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Chapter 1 · The complex plane
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  • z=x+iy=r(cosθ+isinθ)=reiθz = 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=r1r2ei(θ1+θ2)z_1 z_2 = r_1 r_2\, e^{i(\theta_1 + \theta_2)} — moduli multiply, arguments add
  • De Moivre: (cosθ+isinθ)n=cosnθ+isinnθ(\cos\theta + i\sin\theta)^n = \cos n\theta + i\sin n\theta,  nZ\ n \in \mathbb{Z}
  • nn-th roots of w=Reiφw = R\,e^{i\varphi}: zk=R1/nei(φ+2kπ)/nz_k = R^{1/n}\,e^{\,i(\varphi + 2k\pi)/n},  k=0,,n1\ k = 0, \dots, n-1
  • nn-th roots of unity ωk=e2kπi/n\omega_k = e^{2k\pi i/n} sum to zero: k=0n1ωk=0\sum_{k=0}^{n-1}\omega_k = 0
Chapter 2 · Functions, limits, differentiability
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  • f(z)=u(x,y)+iv(x,y)f(z) = u(x,y) + i\,v(x,y) — one complex function is two real ones
  • Limit: limzz0f(z)=L\lim_{z\to z_0} f(z) = L must give the same value along every path; ε\varepsilon-δ\delta form  0<zz0<δf(z)L<ε\ 0<|z-z_0|<\delta \Rightarrow |f(z)-L|<\varepsilon
  • Split rule: limf=limu+ilimv\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: limzz0f(z)=f(z0)\lim_{z\to z_0} f(z) = f(z_0)
  • f(z0)=limh0f(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: ux=vy\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial x} = \dfrac{\partial v}{\partial y} and uy=vx\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)=ux+ivx=vyiuyf'(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: ur=1rvθ\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial r} = \dfrac{1}{r}\dfrac{\partial v}{\partial\theta},  vr=1ruθ\ \dfrac{\partial v}{\partial r} = -\dfrac{1}{r}\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial\theta}
  • uu and vv are harmonic: 2ux2+2uy2=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=uydx+uxdydv = -\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)=uxiuyf'(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, CRf(z) = F(z) + iC,\ C \in \mathbb{R}
  • Milne-Thomson (given vv): f(z)=vy+ivxf'(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, CRf(z) = F(z) + C,\ C \in \mathbb{R}
  • Orthogonal families: uv=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(cosy+isiny)e^z = e^x(\cos y + i\sin y); sinz=eizeiz2i\quad \sin z = \dfrac{e^{iz} - e^{-iz}}{2i}; cosz=eiz+eiz2\quad \cos z = \dfrac{e^{iz} + e^{-iz}}{2}
  • sinhz=ezez2\sinh z = \dfrac{e^{z} - e^{-z}}{2}; coshz=ez+ez2\quad \cosh z = \dfrac{e^{z} + e^{-z}}{2}; branches of logz\log z wait for the contour-integration chapter
Chapter 5 · Conformal mapping
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  • Conformality theorem: ff analytic with f(z0)0f'(z_0) \ne 0 \Rightarrow conformal at z0z_0 — preserves angle magnitude and sense
  • Local picture: Δwf(z0)Δz\Delta w \approx f'(z_0)\,\Delta z, with f(z0)=ρeiαf'(z_0) = \rho\,e^{i\alpha} — rotate by α=argf(z0)\alpha = \arg f'(z_0), scale by ρ=f(z0)\rho = |f'(z_0)|
  • Critical point: a zero of ff'. 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 (a0a \ne 0) a similarity, conformal everywhere; w=z2w = z^2: reiθr2e2iθre^{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}, adbc0\quad ad - bc \ne 0; conformal wherever defined since w=adbc(cz+d)20w' = \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 (c0c \ne 0): w=ac+bcadc(cz+d)w = \dfrac{a}{c} + \dfrac{bc - ad}{c\,(cz + d)}
  • Fixed points (set w=zw = z) solve cz2+(da)zb=0cz^2 + (d - a)z - b = 0 — two distinct, one repeated (parabolic), or a complex-conjugate pair
  • Cross-ratio map through three points: (ww1)(w2w3)(ww3)(w2w1)=(zz1)(z2z3)(zz3)(z2z1)\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 zz1z2z1\dfrac{z - z_1}{z_2 - z_1}; target w3=w_3 = \infty \Rightarrow left side ww1w2w1\dfrac{w - w_1}{w_2 - w_1}
  • Inverse: z=dwbcw+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 A0A \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)=11/zw12=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: zz0=r(zz0)ndz=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 CCf(z)dz=0C \Rightarrow \oint_C f(z)\,dz = 0
  • Path independence: Cfdz=F(z1)F(z0)\int_C f\,dz = F(z_1) - F(z_0) when F=fF' = f
  • ML inequality: CfdzML\left|\int_C f\,dz\right| \le ML, with M=maxCfM = \max_C|f|, L=length(C)L = \operatorname{length}(C)
  • Deformation: deform CC through any region where ff is analytic without changing Cfdz\oint_C f\,dz; the value depends only on the enclosed singularities
  • Logz=lnz+iArgz\operatorname{Log} z = \ln|z| + i\,\operatorname{Arg} z, cut on (,0](-\infty, 0]; ddzLogz=1z\frac{d}{dz}\operatorname{Log} z = \frac1z off the cut
Chapter 8 · Cauchy's integral formula
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  • f(z0)=12πiCf(z)zz0dzf(z_0) = \dfrac{1}{2\pi i}\displaystyle\oint_C \dfrac{f(z)}{z - z_0}\,dz
