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Chapter 1 · The complex plane
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  • z=x+iy=r(cos⁡θ+isin⁡θ)=r eiθz = x + iy = r(\cos\theta + i\sin\theta) = r\,e^{i\theta}, with r=∣z∣=x2+y2r = |z| = \sqrt{x^2 + y^2}
  • Principal argument Arg⁡(z)∈(−π,π]\operatorname{Arg}(z) \in (-\pi, \pi]: in Q1/Q4, arctan⁡(y/x)\arctan(y/x); in Q2, arctan⁡(y/x)+π\arctan(y/x) + \pi; in Q3, arctan⁡(y/x)−π\arctan(y/x) - \pi
  • Multiplication: z1z2=r1r2 ei(θ1+θ2)z_1 z_2 = r_1 r_2\, e^{i(\theta_1 + \theta_2)} — moduli multiply, arguments add
  • De Moivre: (cos⁡θ+isin⁡θ)n=cos⁡nθ+isin⁡nθ(\cos\theta + i\sin\theta)^n = \cos n\theta + i\sin n\theta,  n∈Z\ n \in \mathbb{Z}
  • nn-th roots of w=R eiφw = R\,e^{i\varphi}: zk=R1/n e i(φ+2kπ)/nz_k = R^{1/n}\,e^{\,i(\varphi + 2k\pi)/n},  k=0,…,n−1\ k = 0, \dots, n-1
  • nn-th roots of unity ωk=e2kπi/n\omega_k = e^{2k\pi i/n} sum to zero: ∑k=0n−1ωk=0\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\omega_k = 0
Chapter 2 · Functions, limits, differentiability
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  • f(z)=u(x,y)+i v(x,y)f(z) = u(x,y) + i\,v(x,y) — one complex function is two real ones
  • Limit: lim⁡z→z0f(z)=L\lim_{z\to z_0} f(z) = L must give the same value along every path; ε\varepsilon-δ\delta form  0<∣z−z0∣<δ⇒∣f(z)−L∣<ε\ 0<|z-z_0|<\delta \Rightarrow |f(z)-L|<\varepsilon
  • Split rule: lim⁡f=lim⁡u+ilim⁡v\lim f = \lim u + i\lim v — both real limits must exist
  • Two-path test: two paths with different limits ⇒\Rightarrow the limit does not exist
  • Continuous at z0z_0: lim⁡z→z0f(z)=f(z0)\lim_{z\to z_0} f(z) = f(z_0)
  • f′(z0)=lim⁡h→0f(z0+h)−f(z0)hf'(z_0) = \lim_{h\to 0}\dfrac{f(z_0+h) - f(z_0)}{h}, same value from every direction of hh; differentiable ⇒\Rightarrow continuous
Chapter 3 · Cauchy-Riemann equations
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  • CR equations: ∂u∂x=∂v∂y\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial x} = \dfrac{\partial v}{\partial y} and ∂u∂y=−∂v∂x\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial y} = -\dfrac{\partial v}{\partial x}
  • Sufficient test: u,vu,v have continuous first partials and CR holds throughout a region ⇒f\Rightarrow f analytic there
  • f′(z)=∂u∂x+i∂v∂x=∂v∂y−i∂u∂yf'(z) = \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial x} + i\dfrac{\partial v}{\partial x} = \dfrac{\partial v}{\partial y} - i\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial y}
  • Polar form: ∂u∂r=1r∂v∂θ\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial r} = \dfrac{1}{r}\dfrac{\partial v}{\partial\theta},  ∂v∂r=−1r∂u∂θ\ \dfrac{\partial v}{\partial r} = -\dfrac{1}{r}\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial\theta}
  • uu and vv are harmonic: ∂2u∂x2+∂2u∂y2=0\dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial x^2} + \dfrac{\partial^2 u}{\partial y^2} = 0
  • Differentiable at one isolated point ≠\ne analytic — analyticity needs a whole region
Chapter 4 · Harmonic conjugates
