Raffi Hovasapian

Polar Coordinates

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Section 1: Vectors
Points & Vectors

28m 23s

Intro
0:00
Points and Vectors
1:02
A Point in a Plane
1:03
A Point in Space
3:14
Notation for a Space of a Given Space
6:34
Introduction to Vectors
9:51
14:51
Example 1
16:52
18:24
Example 2
21:01
Two More Properties of Vector Addition
24:16
Multiplication of a Vector by a Constant
25:27
Scalar Product & Norm

30m 25s

Intro
0:00
Scalar Product and Norm
1:05
Introduction to Scalar Product
1:06
Example 1
3:21
Properties of Scalar Product
6:14
Definition: Orthogonal
11:41
Example 2: Orthogonal
14:19
Definition: Norm of a Vector
15:30
Example 3
19:37
Distance Between Two Vectors
22:05
Example 4
27:19
More on Vectors & Norms

38m 18s

Intro
0:00
More on Vectors and Norms
0:38
Open Disc
0:39
Close Disc
3:14
Open Ball, Closed Ball, and the Sphere
5:22
Property and Definition of Unit Vector
7:16
Example 1
14:04
Three Special Unit Vectors
17:24
General Pythagorean Theorem
19:44
Projection
23:00
Example 2
28:35
Example 3
35:54
Inequalities & Parametric Lines

33m 19s

Intro
0:00
Inequalities and Parametric Lines
0:30
Starting Example
0:31
Theorem 1
5:10
Theorem 2
7:22
Definition 1: Parametric Equation of a Straight Line
10:16
Definition 2
17:38
Example 1
21:19
Example 2
25:20
Planes

29m 59s

Intro
0:00
Planes
0:18
Definition 1
0:19
Example 1
7:04
Example 2
12:45
General Definitions and Properties: 2 Vectors are Said to Be Paralleled If
14:50
Example 3
16:44
Example 4
20:17
More on Planes

34m 18s

Intro
0:00
More on Planes
0:25
Example 1
0:26
Distance From Some Point in Space to a Given Plane: Derivation
10:12
Final Formula for Distance
21:20
Example 2
23:09
Example 3: Part 1
26:56
Example 3: Part 2
31:46
Section 2: Differentiation of Vectors
Maps, Curves & Parameterizations

29m 48s

Intro
0:00
Maps, Curves and Parameterizations
1:10
Recall
1:11
Looking at y = x2 or f(x) = x2
2:23
Departure Space & Arrival Space
7:01
Looking at a 'Function' from ℝ to ℝ2
10:36
Example 1
14:50
Definition 1: Parameterized Curve
17:33
Example 2
21:56
Example 3
25:16
Differentiation of Vectors

39m 40s

Intro
0:00
Differentiation of Vectors
0:18
Example 1
0:19
Definition 1: Velocity of a Curve
1:45
Line Tangent to a Curve
6:10
Example 2
7:40
Definition 2: Speed of a Curve
12:18
Example 3
13:53
Definition 3: Acceleration Vector
16:37
Two Definitions for the Scalar Part of Acceleration
17:22
Rules for Differentiating Vectors: 1
19:52
Rules for Differentiating Vectors: 2
21:28
Rules for Differentiating Vectors: 3
22:03
Rules for Differentiating Vectors: 4
24:14
Example 4
26:57
Section 3: Functions of Several Variables
Functions of Several Variable

29m 31s

Intro
0:00
Length of a Curve in Space
0:25
Definition 1: Length of a Curve in Space
0:26
Extended Form
2:06
Example 1
3:40
Example 2
6:28
Functions of Several Variable
8:55
Functions of Several Variable
8:56
General Examples
11:11
Graph by Plotting
13:00
Example 1
16:31
Definition 1
18:33
Example 2
22:15
Equipotential Surfaces
25:27
Isothermal Surfaces
27:30
Partial Derivatives

23m 31s

Intro
0:00
Partial Derivatives
0:19
Example 1
0:20
Example 2
5:30
Example 3
7:48
Example 4
9:19
Definition 1
12:19
Example 5
14:24
Example 6
16:14
20:26
Higher and Mixed Partial Derivatives

30m 48s

Intro
0:00
Higher and Mixed Partial Derivatives
0:45
Definition 1: Open Set
0:46
Notation: Partial Derivatives
5:39
Example 1
12:00
Theorem 1
14:25
Now Consider a Function of Three Variables
16:50
Example 2
20:09
Caution
23:16
Example 3
25:42
Section 4: Chain Rule and The Gradient
The Chain Rule

28m 3s

Intro
0:00
The Chain Rule
0:45
Conceptual Example
0:46
Example 1
5:10
The Chain Rule
10:11
Example 2: Part 1
19:06
Example 2: Part 2 - Solving Directly
25:26
Tangent Plane

42m 25s

Intro
0:00
Tangent Plane
1:02
Tangent Plane Part 1
1:03
Tangent Plane Part 2
10:00
Tangent Plane Part 3
18:18
Tangent Plane Part 4
21:18
Definition 1: Tangent Plane to a Surface
27:46
Example 1: Find the Equation of the Plane Tangent to the Surface
31:18
Example 2: Find the Tangent Line to the Curve
36:54
Further Examples with Gradients & Tangents

47m 11s

Intro
0:00
Example 1: Parametric Equation for the Line Tangent to the Curve of Two Intersecting Surfaces
0:41
Part 1: Question
0:42
Part 2: When Two Surfaces in ℝ3 Intersect
4:31
Part 3: Diagrams
7:36
Part 4: Solution
12:10
Part 5: Diagram of Final Answer
23:52
Example 2: Gradients & Composite Functions
26:42
Part 1: Question
26:43
Part 2: Solution
29:21
Example 3: Cos of the Angle Between the Surfaces
39:20
Part 1: Question
39:21
Part 2: Definition of Angle Between Two Surfaces
41:04
Part 3: Solution
42:39
Directional Derivative

