Curvilinear Coordinates      

The use of coordinates systems other than the cartesian coordinate system is important in a wide variety of applications.  In this worksheet, we explore the use of curvilinear coordinates , which include the cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems.   In addition, we introduce the exciting new Maple package VectorCalculus  and explore how it is used to define and compute in other coordinate systems.

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Introduction to the VectorCalculus Package  

Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates

Converting to other Coordinate Systems

Exercises