Section 17.8 Worksheet: Stokes's Theorem

Assignment: Page 1143: 1, 3, 7, 13, 17-19 (due Monday, 5/3).

1. Who was Stokes?

2. In what sense is Stokes's theorem a generalization of Green's theorem?

3. In what sense is Stokes's theorem a generalization of the fundamental theorem of calculus?

4. What is circulation? What does a circulation of zero mean?

5. Why is the possessive of ``Stokes'' properly written as ``Stokes's''?