41m 22s

Intro
0:00
Directional Derivative
0:10
Rate of Change & Direction Overview
0:11
Rate of Change : Function of Two Variables
4:32
Directional Derivative
10:13
Example 1
18:26
Examining Gradient of f(p) ∙ A When A is a Unit Vector
25:30
Directional Derivative of f(p)
31:03
33:23
Example 2
34:53
A Unified View of Derivatives for Mappings

39m 41s

Intro
0:00
A Unified View of Derivatives for Mappings
1:29
Derivatives for Mappings
1:30
Example 1
5:46
Example 2
8:25
Example 3
12:08
Example 4
14:35
Derivative for Mappings of Composite Function
17:47
Example 5
22:15
Example 6
28:42
Section 5: Maxima and Minima
Maxima & Minima

36m 41s

Intro
0:00
Maxima and Minima
0:35
Definition 1: Critical Point
0:36
Example 1: Find the Critical Values
2:48
Definition 2: Local Max & Local Min
10:03
Theorem 1
14:10
Example 2: Local Max, Min, and Extreme
18:28
Definition 3: Boundary Point
27:00
Definition 4: Closed Set
29:50
Definition 5: Bounded Set
31:32
Theorem 2
33:34
Further Examples with Extrema

32m 48s

Intro
0:00
Further Example with Extrema
1:02
Example 1: Max and Min Values of f on the Square
1:03
Example 2: Find the Extreme for f(x,y) = x² + 2y² - x
10:44
Example 3: Max and Min Value of f(x,y) = (x²+ y²)⁻¹ in the Region (x -2)²+ y² ≤ 1
17:20
Lagrange Multipliers

32m 32s

Intro
0:00
Lagrange Multipliers
1:13
Theorem 1
1:14
Method
6:35
Example 1: Find the Largest and Smallest Values that f Achieves Subject to g
9:14
Example 2: Find the Max & Min Values of f(x,y)= 3x + 4y on the Circle x² + y² = 1
22:18
More Lagrange Multiplier Examples

27m 42s

Intro
0:00
Example 1: Find the Point on the Surface z² -xy = 1 Closet to the Origin
0:54
Part 1
0:55
Part 2
7:37
Part 3
10:44
Example 2: Find the Max & Min of f(x,y) = x² + 2y - x on the Closed Disc of Radius 1 Centered at the Origin
16:05
Part 1
16:06
Part 2
19:33
Part 3
23:17
Lagrange Multipliers, Continued

31m 47s

Intro
0:00
Lagrange Multipliers
0:42
First Example of Lesson 20
0:44
Let's Look at This Geometrically
3:12
Example 1: Lagrange Multiplier Problem with 2 Constraints
8:42
Part 1: Question
8:43
Part 2: What We Have to Solve
15:13
Part 3: Case 1
20:49
Part 4: Case 2
22:59
Part 5: Final Solution
25:45
Section 6: Line Integrals and Potential Functions
Line Integrals

36m 8s

Intro
0:00
Line Integrals
0:18
Introduction to Line Integrals
0:19
Definition 1: Vector Field
3:57
Example 1
5:46
Example 2: Gradient Operator & Vector Field
8:06
Example 3
12:19
Vector Field, Curve in Space & Line Integrals
14:07
Definition 2: F(C(t)) ∙ C'(t) is a Function of t
17:45
Example 4
18:10
Definition 3: Line Integrals
20:21
Example 5
25:00
Example 6
30:33
More on Line Integrals

28m 4s

Intro
0:00
More on Line Integrals
0:10
Line Integrals Notation
0:11
Curve Given in Non-parameterized Way: In General
4:34
Curve Given in Non-parameterized Way: For the Circle of Radius r
6:07
Curve Given in Non-parameterized Way: For a Straight Line Segment Between P & Q
6:32
The Integral is Independent of the Parameterization Chosen
7:17
Example 1: Find the Integral on the Ellipse Centered at the Origin
9:18
Example 2: Find the Integral of the Vector Field
16:26
Discussion of Result and Vector Field for Example 2
23:52
Graphical Example
26:03
Line Integrals, Part 3

29m 30s

Intro
0:00
Line Integrals
0:12
Piecewise Continuous Path
0:13
Closed Path
1:47
Example 1: Find the Integral
3:50
The Reverse Path
14:14
Theorem 1
16:18
Parameterization for the Reverse Path
17:24
Example 2
18:50
Line Integrals of Functions on ℝn
21:36
Example 3
24:20
Potential Functions

40m 19s

Intro
0:00
Potential Functions
0:08
Definition 1: Potential Functions
0:09
Definition 2: An Open Set S is Called Connected if…
5:52
Theorem 1
8:19
Existence of a Potential Function
11:04
Theorem 2
18:06
Example 1
22:18
Contrapositive and Positive Form of the Theorem
28:02
The Converse is Not Generally True
30:59
Our Theorem
32:55
Compare the n-th Term Test for Divergence of an Infinite Series
36:00
So for Our Theorem
38:16
Potential Functions, Continued

31m 45s

Intro
0:00
Potential Functions
0:52
Theorem 1
0:53
Example 1
4:00
Theorem in 3-Space
14:07
Example 2
17:53
Example 3
24:07
Potential Functions, Conclusion & Summary

28m 22s

Intro
0:00
Potential Functions
0:16
Theorem 1
0:17
In Other Words
3:25
Corollary
5:22
Example 1
7:45
Theorem 2
11:34
Summary on Potential Functions 1
15:32
Summary on Potential Functions 2
17:26
Summary on Potential Functions 3
18:43
Case 1
19:24
Case 2
20:48
Case 3
21:35
Example 2
23:59
Section 7: Double Integrals
Double Integrals

