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The final examination for math 317 at the university of british columbia, held on december 7th, 2006. The examination covers various topics in vector calculus, including integrals, line integrals, surface integrals, and vector fields. Students were required to evaluate integrals, determine unit tangent and normal vectors, compute curvature, and identify conservative vector fields.
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The University of British Columbia Final Examination - December 7th, 2006 Mathematics 317, joint final Instructors: Jim Bryan and Alexander Roitershtein
Closed book examination Time: 2.5 hours
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Total 100
Problem 1. (12 points.) Evaluate the integral (^) ∫
C
xy dx + yz dy + zx dz
around the triangle with vertices (1, 0 , 0), (0, 1 , 0), and (0, 0 , 1), oriented clockwise as seen from the point (1, 1 , 1).
Problem 3. (12 points.) Let S be the surface given by the equation
x^2 + z^2 = sin^2 (y)
lying between the planes y = 0 and y = π. Evaluate the integral
∫ ∫
S
1 + cos^2 (y) dS.
Problem 4. (13 points.) Let S be the part of the sphere x^2 + y^2 + z^2 = 4 between the planes z = 1 and z = 0 oriented away from the origin. Let
F = (ey^ + xz) i + (zy + tan(x))j + (z^2 − 1)k.
Compute the flux integral (^) ∫ ∫
S
F · dS.
Problem 5. (12 points.) Let
r(t) = cos^3 t i + sin^3 t j +
sin t cos t k.
Reparameterize r(t) with respect to arclength measured from the point t = 0 in the direction of increasing t.
Problem 6. (13 points.) Let r(t) = t^2 i + 2t j + ln t k.
Compute the unit tangent and unit normal vectors T(t) and N(t). Compute the curvature κ(t). Simplify whenever possible!
Problem 7. (12 points.) Show that the following line integral is independent of path and evaluate the integral.
∫
C
(yex^ + sin y)dx + (ex^ + sin y + x cos y)dy,
where C is any path from (1, 0) to (0, π/2).
Problem 8. (13 points.) Let
F =
−z x^2 + z^2
i + y j +
x x^2 + z^2
k.