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  • vv is a harmonic conjugate of uu when u+ivu + iv is analytic; on a connected domain, unique up to an additive real constant
  • Direct method: dv=−∂u∂y dx+∂u∂x dydv = -\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial y}\,dx + \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial x}\,dy, then f(z)=u+ivf(z) = u + iv re-expressed in zz
  • Milne-Thomson (given uu): f′(z)=∂u∂x−i∂u∂yf'(z) = \dfrac{\partial u}{\partial x} - i\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial y}, then set x=z, y=0x = z,\ y = 0; integrate to f(z)=F(z)+iC, C∈Rf(z) = F(z) + iC,\ C \in \mathbb{R}
  • Milne-Thomson (given vv): f′(z)=∂v∂y+i∂v∂xf'(z) = \dfrac{\partial v}{\partial y} + i\dfrac{\partial v}{\partial x}, then set x=z, y=0x = z,\ y = 0; integrate to f(z)=F(z)+C, C∈Rf(z) = F(z) + C,\ C \in \mathbb{R}
  • Orthogonal families: ∇u⋅∇v=0\nabla u \cdot \nabla v = 0 for analytic f=u+ivf = u + iv — level curves u=c1u = c_1 and v=c2v = c_2 meet at right angles wherever f′(z)≠0f'(z) \ne 0
  • ez=ex(cos⁡y+isin⁡y)e^z = e^x(\cos y + i\sin y); sin⁡z=eiz−e−iz2i\quad \sin z = \dfrac{e^{iz} - e^{-iz}}{2i}; cos⁡z=eiz+e−iz2\quad \cos z = \dfrac{e^{iz} + e^{-iz}}{2}
  • sinh⁡z=ez−e−z2\sinh z = \dfrac{e^{z} - e^{-z}}{2}; cosh⁡z=ez+e−z2\quad \cosh z = \dfrac{e^{z} + e^{-z}}{2}; branches of log⁡z\log z wait for the contour-integration chapter
Chapter 5 · Conformal mapping
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  • Conformality theorem: ff analytic with f′(z0)≠0⇒f'(z_0) \ne 0 \Rightarrow conformal at z0z_0 — preserves angle magnitude and sense
  • Local picture: Δw≈f′(z0) Δz\Delta w \approx f'(z_0)\,\Delta z, with f′(z0)=ρ eiαf'(z_0) = \rho\,e^{i\alpha} — rotate by α=arg⁡f′(z0)\alpha = \arg f'(z_0), scale by ρ=∣f′(z0)∣\rho = |f'(z_0)|
  • Critical point: a zero of f′f'. Angles are multiplied by mm (order of the first non-vanishing derivative); for w=z2w = z^2, m=2m = 2, so angles double at z=0z = 0
  • Elementary maps: w=az+bw = az + b (a≠0a \ne 0) a similarity, conformal everywhere; w=z2w = z^2: reiθ↦r2e2iθre^{i\theta} \mapsto r^2 e^{2i\theta}; w=1/zw = 1/z conformal wherever defined (no critical points)
  • Isogonal = angle magnitude preserved; conformal = isogonal + sense preserved; anti-conformal = isogonal + sense reversed (e.g. w=zˉw = \bar z, not analytic)
Chapter 6 · Möbius transformations
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  • Möbius (bilinear) map: w=az+bcz+dw = \dfrac{az + b}{cz + d}, ad−bc≠0\quad ad - bc \ne 0; conformal wherever defined since w′=ad−bc(cz+d)2≠0w' = \dfrac{ad - bc}{(cz + d)^2} \ne 0 (no critical points)
  • Three elementary moves: translation z+bz + b; rotation–magnification azaz (a=reiθa = re^{i\theta} — rotate by θ\theta, scale by rr); inversion 1/z1/z. Decomposition (c≠0c \ne 0): w=ac+bc−adc (cz+d)w = \dfrac{a}{c} + \dfrac{bc - ad}{c\,(cz + d)}
  • Fixed points (set w=zw = z) solve cz2+(d−a)z−b=0cz^2 + (d - a)z - b = 0 — two distinct, one repeated (parabolic), or a complex-conjugate pair
  • Cross-ratio map through three points: (w−w1)(w2−w3)(w−w3)(w2−w1)=(z−z1)(z2−z3)(z−z3)(z2−z1)\dfrac{(w - w_1)(w_2 - w_3)}{(w - w_3)(w_2 - w_1)} = \dfrac{(z - z_1)(z_2 - z_3)}{(z - z_3)(z_2 - z_1)}
