Pages similar to: Surface area of parametrized surfaces
- An introduction to parametrized surfaces
An introduction to how a vector-valued function of two variables can be viewed as parametrizing a surface. Interactive graphics illustrate the way in which the function maps a planar region onto a surface. - Calculation of the surface area of a parametrized surface
A calculation deriving the expression for the surface area of a parametrized surface. - Parametrized surface area example
An example of calculating the surface area of a parametrized surface. - Orienting surfaces
How to orient a surface by choosing a normal vector. - Parametrized surface examples
Examples showing how to parametrize surfaces as vector-valued functions of two variables. - Normal vector of parametrized surfaces
How to calculate the normal vector from the parametrization of a surface. - A Möbius strip is not orientable
Explanation why a Möbius strip cannot be oriented by choosing a normal vector to point to one side. - Parametrization of a line
Introduction to how one can parametrize a line. Interactive graphics illustrate basic concepts. - Parametrization of a line examples
Examples demonstrating how to calculate parametrizations of a line. - An introduction to parametrized curves
An introduction to how a vector-valued function of a single variable can be viewed as parametrizing a curve. Interactive graphics illustrate the way in which the function maps an interval onto a curve. - Derivatives of parameterized curves
The derivative of the vector-valued function parameterizing a curve is shown to be a vector tangent to the curve. - Tangent lines to parametrized curves
The tangent vector given by the derivative of a parametrized curve forms the basis for the equation of a line tangent to the curve. - Tangent line to parametrized curve examples
Examples showing how to calculate the tangent line to a parameterized curve from the derivative of the underlying vector-valued function. - Double integrals as area
Explanation of how double integrals could be used to represent area. - Parametrized curve and derivative as location and velocity
Description of a parametrization of a curve as the position of a particle and the derivative as the particle's velocity. Illustrated with animated graphics. - Line integrals are independent of parametrization
Description of how the value of a line integral over a curve is independent of the parametrization of the curve. - Using Green's theorem to find area
A trick to use Green's theorem to calculate the area of a region - Area calculation for changing variables in double integrals
A derivation of how a mapping that changes variables in double integrals transforms area. - Parametrization of a plane
Introduction to how one can parametrize a plane. Interactive graphics illustrate basic concepts. - Plane parametrization example
Example showing how to parametrize a plane.