29m 46s

Intro
0:00
Double Integrals
0:52
Introduction to Double Integrals
0:53
Function with Two Variables
3:39
Example 1: Find the Integral of xy³ over the Region x ϵ[1,2] & y ϵ[4,6]
9:42
Example 2: f(x,y) = x²y & R be the Region Such That x ϵ[2,3] & x² ≤ y ≤ x³
15:07
Example 3: f(x,y) = 4xy over the Region Bounded by y= 0, y= x, and y= -x+3
19:20
Polar Coordinates

36m 17s

Intro
0:00
Polar Coordinates
0:50
Polar Coordinates
0:51
Example 1: Let (x,y) = (6,√6), Convert to Polar Coordinates
3:24
Example 2: Express the Circle (x-2)² + y² = 4 in Polar Form.
5:46
Graphing Function in Polar Form.
10:02
Converting a Region in the xy-plane to Polar Coordinates
14:14
Example 3: Find the Integral over the Region Bounded by the Semicircle
20:06
Example 4: Find the Integral over the Region
27:57
Example 5: Find the Integral of f(x,y) = x² over the Region Contained by r= 1 - cosθ
32:55
Green's Theorem

38m 1s

Intro
0:00
Green's Theorem
0:38
Introduction to Green's Theorem and Notations
0:39
Green's Theorem
3:17
Example 1: Find the Integral of the Vector Field around the Ellipse
8:30
Verifying Green's Theorem with Example 1
15:35
A More General Version of Green's Theorem
20:03
Example 2
22:59
Example 3
26:30
Example 4
32:05
Divergence & Curl of a Vector Field

37m 16s

Intro
0:00
Divergence & Curl of a Vector Field
0:18
Definitions: Divergence(F) & Curl(F)
0:19
Example 1: Evaluate Divergence(F) and Curl(F)
3:43
Properties of Divergence
9:24
Properties of Curl
12:24
Two Versions of Green's Theorem: Circulation - Curl
17:46
Two Versions of Green's Theorem: Flux Divergence
19:09
Circulation-Curl Part 1
20:08
Circulation-Curl Part 2
28:29
Example 2
32:06
Divergence & Curl, Continued

33m 7s

Intro
0:00
Divergence & Curl, Continued
0:24
Divergence Part 1
0:25
Divergence Part 2: Right Normal Vector and Left Normal Vector
5:28
Divergence Part 3
9:09
Divergence Part 4
13:51
Divergence Part 5
19:19
Example 1
23:40
Final Comments on Divergence & Curl

16m 49s

Intro
0:00
Final Comments on Divergence and Curl
0:37
Several Symbolic Representations for Green's Theorem
0:38
Circulation-Curl
9:44
Flux Divergence
11:02
Closing Comments on Divergence and Curl
15:04
Section 8: Triple Integrals
Triple Integrals

27m 24s

Intro
0:00
Triple Integrals
0:21
Example 1
2:01
Example 2
9:42
Example 3
15:25
Example 4
20:54
Cylindrical & Spherical Coordinates

35m 33s

Intro
0:00
Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
0:42
Cylindrical Coordinates
0:43
When Integrating Over a Region in 3-space, Upon Transformation the Triple Integral Becomes..
4:29
Example 1
6:27
The Cartesian Integral
15:00
Introduction to Spherical Coordinates
19:44
Reason It's Called Spherical Coordinates
22:49
Spherical Transformation
26:12
Example 2
29:23
Section 9: Surface Integrals and Stokes' Theorem
Parameterizing Surfaces & Cross Product

41m 29s

Intro
0:00
Parameterizing Surfaces
0:40
Describing a Line or a Curve Parametrically
0:41
Describing a Line or a Curve Parametrically: Example
1:52
Describing a Surface Parametrically
2:58
Describing a Surface Parametrically: Example
5:30
Recall: Parameterizations are not Unique
7:18
Example 1: Sphere of Radius R
8:22
Example 2: Another P for the Sphere of Radius R
10:52
This is True in General
13:35
Example 3: Paraboloid
15:05
Example 4: A Surface of Revolution around z-axis
18:10
Cross Product
23:15
Defining Cross Product
23:16
Example 5: Part 1
28:04
Example 5: Part 2 - Right Hand Rule
32:31
Example 6
37:20
Tangent Plane & Normal Vector to a Surface

37m 6s

Intro
0:00
Tangent Plane and Normal Vector to a Surface
0:35
Tangent Plane and Normal Vector to a Surface Part 1
0:36
Tangent Plane and Normal Vector to a Surface Part 2
5:22
Tangent Plane and Normal Vector to a Surface Part 3
13:42
Example 1: Question & Solution
17:59
Example 1: Illustrative Explanation of the Solution
28:37
Example 2: Question & Solution
30:55
Example 2: Illustrative Explanation of the Solution
35:10
Surface Area

32m 48s

Intro
0:00
Surface Area
0:27
Introduction to Surface Area
0:28
Given a Surface in 3-space and a Parameterization P
3:31
Defining Surface Area
7:46
Curve Length
10:52
Example 1: Find the Are of a Sphere of Radius R
15:03
Example 2: Find the Area of the Paraboloid z= x² + y² for 0 ≤ z ≤ 5
19:10
Example 2: Writing the Answer in Polar Coordinates
28:07
Surface Integrals

46m 52s

Intro
0:00
Surface Integrals
0:25
Introduction to Surface Integrals
0:26
General Integral for Surface Are of Any Parameterization
3:03
Integral of a Function Over a Surface
4:47
Example 1
9:53
Integral of a Vector Field Over a Surface
17:20
Example 2
22:15
Side Note: Be Very Careful
28:58
Example 3
30:42
Summary
43:57
Divergence & Curl in 3-Space

23m 40s

Intro
0:00
Divergence and Curl in 3-Space
0:26
Introduction to Divergence and Curl in 3-Space
0:27
Define: Divergence of F
2:50
Define: Curl of F
4:12
The Del Operator
6:25
Symbolically: Div(F)
9:03
Symbolically: Curl(F)
10:50
Example 1
14:07
Example 2
18:01
Divergence Theorem in 3-Space

