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I understand "vector calculus" here as meaning "how to compute stuff with vectors", i.e. adding and subtracting vectors, computing the inner product etc.; not d
by semi-extrinsic 10y ago
I understand "vector calculus" here as meaning "how to compute stuff with vectors", i.e. adding and subtracting vectors, computing the inner product etc.; not doing calculus with vectors. Obviously both interpretations are possible, but the latter is usually called multidimensional analysis.
- theoh 10y agoSurely (multidimensional) analysis is the term used in mathematics for a more rigorous investigation of the basis of calculus. In physics, vector calculus is taught as a tool and the course is called vector calculus (or maybe multivariable calculus.)
- srtjstjsj 10y agoThe book uses "calculus" several times to mean "derivatives and integrals"