  • ∞\infty rule: delete the two factors containing the infinite point. Source z3=∞⇒z_3 = \infty \Rightarrow right side z−z1z2−z1\dfrac{z - z_1}{z_2 - z_1}; target w3=∞⇒w_3 = \infty \Rightarrow left side w−w1w2−w1\dfrac{w - w_1}{w_2 - w_1}
  • Inverse: z=dw−b−cw+az = \dfrac{dw - b}{-cw + a} — itself Möbius, same determinant
  • Lines and circles share A(x2+y2)+Bx+Cy+D=0A(x^2 + y^2) + Bx + Cy + D = 0 (line if A=0A = 0, circle if A≠0A \ne 0). Möbius maps send this family to itself; inversion is the only move that swaps a line for a circle, e.g. Re⁡(z)=1→ 1/z ∣w−12∣=12\operatorname{Re}(z) = 1 \xrightarrow{\,1/z\,} \left|w - \tfrac12\right| = \tfrac12
Chapter 7 · Contour integration, Cauchy-Goursat
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  • ∫Cf(z) dz=∫abf(z(t)) z′(t) dt\displaystyle\int_C f(z)\,dz = \int_a^b f(z(t))\,z'(t)\,dt; reversing orientation negates the integral
  • Fundamental integral: ∮∣z−z0∣=r(z−z0)n dz=2πi\displaystyle\oint_{|z - z_0| = r} (z - z_0)^n\,dz = 2\pi i if n=−1n = -1, else 00 (any rr, any z0z_0)
  • Cauchy-Goursat: ff analytic on and inside a simple closed contour C⇒∮Cf(z) dz=0C \Rightarrow \oint_C f(z)\,dz = 0
  • Path independence: ∫Cf dz=F(z1)−F(z0)\int_C f\,dz = F(z_1) - F(z_0) when F′=fF' = f
  • ML inequality: ∣∫Cf dz∣≤ML\left|\int_C f\,dz\right| \le ML, with M=max⁡C∣f∣M = \max_C|f|, L=length⁡(C)L = \operatorname{length}(C)
  • Deformation: deform CC through any region where ff is analytic without changing ∮Cf dz\oint_C f\,dz; the value depends only on the enclosed singularities
  • Log⁡z=ln⁡∣z∣+i Arg⁡z\operatorname{Log} z = \ln|z| + i\,\operatorname{Arg} z, cut on (−∞,0](-\infty, 0]; ddzLog⁡z=1z\frac{d}{dz}\operatorname{Log} z = \frac1z off the cut
Chapter 8 · Cauchy's integral formula
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  • f(z0)=12πi∮Cf(z)z−z0 dzf(z_0) = \dfrac{1}{2\pi i}\displaystyle\oint_C \dfrac{f(z)}{z - z_0}\,dz
  • Derivatives: f(n)(z0)=n!2πi∮Cf(z)(z−z0)n+1 dzf^{(n)}(z_0) = \dfrac{n!}{2\pi i}\displaystyle\oint_C \dfrac{f(z)}{(z - z_0)^{n+1}}\,dz
  • Cauchy's inequality: ∣f(n)(z0)∣≤n! MRR n\left|f^{(n)}(z_0)\right| \le \dfrac{n!\,M_R}{R^{\,n}}, with MR=max⁡∣z−z0∣=R∣f(z)∣M_R = \max_{|z - z_0| = R}|f(z)|
  • Liouville: a bounded entire function is constant
  • Maximum modulus: a non-constant analytic ff attains max⁡∣f∣\max|f| only on the boundary
  • Fundamental Theorem of Algebra: every nonconstant polynomial of degree nn with complex coefficients has exactly nn complex roots, counting multiplicity
Chapter 9 · Series, singularities, residues
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  • Taylor (analytic on ∣z−z0∣<R|z - z_0| < R): f(z)=∑n=0∞f(n)(z0)n!(z−z0)nf(z) = \displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}\dfrac{f^{(n)}(z_0)}{n!}(z - z_0)^n; radius == distance to the nearest singularity
  • Laurent (on an annulus, named by an inequality, e.g. valid in 1<∣z∣<21 < |z| < 2): f(z)=∑n=−∞∞an(z−z0)nf(z) = \displaystyle\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty} a_n (z - z_0)^n, with a−1=Res⁡z0fa_{-1} = \operatorname{Res}_{z_0} f
