9.

13 Surface Integrals

Arclength:
In the plane the length of an arc of the
graph y  f(x) from x  a to x  b is given by :
b
dy 2
s 1 ( ) dx
a
dx
Surface Area

Def: Surface Area

Let f be a function for which the first

partial derivative s f x and f y are cont
on a closed region R. Then the area
of the surface over R is given by
A(s)   1  [fx ] 2  [f y ] 2 dA
R
9.13 Surface Integrals

A(s)   1  [fx ] 2  [f y ] 2 dA
Example: R

Find the surface area of

that portion of the plane
z=6-3x-2y
that is bounded by the
coordinate planes in the
first octant
Ex 1/ pp 527:
Find the surface area of
that portion of the plane
2x + 3y + 4z = 12
that is bounded by the
coordinate planes in the
first octant
surface Integral

Differential of surface Area dS  1  [ f x ]2  [ f y ]2 dA z  f ( x, y )

dS  1  [ g x ]2  [ g z ]2 dA y  g ( x, z )

dS  1  [hz ]2  [hy ]2 dA x  h( z , y )

Def: Surface Integral

Let G be a function of three variables defined over a region of space
containing the surface S. Then the surface integral of G over S is
given by:

 G( x, y, z)dS
S
 EX 15,19 / pp 527

dS  1  [ f x ]2  [ f y ]2 dA dS  1  [ g x ]2  [ g z ]2 dA dS  1  [hz ]2  [hy ]2 dA
z  f ( x, y ) y  g ( x, z ) x  h( z , y )
In Problem 15-24 evaluate the surface integral  G( x, y, z )dS
S

15) G(x,y,z)=x; S the portion of the

cylinder z=2-x^2 in the first octant
bounded by x=0, y=0, y=4, z=0.

2-x 2

0 MATLAB
-5

-10
ezsurf('2-x^2',[-4,4])
-15
4
2 4
0 2
0
-2 -2
y -4 -4
x
 EX 15,19 / pp 527

dS  1  [ f x ]2  [ f y ]2 dA dS  1  [ g x ]2  [ g z ]2 dA dS  1  [hz ]2  [hy ]2 dA
z  f ( x, y ) y  g ( x, z ) x  h( z , y )
In Problem 15-24 evaluate the surface integral  G( x, y, z )dS
S

19) G(x,y,z)=(x^2+y^2)z ; S that portion

Of the sphere x^2+y^2+z^2=36 in
The first octant

sqrt(36-x 2-y 2)

0
0
2
4 5 6
3 4
6 1 2
0
x y
Mass of a surface

Mass of a Surface
Suppose  ( x, y , z ) represents the density of a surface at any point
then the mass m of the surface is .
m    ( x, y, z )dS
S
Orientable Surface

In Example 5, Surface Integral of a vector field We need the

concept of orientable surface
10

Def: (Roughly) 5

-5

orientable surface S has two sides that -10

30
25

could be painted different colors.

20
20
15
10 10
5
0 0

Example (Mobius Strip)

Not an orientable surface
(Mobius Strip)

1)Cut on the middle

2)Cut on 1/3
Def:
A smooth surface S is orientable
10

if there exists a cont unit normal 5

vector n defined at each point 0

(x,y,z) on the surface.

-5

The vector field n(x,y,z) is called -10

the orientation of S 30
25
20
20

S has two orientations n(x,y,z)

15
10 10
5
0 0
and -n(x,y,z)
Upward (+ k component) and
downward (-k component)

1
1)If S defined by g(x,y,z)  0 then n  g
g