34m 12s

Intro
0:00
Divergence Theorem in 3-Space
0:36
Green's Flux-Divergence
0:37
Divergence Theorem in 3-Space
3:34
Note: Closed Surface
6:43
Figure: Paraboloid
8:44
Example 1
12:13
Example 2
18:50
Recap for Surfaces: Introduction
27:50
Recap for Surfaces: Surface Area
29:16
Recap for Surfaces: Surface Integral of a Function
29:50
Recap for Surfaces: Surface Integral of a Vector Field
30:39
Recap for Surfaces: Divergence Theorem
32:32
Stokes' Theorem, Part 1

22m 1s

Intro
0:00
Stokes' Theorem
0:25
Recall Circulation-Curl Version of Green's Theorem
0:26
Constructing a Surface in 3-Space
2:26
Stokes' Theorem
5:34
Note on Curve and Vector Field in 3-Space
9:50
Example 1: Find the Circulation of F around the Curve
12:40
Part 1: Question
12:48
Part 2: Drawing the Figure
13:56
Part 3: Solution
16:08
Stokes' Theorem, Part 2

20m 32s

Intro
0:00
Example 1: Calculate the Boundary of the Surface and the Circulation of F around this Boundary
0:30
Part 1: Question
0:31
Part 2: Drawing the Figure
2:02
Part 3: Solution
5:24
Example 2: Calculate the Boundary of the Surface and the Circulation of F around this Boundary
13:11
Part 1: Question
13:12
Part 2: Solution
13:56
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 1 answerLast reply by: Professor HovasapianMon Dec 8, 2014 4:10 AMPost by William Dawson on December 7, 2014can you always break apart the product in the integrand and integrate the r part over dr , then integrate the theta part over d(theta)(as long as there is no r with the theta and vise versa), then multiply the results of the evaluated integrals? 1 answerLast reply by: Professor HovasapianThu Oct 10, 2013 1:29 AMPost by Heinz Krug on October 9, 2013Hello Raffi,aren't there an infinite number of semicircles with the condition center(0,0) and radius 5 in the example 3? Wouldn't there need to be an additional condition of y>=0 to arrive at the one semicircle that you have chosen to calculate?Heinz

Polar Coordinates

Convert (0,1) to polar coordinates, where 0 ≤ θ < 2π.
• The conversion from rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates uses θ = tan − 1[y/x] and r = √{x2 + y2} .
• For x = 0 and y = 1 we have r = √{02 + 12} = 1 and θ = tan − 1[1/0] = 0 (radians).
Hence our polar coordinates are (1,0).
Convert ( 1,√3 ) to polar coordinates, where 0 ≤ θ < 2π.
• The conversion from rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates uses θ = tan − 1[y/x] and r = √{x2 + y2} .
• For x = 1 and y = √3 we have r = √{12 + ( √3 )2} = 2 and θ = tan − 1[(√3 )/1] = [(π)/3] (radians).
Hence our polar coordinates are ( 2,[(π)/3] ).
Convert ( [1/2], − [(√3 )/2] ) to polar coordinates, where 0 ≤ θ < 2π.
• The conversion from rectangular coordinates to polar coordinates uses θ = tan − 1[y/x] and r = √{x2 + y2} .
• For x = [1/2] and y = − [(√3 )/2] we have r = √{( [1/2] )2 + ( − [(√3 )/2] )2} = 1 and θ = tan − 1[( − √3 \mathord/ phantom √3 2 2)/(1 \mathord/ phantom 1 2 2)] = [(5π)/3] (radians).
Hence our polar coordinates are ( 1,[(5π)/3] ).
Convert ( 1,[(π)/4] ) to rectangular coordinates.
• The conversion from polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates uses x = rcosθ and y = rsinθ .
• For r = 1 and θ = [(π)/4] we have x = 1cos( [(π)/4] ) = [(√2 )/2] and y = 1sin( [(π)/4] ) = [(√2 )/2].
Hence our rectangular coordinates are ( [(√2 )/2],[(√2 )/2] ).
Convert ( 5, − [(π)/2] ) to rectangular coordinates.
• The conversion from polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates uses x = rcosθ and y = rsinθ .
• For r = 5 and θ = − [(π)/2] we have x = 5cos( − [(π)/2] ) = 0 and y = 5sin( − [(π)/2] ) = − 5.
Hence our rectangular coordinates are ( 0, − 5 ).
Convert ( 2,[(7π)/6] ) to rectangular coordinates.
• The conversion from polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates uses x = rcosθ and y = rsinθ .
• For r = 2 and θ = [(7π)/6] we have x = 2cos( [(7π)/6] ) = − √3 and y = 2sin( [(7π)/6] ) = − 1.
Hence our rectangular coordinates are ( − √3 , − 1 ).
Express 1 = [(x2)/4] + [(y2)/9] in terns of r(θ).
• Recall that in polar coordinates x = rcosθ and y = rsinθ .
• Substitution yields 1 = [((rcosθ)2)/4] + [((rsinθ)2)/9]. We now solve for r so 36 = 9r2cos2θ+ 4r2sin2θ = r2(9cos2θ+ 4sin2θ).
Then r2 = [36/((9cos2θ+ 4sin2θ))] and so r(θ) = [6/(√{9cos2θ+ 4sin2θ} )]. Note that in polar coordinates the pi m affects the orientation of the curve.
Express 1 = [1/(√{x2 + y2} )] in terns of r(θ).
• Recall that in polar coordinates x = rcosθ and y = rsinθ .
• Substitution yields 1 = [1/(√{(rcosθ)2 + (rsinθ)2} )] = [1/(√{r2(cos2θ+ sin2θ)} )] = [1/r]. Solving for r yields r = 1.
So we obtain the constant function r(θ) = 1.
Integrate ∫0π02cosθ+ θ drdθ
• We first integrate in respect to r so that ∫0π02cosθ+ θ drdθ = ∫0π r | 02cosθ+ θdθ = ∫0π ( 2cosθ+ θ ) dθ .
Integrating in respect to θ gives ∫0π ( 2cosθ+ θ ) dθ = 2sinθ |0π + [(θ2)/2] |0π = [(π2)/2]
Find dA for f(x,y) = 5xy over the region R described below in polar terms. Do not integrate.
• We can use a polar respresentation to obtain dA by having dA = rdθdr and f in terms of r(θ).
• Note that we want the region inside the ellipse 1 = x2 + [(y2)/4] (our interval of integration for r) but between y = x and y = − x (our interval of integration for θ ).
• Since x = rcosθ and y = rsinθ substitution yields 1 = x2 + [(y2)/4] = ( rcosθ )2 + [(( rsinθ )2)/4] or 4 = 4r2cos2θ+ r2sin2θ = r2(4cos2θ+ sin2θ).
• Solving for r gives r(θ) = [2/(√{4cos2θ+ sin2θ} )] and so r ∈ [ 0,[2/(√{4cos2θ+ sin2θ} )] ].
• To find the interval for θ we find the point of intersection between 1 = x2 + [(y2)/4] and the lines y = x and y = − x.
• For y = x we have 1 = x2 + [(y2)/4] = x2 + [(x2)/4] = [(5x2)/4] or 1 = [(5x2)/4] solving for x yields the points ( [2/(√5 )],[2/(√5 )] ), ( − [2/(√5 )], − [2/(√5 )] ).
• Similarly for y = − x we have ( [2/(√5 )], − [2/(√5 )] ), ( − [2/(√5 )],[2/(√5 )] ). Note that our points of intersection are ( [2/(√5 )],[2/(√5 )] ) and ( − [2/(√5 )],[2/(√5 )] ).
• We can find the angle θ from these points by using θ = tan − 1[y/x] and the location of the coordinate plane.
• So ( [2/(√5 )],[2/(√5 )] ) is at θ = tan − 1(1) = [(π)/4] and ( − [2/(√5 )],[2/(√5 )] ) is at θ = tan − 1( − 1) = [(3π)/4]. Hence θ ∈ [ [(π)/4],[(3π)/4] ].
• Since f(x,y) = 5xy then in polar form f = 5(rcosθ)(rsinθ) = 5r2cosθsinθ.
Thus dA = ∫π\mathord/ phantom π4 43π \mathord/ phantom 3π 4 40[2/(√{4cos2θ+ sin2θ} )] 5r2cosθsinθrdrdθ or dA = ∫π\mathord/ phantom π4 43π \mathord/ phantom 3π 4 40[2/(√{4cos2θ+ sin2θ} )] 5r3cosθsinθdrdθ