  • Classify by the principal part: no negative powers == removable; lowest term (z−z0)−m(z - z_0)^{-m} == pole of order mm (m=1m = 1 simple); infinitely many == essential (e.g. e1/ze^{1/z})
  • Simple pole: Res⁡z0f=lim⁡z→z0(z−z0)f(z)\operatorname{Res}_{z_0} f = \lim_{z\to z_0}(z - z_0)f(z); for f=p/qf = p/q with a simple zero of qq: Res⁡z0f=p(z0)q′(z0)\operatorname{Res}_{z_0} f = \dfrac{p(z_0)}{q'(z_0)}
  • Pole of order mm: Res⁡z0f=1(m−1)!lim⁡z→z0dm−1dzm−1[(z−z0)mf(z)]\operatorname{Res}_{z_0} f = \dfrac{1}{(m-1)!}\displaystyle\lim_{z\to z_0}\dfrac{d^{m-1}}{dz^{m-1}}\big[(z - z_0)^m f(z)\big]
  • Residue theorem: ∮Cf dz=2πi∑Res⁡f\displaystyle\oint_C f\,dz = 2\pi i\sum \operatorname{Res} f over the poles enclosed by CC
  • Real trig integral: ∫02πR(cos⁡θ,sin⁡θ) dθ\displaystyle\int_0^{2\pi} R(\cos\theta,\sin\theta)\,d\theta via z=eiθz = e^{i\theta}, cos⁡θ=12(z+z−1)\cos\theta = \tfrac12(z + z^{-1}), sin⁡θ=12i(z−z−1)\sin\theta = \tfrac{1}{2i}(z - z^{-1}), dθ=dzizd\theta = \dfrac{dz}{iz} — a unit-circle integral
  • Rouché's theorem & the argument principle — recognition only in this course; full problem-solving not covered unless your class notes require it
Chapter 10 · Double integrals
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  • ∬Rf dA=lim⁡∑f ΔA\displaystyle\iint_R f\,dA = \lim \sum f\,\Delta A (pillar sum); equals the volume under z=f(x,y)z = f(x,y) when f≥0f \ge 0; Area⁡(R)=∬R1 dA\operatorname{Area}(R) = \displaystyle\iint_R 1\,dA
  • Vertical slices ∫ab ⁣∫g1(x)g2(x)f dy dx\displaystyle\int_a^b\!\int_{g_1(x)}^{g_2(x)} f\,dy\,dx; horizontal ∫cd ⁣∫h1(y)h2(y)f dx dy\displaystyle\int_c^d\!\int_{h_1(y)}^{h_2(y)} f\,dx\,dy — outer limits constant, inner limits depend only on the outer variable
  • Fubini: both orders agree for ff continuous on RR; changing order == re-sketch and re-describe the region, never relabel
  • Polar: x=rcos⁡θ, y=rsin⁡θ, x2+y2=r2, dA=r dr dθx = r\cos\theta,\ y = r\sin\theta,\ x^2 + y^2 = r^2,\ dA = r\,dr\,d\theta
  • Mass m=∬Rρ dAm = \displaystyle\iint_R \rho\,dA; centroid xˉ=1m∬Rxρ dA,  yˉ=1m∬Ryρ dA\bar{x} = \dfrac{1}{m}\iint_R x\rho\,dA,\ \ \bar{y} = \dfrac{1}{m}\iint_R y\rho\,dA
Chapter 11 · Change of variables, the Jacobian
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  • Jacobian J=∂(x,y)∂(u,v)=∣xuxvyuyv∣J = \dfrac{\partial(x,y)}{\partial(u,v)} = \begin{vmatrix} x_u & x_v \\ y_u & y_v \end{vmatrix}; area element dA=∣J∣ du dvdA = |J|\,du\,dv (absolute value — always)
  • ∬Rf(x,y) dx dy=∬Sf(x(u,v),y(u,v)) ∣J∣ du dv\displaystyle\iint_R f(x,y)\,dx\,dy = \iint_S f\big(x(u,v), y(u,v)\big)\,|J|\,du\,dv — rewrite the integrand and the region in u,vu, v too
  • Reciprocal shortcut: ∂(x,y)∂(u,v)=1∂(u,v)/∂(x,y)\dfrac{\partial(x,y)}{\partial(u,v)} = \dfrac{1}{\partial(u,v)/\partial(x,y)} — compute the easier determinant, then reciprocate
  • Polar is the special case: x=rcos⁡θ, y=rsin⁡θ⇒∣J∣=rx = r\cos\theta,\ y = r\sin\theta \Rightarrow |J| = r, recovering dA=r dr dθdA = r\,dr\,d\theta
