Grad, Div and Curl - for iPod/iPhone

Have you ever wondered what causes cyclones, and why it's always calm in the centre of the storm? Well, vector calculus holds the key. The tracks on this album introduce you to the scalar and vector fields of gradient, divergence and curl. This material makes up part of the course MST209, Mathematical methods and models.

  • 36 seconds
    Grad, Div and Curl
    A short introduction to this album.
    12 April 2010, 11:38 pm
  • Transcript -- Grad, Div and Curl
    Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
    12 April 2010, 11:38 pm
  • 6 minutes 57 seconds
    Grad
    Introduction to this gradient vector. What is meant by 'steepness of a path' on a hillside.
    11 May 2009, 12:42 am
  • Transcript -- Grad
    Transcript -- Introduction to this gradient vector. What is meant by 'steepness of a path' on a hillside.
    11 May 2009, 12:42 am
  • 7 minutes 23 seconds
    Div
    Introduction to the divergence div. Heat flow and temperature distribution inside a modern nuclear reactor.
    11 May 2009, 12:41 am
  • Transcript -- Div
    Transcript -- Introduction to the divergence div. Heat flow and temperature distribution inside a modern nuclear reactor.
    11 May 2009, 12:41 am
  • 10 minutes 18 seconds
    Curl
    Introduction to this vector operation through the context of modelling water flow in a river. How curl helps in predicting storms.
    11 May 2009, 12:40 am
  • Transcript -- Curl
    Transcript -- Introduction to this vector operation through the context of modelling water flow in a river. How curl helps in predicting storms.
    11 May 2009, 12:40 am
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