1. Vector Algebra 1.1 Vectors and scalars 1.1.1 Definition of a vector and a scalar 1.1.2 Addition of vectors 1.1.3 Components of a vector 1.2 Dot product 1.2.1 Applications of the dot product 1.3 Cross product 1.3.1 Applications of the cross product 1.4 Scalar triple product 1.5 Vector triple product 1.6 Scalar fields and vector fields 2. Line，Surface and Volume Integrals 2.1 Applications and methods of integration 2.1.1 Examples of the use of integration 2.1.2 Integration by substitution 2.1.3 Integration by parts 2.2 Line integrals 2.2.1 Introductory example： work done against a force 2.2.2 Evaluation of line integrals 2.2.3 Conservative vector fields 2.2.4 Other forms of line integrals 2.3 Surface integrals 2.3.1 Introductory example：flow through a pipe 2.3.2 Evaluation of surface integrals 2.3.3 0lther forms of surface integrals 2.4 volume integrals 2.4.1 Introductory example：mass of an object with variable density 2.4.2 Evaluation of volume integrals 3. Gradient，Divergence and Curl 3.1 Partial difierentiation and Taylor series 3.1.1 Partial difierentiation 3.1.2 Taylor series in more than one variable 3.2 Gradient of a scalar field 3.2.1 Gradientsconservative fields and potentials 3.2.2 Physical applications of the gradient 3.3 Divergence of a vector field 3.3.1 Physical interpretation of divergence 3.3.2 Laplacian of a scalar field 3.4 Cllrl of a vector field 3.4.1 Physical interpretation of curl 3.4.2 Relation between curl and rotation 3.4.3 Curl and conservative vector fields 4. Suffix Notation and its Applications 4.1 Introduction to suffix notation 4.2 The Kronecker delta 4.3 The alternating tensor 4.4 Relation between ijk and ij 4.5 Grad，div and curl in suffix notation 4.6 Combinations of grad，div and curl 4.7 Grad，div and curl applied to products of functions 5. Integral Theorems 5.1 Divergence theorem 5.1.1 C：onservation of mass for a fluid 5.1.2 Applications ofthe divergence theorem 5.1.3 Related theorems linking surface and volume integrals 5.2 Stokes’S theorem 5.2.1 Applications of Stokes’S theorem 5.2.2 Related theorems linking line and surface integrals 6. Curvilinear Coordinates 6.1 Orthogonal curvilinear coordinates 6.2 Grad，div and curl in orthogonal curvilinear coordinate systems 6.2.1 Gradient 6.2.2 Divergence …… 7. Cartesian Tensors 8. Applications of Vector Calculus Solutions Index