  • Gaussian: (∫−∞∞e−x2 dx)2=∬R2e−(x2+y2) dA=π⇒∫−∞∞e−x2 dx=π\left(\displaystyle\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-x^2}\,dx\right)^{2} = \iint_{\mathbb{R}^2} e^{-(x^2+y^2)}\,dA = \pi \Rightarrow \displaystyle\int_{-\infty}^{\infty} e^{-x^2}\,dx = \sqrt{\pi}
Chapter 12 · Triple integrals
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  • Triple integral by shadow + slice: ∭Tf dV=∬shadow ⁣[∫floorrooff dz]dA\displaystyle\iiint_T f\,dV = \iint_{\text{shadow}}\!\left[\int_{\text{floor}}^{\text{roof}} f\,dz\right]dA — inner limits are surfaces, the shadow's limits are constant / outer-only
  • Cylindrical (r,θ,z)(r,\theta,z): x=rcos⁡θ, y=rsin⁡θx=r\cos\theta,\ y=r\sin\theta;  dV=r dr dθ dz\ dV = r\,dr\,d\theta\,dz. Use for axial symmetry / circular shadow / integrand in x2+y2x^2+y^2
  • Spherical (ρ,ϕ,θ)(\rho,\phi,\theta), ϕ\phi from the +z+z-axis: x=ρsin⁡ϕcos⁡θ, y=ρsin⁡ϕsin⁡θ, z=ρcos⁡ϕx=\rho\sin\phi\cos\theta,\ y=\rho\sin\phi\sin\theta,\ z=\rho\cos\phi;  dV=ρ2sin⁡ϕ dρ dϕ dθ\ dV = \rho^2\sin\phi\,d\rho\,d\phi\,d\theta. Use for spheres / cones / origin-radial symmetry
  • The rr and ρ2sin⁡ϕ\rho^2\sin\phi are the Jacobians of these coordinate changes (Ch 11) — never optional
  • Volume =∭T1 dV=\displaystyle\iiint_T 1\,dV; mass =∭Tδ dV=\displaystyle\iiint_T \delta\,dV; centroid zˉ=∭Tz δ dVmass\bar z = \dfrac{\iiint_T z\,\delta\,dV}{\text{mass}} (and likewise xˉ,yˉ\bar x,\bar y)
  • Useful: ball 43πa3\tfrac43\pi a^3; ∫0πsin⁡ϕ dϕ=2\int_0^\pi \sin\phi\,d\phi = 2; uniform solid hemisphere centroid zˉ=3a8\bar z = \tfrac{3a}{8}
Chapter 13 · Line integrals, Green's theorem
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  • Line integral / work: ∫CF⋅dr=∫CP dx+Q dy\displaystyle\int_C \mathbf{F}\cdot d\mathbf{r} = \int_C P\,dx + Q\,dy — parametrize r(t)\mathbf{r}(t), substitute, integrate in tt
  • Green's theorem (CCW, region RR on the left): ∮CP dx+Q dy=∬R ⁣(∂Q∂x−∂P∂y)dA\displaystyle\oint_C P\,dx + Q\,dy = \iint_R\!\left(\dfrac{\partial Q}{\partial x} - \dfrac{\partial P}{\partial y}\right)dA; clockwise negates
  • Area by the boundary (planimeter): A=12∮C(x dy−y dx)\displaystyle A = \tfrac12\oint_C (x\,dy - y\,dx) (CCW)
  • Conservative test: ∂P∂y=∂Q∂x\dfrac{\partial P}{\partial y} = \dfrac{\partial Q}{\partial x} on a simply-connected region ⇒F=∇f\Rightarrow \mathbf{F} = \nabla f, path-independent, every loop =0= 0 (the real-variable face of Ch 7's path independence)
  • The Unit-1 bridge: ∮Cf dz=∮C(u dx−v dy)+i∮C(v dx+u dy)\displaystyle\oint_C f\,dz = \oint_C(u\,dx - v\,dy) + i\oint_C(v\,dx + u\,dy); Green's ++ the CR equations make both integrands vanish ⇒∮Cf dz=0\Rightarrow \oint_C f\,dz = 0 — Green's theorem ++ CR == Cauchy–Goursat
  • A singularity enclosed by CC breaks Green's hypothesis: ∮∣z∣=11z dz=2πi\displaystyle\oint_{|z|=1}\tfrac1z\,dz = 2\pi i — the leftover is the residue
Chapter 14 · Surface integrals, Stokes' theorem
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  • Surface element: dS=∣ru×rv∣ du dvdS = |\mathbf{r}_u \times \mathbf{r}_v|\,du\,dv; vector element dS=n^ dS=±(ru×rv) du dvd\mathbf{S} = \hat{\mathbf{n}}\,dS = \pm(\mathbf{r}_u \times \mathbf{r}_v)\,du\,dv