*These practice questions are only helpful when you work on them offline on a piece of paper and then use the solution steps function to check your answer.

Polar Coordinates

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• Intro 0:00
• Polar Coordinates 0:50
• Polar Coordinates
• Example 1: Let (x,y) = (6,√6), Convert to Polar Coordinates
• Example 2: Express the Circle (x-2)² + y² = 4 in Polar Form.
• Graphing Function in Polar Form.
• Converting a Region in the xy-plane to Polar Coordinates
• Example 3: Find the Integral over the Region Bounded by the Semicircle
• Example 4: Find the Integral over the Region
• Example 5: Find the Integral of f(x,y) = x² over the Region Contained by r= 1 - cosθ

Transcription: Polar Coordinates

Hello and welcome back to educator.com and multivariable calculus.0000

Today we are going to talk about polar coordinates. Now, polar coordinates, most of you have studied before, it is just a different way of representing a point in the (x,y) plane using a length and an angle as opposed ot a length and a length, the x and the y.0004

So, if you studied it before, great. This will be a quick review. If not, then this will be something really, really great.0020

Polar coordinates are actually very important and although we will be discussing polar coordinates and talking about some of the conversions that we are going to be making between rectangular and polar, really what we are concerned with is doing double integrals over regions in the (x,y) plane that are a little bit more easily expressible in terms of polar coordinates.0028

So, let us just jump right on in. Okay. Let us go ahead and make a couple of copies of the coordinates... the Cartesian coordinate system.0047

We have got one like this, and let us just take a point here... this is the point (x,y), and there is another way of expressing -- so we have 2 numbers to express a point in 2-space.0057

Well, there is another way of expressing this particular point. Instead of this distance x and this distance y -- so, let us go ahead and do this here -- what we can do is we can express it as a length R and an angle θ measured from this point.0074

That is it. That is what a polar coordinate is. It is just another way of expressing where a particular point is.0092

You are just using different numbers. This is a transformation. You are literally taking this representation of a point and converting it into this representation of a point. They represent the same point, but you are actually doing a little bit of a transformation.0099

Now, given... if you are given R and θ... and you want to convert to rectangular coordinates, well, the transformation is x = Rcos(θ) and y = Rsin(θ), you know this already.0117

Again, you are talking about this little triangle here. If this is θ, well, this is going to be x, if this is R this is Rcos(θ, this is Rsin(θ). This is how you convert back and forth.0137

Now, going the other way... if you are given the point (x,y) and you need to convert to polar coordinates, well, R = x2 + y2, also written as R2 + x2 + y2.0151

Then θ itself is equal to the inverse tangent of y/x. So, let me write this a little bit better here. Of y/x.0171

That is it. So, if you are given one coordinate system, you can move to another coordinate system and this is very, very important in mathematics. Being able to move from one coordinate system to another, for any number of reasons.0185

Mostly because certain problems are actually expressed easier, or other times it is because it is easier to sort of visualize them physically... it could be for any number of reasons.0195

