Mulungushi University

Department of Mathematics and Statistics

EGM312—Engineering Mathematics IV
Assignment One

Due Date: 10/04/2024 Date Given: 29/03/2024

Instructions:
• Write your names , student IDs and Programme on your Report booklet.
• Submit Questions one to four (1–4) on or before 10/04/2024.
• Submit Questions five to Eight (5–8) on or before 26/04/2024.
• Submit in Groups of 10.
• Each member of the group is to participate and contribute meaningfully .
• Show all the necessary working to earn full marks .

1a. State and prove the Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals. [6 ]

1b. Given the vector field F(x, y) = (y 3 + 1)î + (3xy 2 + 1)ĵ. Evaluate the line integral
Z
F.dr
c

where c is the semicircular path from (0, 0) to (2, 0) with the parametrization of C given by
C : r(t) = (1 − cos t)î + sin tĵ where 0 ≤ t ≤ π [5]
1c. Calculate the work done by a force field F = ex cos y î − ex sin y ĵ + 2k̂ on an object moving
along a smooth curve C from the initial point (0, π2 , 1) to the terminal point (1, π, 3). [6]
1d. The density of the spring C in space is given by the scalar function f (x, y, z) = z + 1. Find
the mass of the spring C where C is in the shape of the circular helix
1  
r(t) = √ cos tî + sin tĵ + tk̂
2
where 0 ≤ t ≤ 6π [6]
2a. State and prove Green’s Theorem [8 ]
2b. Using Green Theorem or otherwise, evaluate the following line integral
I
(arctan x + y)dx + (ey − x2 )dy
c
√
where C is the closed
√ boundary of the region between the semi-circle y = 16 − x2 and the
semi-circle y = 2 − x2 [5]
2c. Use a line integral to find the area of the region bounded by C given by
C : 4x2 + 8y 2 − 16 = 0 [5]

2d. Consider a single heat source located at the origin (0, 0, 0) with temperature T given by
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T (x, y, z) = p
x2 + y 2 + z 2

1
 (i) Calculate the heat flux across the surface S1 given by
n p o
S1 = (x, y, z) : z = 1 − x2 − y 2 , x2 + y2 ≤ 1 [6]

(ii) Calculate the heat flux across the surface S2 given by

S2 = {(x, y, z) : x = sin u cos v, y = sin u sin v, z = cos u, }

π
where 0≤u≤ 2
and 0 ≤ v ≤ 2π [6]

3a. Sate and prove Gauss’s Divergence Theorem [8 ]

3b. Given thepvector field F(x, y, z) = (xy 2 + cos z)ĵ + (x2 y + sin z)ĵ + ez ĵ and the surface
S : z = 21 x2 + y 2 , z = 8, use the Divergence Theorem to evaluate
Z Z
F.N dS
s

Hence, find the outward flux of F through the surface of the solid S. [6]
√ √
3c. Given the surface r(u, v) = u cos v î + u sin v ĵ + uk̂ where 0 ≤ u ≤ 4 and 0 ≤ v ≤ 2π.
(i) Find the normal and the tangent plane to the surface at the point where u = 1 and
v = π3 [6]
(ii) Find the area of the surface [5]
3d. A tractor engine has a steel component with a circular base modeled by the vector-valued
function r(t) = (2 cos t)î + (2 sin t)ĵ Its height is given by z = 1 + y 2 (All measurements of
the component are in centimeters.)
(i) Find the lateral surface area of the component. [5]
(ii) The component is in the form of a shell of thickness 0.2 centimeter. Use the result of
part (i) to approximate the amount of steel used to manufacture the component. [4]

4a. Sate and prove Stokes’s Theorem [3 ]

4b. Let S denote the surface lying above the xy-plane, oriented upward and represented by the
paraboloid
z = 16 − x2 − y 2
Further, Let C be its boundary curve in the xy-plane, oriented counterclockwise. Sketch the
surface and verify Stokes’s Theorem for the vector field

F(x, y, z) = 4z î + x2 ĵ + y 2 k̂

by evaluating both the surface integral and the equivalent line integral. [7]
4c. A cone-shaped surface lamina S is given by
p
z = 4 − 2 x2 + y 2 where 0 ≤ z ≤ 4

At each point on S, the density is proportional to the distance between the point and the
z-axis. Find the mass m of the lamina. [6]

4d. Let F(x, y, z) = xî + y ĵ + z k̂ be a vector field and let g(x, y, z) = ||F(x, y, z)||. Further, define
the function u as u = g1 .

2
 F
(i) Show that ∇(ln g) = g2
[3]
(ii) Show that ∇( g1 ) = − gF3 [3]
(iii) Show that the function u is harmonic, i.e show that u satisfies the Laplace’s equation
given by
∂ 2u ∂ 2u ∂ 2u
+ + =0
∂x2 ∂y 2 ∂z 2
[4]

5. The one-dimensional wave equation describes the propagation of a wave in a single spatial
dimension. It can be written as:
∂ 2u 2
2∂ u
= c
∂t2 ∂x2
where u(x, t) is the function representing the wave, t is time, x is the spatial variable, and c
is the wave speed. Use the separation of variables to obtain the General Solution [5]
6. Using the separation of variables, obtain the General solution for the one-dimensional heat
equation. [5]
7. Using the separation of variables, obtain the General solution for the Laplace equation. [5]
8. Let u be a function of at least two of the variables x, y, t and z. Solve the partial differential
equations:
(i) x2 ∂u
∂x
+ y 2 ∂u
∂y
= (x + y)u [3]
(ii) x ∂u
∂x
+ y ∂u
∂y
+ t ∂u
∂t
= xyt [4]