[BUG] The Valley
Tevian Dray
tevian at math.oregonstate.edu
Wed Mar 17 12:36:37 PST 2004
> Just a minor point: In problem number 2 students are asked to choose a
> curve. In problem 3 they are asked to evaluate a line integral along
> the curve C. However, C was never defined!
>
> If this lab is to be done as a way to introduce line integrals (as I'm
> planning), it should probably be made explicit that the curve chosen in
> problem 2 is in fact C.
Good point. This raises an interesting question of notation: Why not omit
the C altogether? The integral in problem 3 is clearly a line integral, and
the problem specifies the location in words. So why does it feel wrong to
leave the limits out? Especially when each group will choose a different
curve, all of which are being called C.
Tevian
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