MyOpenMath/Solutions/c19SurfaceIntegralCALCULUS

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Review of dot product and a reminder that unit vectors are orthogonal and have unit magnitude.

Since we are in cylindrical coordinates, we use ρ for distance to the axis to avoid the use of r in spherical coordinates.

Define the vector area differential element dA=n^dA using the outward unit normal n^.

From the top down, we see the top of the cylinder in what looks like polar coordinates. On the top circle have a dA=ρdρdφ

Also shown in is the curved side of the cylinder. Here the dimensions of the small rectangle are such that dA=ρdρdz.
The unit vectors (i^,j^,k^) are replaced by (ρ^,φ^,z^).
Evaluate the integral over the top surface.
On the curved sides, FdA=FρdA. Note that the "odd" term vanishes:

aazndz=0 if n odd

aazndz=20azndz if n even

When doing the integral over the entire surface, it is customary to put a little circle at the center of the integral sign.
When adding the top and bottom integrals we have to remember that n^top=z^ on the top surface but that n^bot=z^ on the bottom surface. The result depends on whether Fz(ρ,z) is an even or odd function of z.