  • Derivatives: f(n)(z0)=n!2πiCf(z)(zz0)n+1dzf^{(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!MRRn\left|f^{(n)}(z_0)\right| \le \dfrac{n!\,M_R}{R^{\,n}}, with MR=maxzz0=Rf(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 maxf\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 zz0<R|z - z_0| < R): f(z)=n=0f(n)(z0)n!(zz0)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(zz0)nf(z) = \displaystyle\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty} a_n (z - z_0)^n, with a1=Resz0fa_{-1} = \operatorname{Res}_{z_0} f
  • Classify by the principal part: no negative powers == removable; lowest term (zz0)m(z - z_0)^{-m} == pole of order mm (m=1m = 1 simple); infinitely many == essential (e.g. e1/ze^{1/z})
  • Simple pole: Resz0f=limzz0(zz0)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: Resz0f=p(z0)q(z0)\operatorname{Res}_{z_0} f = \dfrac{p(z_0)}{q'(z_0)}
  • Pole of order mm: Resz0f=1(m1)!limzz0dm1dzm1[(zz0)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: Cfdz=2πiResf\displaystyle\oint_C f\,dz = 2\pi i\sum \operatorname{Res} f over the poles enclosed by CC
  • Real trig integral: 02πR(cosθ,sinθ)dθ\displaystyle\int_0^{2\pi} R(\cos\theta,\sin\theta)\,d\theta via z=eiθz = e^{i\theta}, cosθ=12(z+z1)\cos\theta = \tfrac12(z + z^{-1}), sinθ=12i(zz1)\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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  • RfdA=limfΔA\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 f0f \ge 0; Area(R)=R1dA\operatorname{Area}(R) = \displaystyle\iint_R 1\,dA
  • Vertical slices ab ⁣g1(x)g2(x)fdydx\displaystyle\int_a^b\!\int_{g_1(x)}^{g_2(x)} f\,dy\,dx; horizontal cd ⁣h1(y)h2(y)fdxdy\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=rcosθ, y=rsinθ, x2+y2=r2, dA=rdrdθx = r\cos\theta,\ y = r\sin\theta,\ x^2 + y^2 = r^2,\ dA = r\,dr\,d\theta
  • Mass m=RρdAm = \displaystyle\iint_R \rho\,dA; centroid xˉ=1mRxρdA,  yˉ=1mRyρdA\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)=xuxvyuyvJ = \dfrac{\partial(x,y)}{\partial(u,v)} = \begin{vmatrix} x_u & x_v \\ y_u & y_v \end{vmatrix}; area element dA=JdudvdA = |J|\,du\,dv (absolute value — always)
  • Rf(x,y)dxdy=Sf(x(u,v),y(u,v))Jdudv\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=rcosθ, y=rsinθJ=rx = r\cos\theta,\ y = r\sin\theta \Rightarrow |J| = r, recovering dA=rdrdθdA = r\,dr\,d\theta
  • Gaussian: (ex2dx)2=R2e(x2+y2)dA=πex2dx=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: TfdV=shadow ⁣[floorrooffdz]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=rcosθ, y=rsinθx=r\cos\theta,\ y=r\sin\theta;  dV=rdrdθdz\ 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=ρsinϕcosθ, y=ρsinϕsinθ, z=ρcosϕx=\rho\sin\phi\cos\theta,\ y=\rho\sin\phi\sin\theta,\ z=\rho\cos\phi;  dV=ρ2sinϕdρdϕdθ\ dV = \rho^2\sin\phi\,d\rho\,d\phi\,d\theta. Use for spheres / cones / origin-radial symmetry
  • The rr and ρ2sinϕ\rho^2\sin\phi are the Jacobians of these coordinate changes (Ch 11) — never optional
  • Volume =T1dV=\displaystyle\iiint_T 1\,dV; mass =TδdV=\displaystyle\iiint_T \delta\,dV; centroid zˉ=TzδdVmass\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; 0πsinϕdϕ=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: CFdr=CPdx+Qdy\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): CPdx+Qdy=R ⁣(QxPy)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=12C(xdyydx)\displaystyle A = \tfrac12\oint_C (x\,dy - y\,dx) (CCW)
  • Conservative test: Py=Qx\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: Cfdz=C(udxvdy)+iC(vdx+udy)\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 Cfdz=0\Rightarrow \oint_C f\,dz = 0 — Green's theorem ++ CR == Cauchy–Goursat
  • A singularity enclosed by CC breaks Green's hypothesis: z=11zdz=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×rvdudvdS = |\mathbf{r}_u \times \mathbf{r}_v|\,du\,dv; vector element dS=n^dS=±(ru×rv)dudvd\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+fy2dAdS = \sqrt{1+f_x^2+f_y^2}\,dA; upward normal vector (fx,fy,1)(-f_x,-f_y,1)
  • Scalar surface integral: SfdS=Df(r(u,v))ru×rvdudv\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: SFn^dS=DF(ru×rv)dudv\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: curlF=×F=(RyQz,  PzRx,  QxPy)\operatorname{curl}\mathbf{F} = \nabla\times\mathbf{F} = (R_y-Q_z,\;P_z-R_x,\;Q_x-P_y)
  • Stokes: CFdr=S(curlF)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(curlF)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: divF=F=Px+Qy+Rz\operatorname{div}\mathbf{F} = \nabla\cdot\mathbf{F} = P_x + Q_y + R_z
  • Divergence (Gauss) theorem: SFn^dS=V(divF)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: CFdr=D(QxPy)dA\oint_C \mathbf{F}\cdot d\mathbf{r} = \iint_D (Q_x-P_y)\,dA (Green) · CFdr=S(curlF)n^dS\oint_C \mathbf{F}\cdot d\mathbf{r} = \iint_S (\operatorname{curl}\mathbf{F})\cdot\hat{\mathbf{n}}\,dS (Stokes) · SFn^dS=V(divF)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, ρ2sinϕ\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).