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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, Mathematic…

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  • Apr 12, 2010 LATEST EPISODE
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Grad, Div and Curl

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010 0:36


A short introduction to this album.

Transcript -- Grad, Div and Curl

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2010


Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.

Grad

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2009 6:57


Introduction to this gradient vector. What is meant by 'steepness of a path' on a hillside.

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Transcript -- Grad

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2009


Transcript -- Introduction to this gradient vector. What is meant by 'steepness of a path' on a hillside.

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Div

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2009 7:23


Introduction to the divergence div. Heat flow and temperature distribution inside a modern nuclear reactor.

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Transcript -- Div

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2009


Transcript -- Introduction to the divergence div. Heat flow and temperature distribution inside a modern nuclear reactor.

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Curl

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2009 10:18


Introduction to this vector operation through the context of modelling water flow in a river. How curl helps in predicting storms.

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Transcript -- Curl

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2009


Transcript -- Introduction to this vector operation through the context of modelling water flow in a river. How curl helps in predicting storms.

air circle field vortex pressure hurricane surface tornado velocity rotation radial cyclone twist rotate rotating transcript introduction

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