Tensor calculus : unlearning vector calculus
dc.contributor.author | Lee, Wha-Suck | |
dc.contributor.author | Engelbrecht, Johann | |
dc.contributor.author | Moller, Rita | |
dc.contributor.email | johann.engelbrecht@up.ac.za | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-08-29T06:40:27Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
dc.description.abstract | Tensor calculus is critical in the study of the vector calculus of the surface of a body. Indeed, tensor calculus is a natural step-up for vector calculus. This paper presents some pitfalls of a traditional course in vector calculus in transitioning to tensor calculus. We show how a deeper emphasis on traditional topics such as the Jacobian can serve as a bridge for vector calculus into tensor calculus. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Mathematics and Applied Mathematics | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Science, Mathematics and Technology Education | en_ZA |
dc.description.embargo | 2018-08-03 | |
dc.description.librarian | hj2017 | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmes20 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Wha-Suck Lee, Johann Engelbrecht & Rita Moller (2018) Tensor calculus: unlearning vector calculus, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 49:2, 293-304, DOI: 10.1080/0020739X.2017.1357849. | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 0020-739X (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1464-5211 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1080/0020739X.2017.1357849 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/62126 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | Taylor and Francis | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an electronic version of an article published in International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, vol. 49, no. 2, pp. 293-304, 2018. doi : 10.1080/0020739X.2017.1357849. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology is available online at : http://www.tandfonline.comloi/tmes20. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Tensor calculus | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Vector calculus | en_ZA |
dc.title | Tensor calculus : unlearning vector calculus | en_ZA |
dc.type | Postprint Article | en_ZA |