  • Graph z=f(x,y)z=f(x,y): dS=1+fx2+fy2 dAdS = \sqrt{1+f_x^2+f_y^2}\,dA; upward normal vector (−fx,−fy,1)(-f_x,-f_y,1)
  • Scalar surface integral: ∬Sf dS=∬Df(r(u,v)) ∣ru×rv∣ du dv\displaystyle\iint_S f\,dS = \iint_D f(\mathbf{r}(u,v))\,|\mathbf{r}_u\times\mathbf{r}_v|\,du\,dv (mass with f=f= density; area with f=1f=1)
  • Flux: ∬SF⋅n^ dS=∬DF⋅(ru×rv) du dv\displaystyle\iint_S \mathbf{F}\cdot\hat{\mathbf{n}}\,dS = \iint_D \mathbf{F}\cdot(\mathbf{r}_u\times\mathbf{r}_v)\,du\,dv; the sign follows the chosen orientation
  • 3-D curl: curl⁡F=∇×F=(Ry−Qz,  Pz−Rx,  Qx−Py)\operatorname{curl}\mathbf{F} = \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = (R_y-Q_z,\;P_z-R_x,\;Q_x-P_y)
  • Stokes: ∮CF⋅dr=∬S(curl⁡F)⋅n^ dS\displaystyle\oint_C \mathbf{F}\cdot d\mathbf{r} = \iint_S (\operatorname{curl}\mathbf{F})\cdot\hat{\mathbf{n}}\,dS, CC oriented by the right-hand rule about n^\hat{\mathbf{n}}; the flat case (n^=k)(\hat{\mathbf{n}}=\mathbf{k}) is Green's theorem
  • Surface independence: ∬S(curl⁡F)⋅n^ dS\displaystyle\iint_S (\operatorname{curl}\mathbf{F})\cdot\hat{\mathbf{n}}\,dS depends only on the boundary CC — any surface with the same rim gives the same value
Chapter 15 · The divergence theorem
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  • Divergence: div⁡F=∇⋅F=Px+Qy+Rz\operatorname{div}\mathbf{F} = \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = P_x + Q_y + R_z
  • Divergence (Gauss) theorem: ∬SF⋅n^ dS=∭V(div⁡F) dV\displaystyle\iint_S \mathbf{F}\cdot\hat{\mathbf{n}}\,dS = \iiint_V (\operatorname{div}\mathbf{F})\,dV, SS the closed, outward-oriented boundary of the solid VV
  • The three bridges, one template — boundary integral == interior integral of a derivative: ∮CF⋅dr=∬D(Qx−Py) dA\oint_C \mathbf{F}\cdot d\mathbf{r} = \iint_D (Q_x-P_y)\,dA (Green) · ∮CF⋅dr=∬S(curl⁡F)⋅n^ dS\oint_C \mathbf{F}\cdot d\mathbf{r} = \iint_S (\operatorname{curl}\mathbf{F})\cdot\hat{\mathbf{n}}\,dS (Stokes) · ∬SF⋅n^ dS=∭V(div⁡F) dV\iint_S \mathbf{F}\cdot\hat{\mathbf{n}}\,dS = \iiint_V (\operatorname{div}\mathbf{F})\,dV (Gauss)
  • Same shape as Cauchy's integral formula (Unit 1): boundary values fix the interior

Pre-flight checklist (complete — run before writing any final answer)

  • Region/solid sketched first? Limits depend only on the outer variables?
  • Changing the order? Re-read the region from the sketch — don't just swap the limits.
  • Jacobian present for a change of variables? (rr for polar/cylindrical, ρ2sin⁡ϕ\rho^2\sin\phi for spherical)
  • Volume/area element right for the coordinate system?
  • Flux: is the normal the one asked for (outward / upward / downward)? The sign follows it.
  • Stokes/Green: does the boundary-curve direction match the normal by the right-hand rule?
  • Closed surface → divergence-theorem candidate; open surface → integrate directly or close it off with a cap.
  • Scalar surface integral uses ∣ru×rv∣|\mathbf{r}_u\times\mathbf{r}_v| (magnitude); flux keeps the vector ru×rv\mathbf{r}_u\times\mathbf{r}_v (sign).