MAT226 LECTURE 23 (4/27/2020): VECTOR FIELDS





Announcements: Please remember HW10 is due next Monday.


• Vector fields (definition and first example): Download file or watch below



• Vector fields visualized with the computer: Download file or watch below

Explore other vector fields on your own here: 2D Vector field visualizer



• Conservative vector fields (definition): Download file or watch below



• Simply-connected domains in the plane, characterization of conservative vector fields on simply-connected domains: Download file or watch below



• Finding potentials for 2D vector fields (exercises, part 1): Download file or watch below



• Finding potentials for 2D vector fields (exercises, part 2): Download file or watch below



• 3D Vector fields, Curl, and finding potentials (definitions, exercises): Download file or watch below

Explore other vector fields on your own here: 3D Vector field visualizer



• Lecture Notes (static file from above videos): PDF file

• Alternative Lecture Notes (from last year): PDF file


External link 1 (highly recommended, has many further examples!): Paul's Online Notes about Vector Fields

• External link 2: PatrickJMG finding the potential of a 3D conservative vector field (video): Watch on YouTube



• External link 3: PatrickJMT finding the potential of another 3D conservative vector field (video): Watch on YouTube







Last updated: May 4, 2020, 1:30pm EDT