Tensor calculus : unlearning vector calculus

dc.contributor.authorLee, Wha-Suck
dc.contributor.authorEngelbrecht, Johann
dc.contributor.authorMoller, Rita
dc.contributor.emailjohann.engelbrecht@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-29T06:40:27Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractTensor 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.departmentMathematics and Applied Mathematicsen_ZA
dc.description.departmentScience, Mathematics and Technology Educationen_ZA
dc.description.embargo2018-08-03
dc.description.librarianhj2017en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/loi/tmes20en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationWha-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.issn0020-739X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1464-5211 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1080/0020739X.2017.1357849
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/62126
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor and Francisen_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.subjectTensor calculusen_ZA
dc.subjectVector calculusen_ZA
dc.titleTensor calculus : unlearning vector calculusen_ZA
dc.typePostprint Articleen_ZA

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