Let us just do a quick example.0206

Let the point (x,y) = 6sqrt(6)... find in terms of... ah, why say find in terms of, we will just say convert to polar coordinates, that is it... so we want to converse these to polar coordinates.0214

Okay. So, we are given (x,y), this is x, this is y, so we are going to use this set of transformations here and we want to find R and we want to find θ.0248

Again, notice, it is 2 numbers, 2 numbers, you still need 2 numbers to represent the point in 2-space.0256

Well, R = x2 + y2, so we have 62 + sqrt(6)2, all under the radical, so 36 + 6... 42, so sqrt(42) is R... nice and easy.0263

θ, well we said it is the inverse tangent of 1/x so y = sqrt(6), this is 6 and when I put it into a calculator, I get 22.2 degrees or if we can avoid some of these crazy lines here... 0.39 radians, that is it, either one is fine.0282

Hopefully you are reasonably familiar... um, not familiar, certainly you are familiar with radian measure... hopefully you are comfortable with radian measure. You definitely want to start thinking less in terms of degrees and more in terms of radian measure.0314

Again, radian measure is an actual number that you can do something with. This degree business, it is a geometric idea. You cannot really do math with 22.2 degrees.0329

When you enter 45 degrees in your calculator, your calculator converts it into radian measure and then does the math with it.0339

Let us just do another example here. This time we are going to express a particular equation in terms of polar coordinates.0347

So, example... express the circle x-22 + y2 = 4 in polar form.0359

Okay. Well, that is fine. You know we have the transformation. Wherever we say x we put in Rcos(θ), wherever we see y, we put in Rsin(θ), and we just work it out.0378

As far as simplification is concerned, you know we simplify it as far as we can within reason. So, let us go ahead and do... so x is Rcos(θ) -22 + Rsin(θ)2 = 4.0391

So, we get R2, cos2(θ) - 4Rcos(θ). We get + 4 and we get + R2, sin2(θ) = 4, so the fours go away, and we are left with... we can factor out an R2 and let us go ahead and take cos2(θ) + sin2(θ) - 4Rcos(θ) = 0.0413

Well, this is just 1, so we get R2 = 4Rcos(θ) and we can go ahead and cancel out an R. We get R - 4cos(θ), there you go.0449

So, this polar representation is, well, this particular representation is the polar representation of the Cartesian equation.0475

This is the equation of a circle, it is the circle who's center is (2,0), who's radius is 2, so this is going to be one point, that is another point, that is another point, then we are going to have 2 units over that way, this is a circle centered at the point (2,0), its polar equation is this: 4cos(θ).0485

Now, let me specify what value that θ is going to take in this particular case. Here the equation of the circle was given in explicit form, where x and y show up on one side of the equation. It is not saying that y is explicitly this function of x.0511

I mean, it is, but this is given in implicit form. In this particular case, it is saying that as θ is the independent variable and R is the dependent variable, so in this particular case, θ is going to vary over certain values.0528

Well, we know that the cos(θ), well R is a distance, right? It is a distance and a distance has to be positive.0544

So, in this particular case, θ, the values of θ are greater than -pi/2 and less than or equal to pi/2, so when θ takes on the values from -90 degrees to + 90 degrees, cos(θ) is always positive, therefore R is always positive and that is what is going on.0551

So, we specify the equation and we also specify the range of the independent variable, because we are expressing it in terms of -- you know, this explicit form -- so hopefully that makes sense.0572

All of these things are absolutely important, you have to specify what θ is going to be. Let us say that you were only taking half of a circle, well then θ is not going to go from -pi/2 to pi/2.0588

It might go from -pi/2 to 0, so you have to specify what θ is going to be.0596

So, now, let us demonstrate how we graph a function that is actually given to us in polar form.0603

What is the best way to do it? Well, use your mathematical software, or use your calculator set to polar form. That is the best way to do it. The quickest way.0634

You can do it by hand just by making a table of values of R and θ and running θ through the particular range of values, calculating what R is and connecting the dots, just like you did for (x,y).0643

Okay, so let us go ahead and take R = 4cos(θ) so we already know what it looks like, so let us see what it is like when we are given the equation, and then we graph it.0658

θ and then θ is > or = to -pi/2, and < or = to pi/2. Okay, let us just make a table of values here.0674

I am going to go ahead and make the table of values over on this side, so we have θ and we have R.0686

So, θ, when θ = -pi/2, well cos(-pi/2) is 0, 4 × 0 is 0, so R is 0. Let me go ahead and draw what it is that I am doing here... so 0... a point of length 0 is -- we are always starting from the origin, that is what we are doing -- a length of 0, so that is the point.0697

Okay. So let us go to -pi/3. -pi/3, when we put -pi/3 into this, cos(-pi/3) is 1/2, so 4 × 1/2 is 2.0723

Then we do -pi/4, we do the same thing, we just run through from -pi/2, -pi/3, -pi/4, -pi/6, 0, and then pi/6, pi/4, pi/3, all the way to pi/2, and we get a bunch of values.0738

Well, here, for this one it is going to be 2.8 and for here -- let us see -- when we keep going we are going to get 0 = 4.0757

okay, so here is what is happening. At pi/2, the length is 0. At an angle of -pi/3, which is just about here, we get a distance of 2.0768

Let us just put that there. At -pi/4, we are going to get a distance of 2.8, okay? At 0, we are going to get an R of 4, so literally what you get is when you trace out all of the angles from here all the way to here, what you are doing is you are going from -pi/2 to pi/2.0783

You are going to get a bunch of points. Well, those points are going to be precisely this circle. So, what you are going to end up getting is this.0810

This is what you are measuring. As you move from -pi/2 to pi/2, you are going to get values of R, and then when you connect all of the dots, you are going to get this circle, this particular circle, which is x-22 + y2 = 4.0820

That is all you are doing. You are just making a table of values, you are going through values of θ calculating values of R, putting dots there, and connecting the dots. That is it.0841

