Vector Calculus Formulas

Fundamental theorems (main result) Here, F(x, y, z) = P(x, y, z)i + Q(x, y, z)j + R(x, y, z)k.

FT of Line Integrals: If F = f , and the curve C has endpoints A and B, then

Z
F dr = f (B) f (A).
C

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Q P
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Greens Theorem: dA = F dr (circulation-curl form)
D x y C
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Stokes Theorem: F n d = F dr, where C is the edge curve of S
S C

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Greens Theorem: F dA = F n ds (flux-divergence form)
D C
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Divergence Theorem: F dV = F n d
D S

Differential elements
 
Along a parametrized curve r(t), t [a, b], we have ds =  dr
dt dt.

r r 
 
Along a parametrized surface r(u, v), (u, v) D, we have d =  u v du dv.

Curl and divergence

For a continuously differentiable 3D vector field F(x, y, z) = P(x, y, z)i + Q(x, y, z)j + R(x, y, z)k,

R Q P R Q P
! ! !
curl F = F := i+ j+ k.
y z z x x y

P Q R
!
div F = F := , , (P, Q, R) = + + .
x y z x y z

Other 3D spatial coordinates

r = x2 + y2 = sin ,
p

= x2 + y2 + z2 ,
p

x = r cos = sin cos ,

y = r sin = sin sin ,
z = cos ,
dV = dz dy dx
= r dz dr d
= 2 sin d d d .