Vector Calculus Quiz

<p>J. Willard Gibbs and Edwin Bidwell Wilson</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Physics and engineering, especially in the description of electromagnetic fields, gravitational fields, and fluid flow</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vector calculus has practical applications in physics and engineering, especially in the description of electromagnetic fields, gravitational fields, and fluid flow.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Multivariable calculus is the broader subject that spans vector calculus, partial differentiation, and multiple integration.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vector calculus was developed from quaternion analysis by J. Willard Gibbs and Oliver Heaviside near the end of the 19th century.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vector calculus is primarily concerned with differentiation and integration of vector fields, primarily in 3-dimensional Euclidean space $R^3$.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Vector calculus plays an important role in differential geometry and in the study of partial differential equations.</p> Signup and view all the answers