepura
B.Sc. Degree First Year End of Second Semester
Course Unit Examination - May 2021
MAT 123 1.0 Vector Calculus
MAT 128 1.0 Mathematical Tools and Computer Applications II
Time – Forty Five (45) Minutes
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Answer All Questions
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The symbols have their usual meanings throughout the question paper.
1.(a) Consider the scalar field xy x yz 2 . Suppose that the point P 3, 1, 1 is in the domain of the
scalar field . Find the following.
( i ) gradient of at the point P.
( ii ) directional derivative of at P towards the point 4, 1, 0 .
xy x yz 2 wosY lafIa;%h i,lkak' P 3, 1, 1 ,laaIHh wosY lafIa;%fha jiu ;=< hehs is;uq' my; tajd
fidhkak'
( i ) P ,laaIHfhysoS ys wkql%uKh'
( ii ) P ysoS 4, 1, 0 ,laaIHh osYdjg ys osYd jHq;amkakh.
2.( i ) In an Oxy plane, sketch roughly the curves y 1 x 2 and y 3 (1 x 2 ) , and shade the region R
bounded by the curves.
Oxy ;,hl" y 1 x 2 iy y 3 (1 x 2 ) jl% o< f,i we| tu jl%j,ska im¾hka; jk R fmfoi w÷re
lrkak'
1
( ii ) Consider the transformation x, y u , v
given by x v and y u 1 v 2 . A rough sketch of
the image of the region R in Ouv plane under this transformation is given in the figure below.
Find the values of a, b, c and d. v
x v iy
y u 1 v2 u.ska fokq ,nk x, y u, v mrsKdukh
i,lkak' fuu mrsKdukh hgf;ys Ouv ;,fhys R fmfofiys m%;sìusnfhys
o< igykla hdno rEm igyfkys oS we;'
O u
a, b, c iy d ys w.hka fidhkak.
x2
(iii) Hence or otherwise, evaluate the integral dx dy .
y
R
x2
tkhska fyda wka whqrlska fyda dx dy wkql,h w.hkak.
y
R
2. 3.( i ) Show that the integral
A dy dz Bdz dx Cdx dy can be expressed as A i B j C k . n ds .
S S
A dy dz Bdz dx Cdx dy
S
wkql,h
A i B j C k . n ds
S
f,i m%ldY l< yels nj fmkajkak'
( ii ) Using the Divergence theorem or directly, find the value of the integral
x yz 2
dy dz x 2 y z 3 dz dx 3xy y 2 z dx dy . Here S is the hemispherical region given by
S
x, y, z x 2 y 2 z 2 a 2 and z 0 .
wmidrs;d m%fïhh Ndú;fhka fyda iDcqj"
x yz 2
dy dz x 2 y z 3 dz dx 3xy y 2 z dx dy wkql,fhys
S
w.h fidhkak' fuys S hkq x, y, z x y 2 z 2 a 2 iy z 0 u.ska fokq ,nk w¾Of.da,Sh fmfoi
2
fõ'
2
4. ( i ) Let A be the vector field x 2 z 1 i x 3 y 3 j 5xy 2 z k . Find curl A .
A hkq x 2 z 1 i x 3 y 3 j 5 xy 2 z k ffoYsl lafIa;%h hehs .ksuq' curl A fidhkak'
( ii ) Suppose that S is the surface of the conical region x, y, z z 2 x 2 y 2 and 0 z 2 .
z
A rough sketch of this surface is given in the aside figure.
Using Stokes’ theorem, obtain the flux of the vector
field curl A over the surface S.
O y
S hkq
x, y, z z 2 x 2 y 2 iy 0 z 2 fla;=l fmfofiys mDIaGh hehs is;uq'
x
fuu mDIaGfhys o< igykla hdno rEm igyfkys oS we;'
iafgdalaiaf.a m%fïhh fhdod .ksñkaa S mDIaGh msrsjid curl A ffoYsl lafIa;%fhys i%djh ,nd .kak.