Ok. Now. So, what we are concerned with is taking double integrals of functions over regions in 2-space, which we have done already.0853

We want to do it in polar form. We want to do a change of coordinates. Now this whole change of coordinates thing, now-a-days in the era of very, very sophisticated mathematical software, it is probably unnecessary.0864

Ultimately what you are going to do is actually write out the integral.0878

You can just stick it into your mathematical software and it will solve it for you. You do not necessarily have to solve it by changing coordinates to polar form and then running the polar... so it does not really matter anymore.0882

In the old days, converting something to polar form made handling the integral a little bit easier, but again, now it does not really matter. It does not matter how complicated an integral you have. You just stick it into your software.0896

So, what is important is being able to actually set up the integral. You can let the software solve the integral, you do not have to worry about that.0907

Again, this is historically important. The coordinate system is important, and then -- you know, chances are that the problems that you have on your quizzes and your tests are going to be such that they are not overly complicated, but you are going to have to be able to actually convert from rectangular to polar and be able to integrate it.0915

It is important from a practical standpoint, but ultimately it is not that valuable anymore. Not like it used to be, because now you can just use math software to solve any integral, no matter how complicated.0935

So, let us see. So what we are concerned with, well, I do not need to write that down. What we are concerned with is integration.0950

So, when we are converting -- actually write these words down, I tend to write a little fast, my apologies... muddle up my writing -- when we are converting a region, in the x, y plane to polar coordinates, we have to make changes to the integral and the relationship is as follows...0961

Ok, so, let -- I am going to do this one in blue, okay... there we go -- okay, so, let t(Rθ) = the actual transformation from polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates that's Rcos(θ), Rsin(θ) and I wrote it as a column vector.1022

You can also write it as Rcos(θ), Rsin(θ), this is a transformation, so this is equal to xy, that is what we said.1055

If you are given polar coordinates, if you want to convert them to rectangular coordinates, this is the transformation that you use.1066

So, let t be the transformation Rcos(θ), Rsin(θ).1073

Now, the integral over a particular region a, in the x, y plane of f(x,y). This is just the standard double integral, dy dx, when I make the conversion into polar coordinates, it is the integral over the region a expressed in polar form of f(t(Rθ).1079

In other words I form the composition f(t) and then I multiply by R dR dθ.1110

This dy dx, this area element that we know of as dy dx, differential y, differential x, dy dx is actually equal to not dR dθ, it is actually equal dR dθ × this factor, which is the radius.1116

In order for this integral to work out when I am making the conversion, from polar to rectangular, rectangular to polar, I need to do this. I need to include it.1137

So that is it. Any time you have this integral, and you make a change, what you do is you take f(t), the transformation and then you solve this integral which will often times be easier -- we hope.1146

Okay. Now we are going to discuss what all of this means, where all of this comes from, this R dR dθ this factor here.1159

We are going to discuss where this comes from a little bit later on when we talk about the change of variables theorem. When we talk about a change of coordinates, not just from rectangular to polar, but a general change of coordinates, how we actually change the integral.1167

We are going to be talking about determinates, Jacobean matrix, Jacobean determinates, things like that and it will make more sense, but for right now we just want to develop some technical facility.1181

We want to be able to be given a particular function or a region in the x, y plane, we want to be able to integrate over that region using polar coordinates.1192

We want to develop technique first, get comfortable with that, and then we will talk about what this means.1201

So, for now, we just want to integrate, so let us just do an example. Example 3.1207

Let f(x,y) = xy.1220

Find the integral of f over the region bounded by the semi-circle who's center is the origin (0,0) and has radius = 5.1233

So, basically, so x2 + y2 = 52. That is the equation.1286

We want to do -- so let us go ahead and draw this region, oops, we do not want that, let us try this again -- so, we have a semi-circle... so this is our x2 + y2 = 5, we want to integrate this function xy over that region.1291

That is it. That is all we are doing, and the radius is 5 -- oops, sorry, 52... whoo these lines are really, really causing a lot of difficulty here... let us see x2 + y2 = 52.1328

Ok. I think I just need to write a little slower. Let us go ahead and do this.1346

Well, let us go ahead and convert this particular region into polar coordinate form, so let me draw the region again, so that we know what we are looking at.1351

We have this semi-circle, and the equation is x2 + y2 = 52.1363

So, when I put my transformation in, I get R2, cos2(θ) + R2sin2(θ) = 52, = 25.1370

Well, this just becomes R2 = 25, and it becomes R = 5.1395

So, R = 5 is the polar representation of this circle x2 + y2 = 52, this is the polar representation... and θ notice θ does not show up in this particular thing.1401

θ goes from 0 to 2pi. In other words, 5 stays and now all I am doing is taking this line which is 5 and just swinging it around to θ and I am going to trace out this whole circle.1417

In this particular case, it is not 2pi, since we are talking about a semi-circle, it is just pi. That is it. So, that gives us... this right here is the polar representation of this region.1433

Now, let us go ahead and do the integral. The integral is equal to -- we said it is the integral over a expressed in polar coordinates of f(t), right? R dR dθ.1447

Well, that is going to equal, well d(θ), θ goes from 0 to pi, so that is that one... and R goes from 0 to 5, right?1467

What we are doing is we are taking -- here is -- we are taking R from 0 all the way to 5 and then we are swinging it around.1485

We are integrating this way and then we are integrating that way, the θ. Then, f(t)... well, f was equal to xy.1493

Well, f(t), t was (Rcos(θ),Rsin(θ)), so xy is Rcos(θ) × Rsin(θ), which is R2cos(θ)sin(θ), then × R dR dθ.1505

That is it, so when we actually -- let us bring this back down here -- now, that is going to equal... we can separate this out.1532

This R2 and this R becomes R3, so this integrand actually ends up becoming -- so, we will rewrite it as 0 to pi, the integral from 0 to 5, R3,cos(θ),sin(θ), dR dθ.1547

