Mathematics 317 T2 Assignment #5 due Friday, February 12, 2010

1. If F = (2 x + y )i + (3 x − 2 y ) j, evaluate ∫ F ⋅ dr where C is:

C
(a) The straight line path from (0,0) to (1,1).
(b) The parabolic path y = x 2 from (0,0) to (1,1).

P1

2. Let F = xyi − yj + zk. Evaluate ∫ F ⋅ dr along the straight line path from P0 to P1
P0

in each of the following cases.

(a) P0 = (0,0,0), P1 = (1,0,0).
(b) P0 = (1,0,0), P1 = (1,2,0).
(c) P0 = (1,2,0), P1 = (1,2,3).
(d) P0 = (0,0,0), P1 = (1,2,3).
(e) P0 = (1,0,0), P1 = (1,2,3).
(f) P0 = (0,0,0), P1 = (1,2,0).

Can one deduce the answers for cases (d) to (f) from knowing the answers for
cases (a) to (c)? Explain your answer.

xdy − ydx
3. Evaluate the integral ∫ , where C is the circle x 2 + y 2 = a 2 taken in
C x2 + y2

the counterclockwise sense. What is the answer if C is the same circle taken in
the clockwise sense? How does the answer depend on the radius of the circle?

4. Suppose a particle moves counterclockwise around the square 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ 1,

z = 0 under the action of the force F = ( x − y 2 )i + (2 y + x 2 ) j + xk. Calculate the
work done.