Vector Integral Calculus - Gradient Vector Field p1

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Uploaded by on Aug 23, 2007

A short video explaining the Gradient Vector Field, a difficult part in understing vector Calculus. Hope you enjoy it.

Check out www.gaussianmath.com for more vector calculus. Thanks!

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  • Hi im 14, Cool vids you got, ive seen around 6. Keep your up your good work!

    btw the karang guni man is CERTAINLY LOUD.

    lols

  • Yup. You're from Singapore I guess from the use of the word 'Karang Guni'.

    I just couldn't stop half way during the recording. At least now I got a little smarter, to shoot the videos during the 'quiet' times of the day.

  • Glad you enjoy them.

    You studying Fourier Analysis now? I just uploaded a bunch of videos on that topic.

  • ahhhhhh, yes i see it now, because each partial derivative can be treated as a component. so if the gradient vector is dotted with a directional vector itll give the scalar projection in the direction of the directional vector? and obviously give the answer as a scalar?

  • Yup, you got it. Gradient vector via del operator is a VECTOR function. The unit vector is also a VECTOR. Directional derivative is gradient VECTOR dot with unit VECTOR to give scalar. It is logical as diectional derivative is rate of change of phi at certain point - a scalar quantity.

    Small correction: I wouldn't say it is a scalar projection. It's physically unclear.

  • ok, so im just starting multivarible calculus this semester, so when you say del.phi=(dphi/dx)i + (dphi/dy)j + (dphi/dz)k

    its taking the values of each directional derivative and dotting them with the/a unit vector? like del.phi= [(dphi/dx),(dphi/dy),(dphi/dz)­].[i,j,k]??

  • Hello Pantera,

    Heres the clarification: You do NOT dot them with the unit vector, instead you multiply them with the unit vector respectively. (dphi/dx) becomes the coefficient of the VECTOR i and so on. Remember, with the 'del operator' you get a VECTOR field. By dotting them you only get a scalar.

    Did I say 'dot'. Sorry, my mistake.

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  • great vid, really helpful. keep doing what youre doing, youre helping lots of people :)

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