If you want, you can separate this out from 0 to pi, sin(θ) cos(θ) dθ, 0 to 5 R3 dR -- I mean, you can solve it that way.1572

It does not matter how you actually write it out. Again, ultimately you are just going to put this into your mathematical software. When you go ahead and solve this, I am not going to be concerned with actually solving it at this point.1590

From now on I am just going to go ahead and leave it to you to take care of actually solving the integral itself. That is secondary.1604

What is important is this right here. Being able to set up the integral, making sure that these upper and lower limits of integration are correct, making sure the integrand is correct, and making sure that your area element is there. That is what is important. Being able to set this up. The rest, a computer can take care of.1610

When we do this, we end up with 0 as it turns out. That is it.1628

We integrated the function xy over the semi-circular region. We could have just left it alone and done it in terms of x and y, but again we are trying to gain some practice in polar coordinate form.1634

We found out that the polar representation in this particular region is R = 5, as θ runs from 0 to pi, so our upper and lower limit of integration is 0 to pi. It is 0 to 5 with respect to R.1648

We did f(t), so we put in the transformation x = Rcos(θ), y = Rsin(θ), into this... that gives us the integrand. We have our area element, and the rest is just math, technique, that is it.1661

So, let us go ahead and do another example. So, example 4.1679

Let us see. We want to find the integral of... excuse me... f(x,y) is equal to xy/x2 + y2 over the region bounded by... well, we want y > than or = to x, we want x2 + y2 > or = to 1, and x2 + y2 > or = to 2.1691

These are the boundaries of our particular region. Let us go ahead and draw what this region looks like.1737

Okay. y > or = to x, so let me go ahead and draw the line y = x, that is that line right there. This is that.1749

x2 + y2 > or = to 1, so let me go ahead and draw the unit circle... that is the unit circle -- let me make this a little bit longer.1759

And, x2 + y2 > or = to 2, so -- yes, that is going to be a circle of radius 2, rad 2. This is R2, let us just say we have this circle, a circle of radius sqrt(2).1773

Sorry about that, this is a little bit odd but you see what is going on so we want the area that is... all the x's and y's such that y > or = to x,.1792

That is bigger than the unit circle, less than the circle of radius sqrt(2), so what we want is that region right there.1802

We are going to integrate this function over that region.1816

Well, let us go ahead and find what this region is expressed in terms of polar coordinates. We know that the equation for a circle in polar coordinates, a circle of radius a is R = a, that is it.1820

In this particular case, this circle... R = 1... this circle is R = sqrt(2)... R = 1, R = sqrt(2)... and this region right here, from here onward, this is just pi over -- 45 degrees all the way 225 degrees.1837

So, R goes from 1 to sqrt(2) and θ > or = to pi/4, less than or equal to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5pi/4.1862

In this particular case, the polar representation is R goes from 1 to 2 and we are going to sweep out an angle from 45 degrees all the way to 225 degrees. That is going to fill in this region. That is it.1878

This is the polar representation of this region. Now we can go ahead and do our integral.1894

Well, let us go ahead and find f(t) first, so f(t), when I put in Rcos(θ), Rsin(θ) over all of this squared... you are going to get R2 cos(θ) sin(θ), that is the numerator, and for x2 + y2 you are going to end up... that is R2.1899

The R2's cancel, so we just get cos(θ)sin(θ), that is f(t).1920

So, our integral is equal to well, θ runs from pi/4 to 5pi/4. R runs from 1 to sqrt(2). cos(θ)sin(θ) is the integrand, and R dR dθ is the element.1927

When we go ahead and put this into mathematical software, we end up with 0 again. Okay. This is a bit of a coincidence. I know.1955

I just happened to pick this intervals and these regions that always end up 0, it is not always going to be 0 as you will see in just a minute, we are going to get something that is not 0. This is just coincident.1963

Let us do one more. This time we will go ahead and actually express the equation already in polar form.1976

So, give us a little practice in graphing also. So, example 5. Okay.1987

Find the integral of f(x,y) = x2 over the region contained by R = 1 - cos(θ).1995

So, in this particular case, they gave us the equation of the particular region in polar coordinate form already.2021

Let us go ahead and draw out what this region is.2026

When you do a table of values, or when you put it into your calculator, you are going to end up with something that looks like this.2031

That is called a cardioid. It is called a cardioid because it looks like a heart, that is it.2042

In this particular case... this is the region that we are concerned with. We are going to be integrating over this region and we are going to be integrating this function.2048

Let us go ahead and find what R is. R is going to run... it is going to be > or = 0, < or = to well, 1 - cos(θ)... so in this case, this is an actual function not specific values just like before.2057

You know, we can have a function in the inner integral. It goes from 0 to 1-cos(θ), whatever that happens to be.2075

θ is going to run from 0... we are going to start with 0 and go all the way around, sweep all the around to 2pi. That is it.2084

These are our upper and lower limits of integration. Now let us go ahead and let us do f(t).2094

Well, x2 is R2, cos2(θ), so the integral equals... well θ is going to run from 0 to 2pi, x is going to run from 0 to 1 - cos(θ).2102

Our integrand is R2, cos2(θ), and our area element is R dR dθ.2123

It is my recommendation to always put the R dR dθ there. Then if you want to you can go ahead and rewrite this as R2, cos3(θ).2133

It is just good practice because a lot of times you will just sort of forget the R. Make sure that it is there.2140

Let me go ahead and put those little parentheses around it so that you know they are actually separate things. This is the integrand, this is the conversion factor, if you will.2148

Then when you put this into mathematical software, you end up with the following number, 49pi/32, so you see, it was not 0.2155

That was just a coincidence that we kept getting integrals that were 0.2166

Okay. That was polar coordinates and that was integration in polar coordinates.2170

Thank you for joining us here at educator.com, we will see you next time. Bye-bye.2174

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