topics on vectors

I Vector algebra

1.
definition of vector
2.
vector space
3.
parallelogram principle, median vector, difference of vectors
4.
geometric applications: mid-segment theorem, common point of triangle medians, median of trapezoid
5.
system of coordinates
6.
basis
7.
coordinate vector
8.
position vector
9.
norm (http://planetmath.org/VectorPNorm) (through Pythagoras)
10.
unit vector
11.
direction cosines
12.
dot product
13.
http://planetmath.org/node/6178parallelism condition
14.
http://planetmath.org/node/6178orthogonality condition
15.
vector components and scalar components
16.
cross product
17.
area (http://planetmath.org/CrossProduct) of parallelogram
18.
triple scalar product, volume of prism
19.
triple cross product
20.
distance of non-parallel lines (an application)
21.
matrices and determinants
22.
matrices and linear mappings
23.
linear systems and solution methods

II Vector calculus

1.
definiton of real valued vector function
2.
derivative of vector function
3.
properties of derivative of vector function
4.
derivative of a vector function with constant norm
5.
nabla
6.
cylindrical coordinates
7.
polar coordinates
8.
spherical coordinates
9.
differential geometry (http://planetmath.org/ClassicalDifferentialGeometry)
10.
tangent (http://planetmath.org/TangentSpace), normal (http://planetmath.org/NormalVector) and binormal vectors
11.
osculating plane, normal plane and binormal planes
12.
Frenet frame
13.
Frenet-Serret equations
14.
kinematic method for calculating the radius of curvature (http://planetmath.org/CurvatureOfACurve)
15.
gradient of a scalar function
16.
divergence of a vector function
17.
solenoidal field
18.
vector potential
19.
curl of a vector function
20.
irrotational field, lamellar field
21.
Helmholtz decomposition
22.
integration of vector functions
23.
line integral
24.
tensors and differential forms
25.
covariant differentiation

III Integral theorems

1.
Gauss theorem
2.
solid angle
3.
Green theorems
4.
Stokes theorem
5.
circulation and vorticity
6.
Kelvin theorem
7.
Helmholtz theorems

IV Vector advanced topics

1.
alternate characterization of curl
2.
tensor notation for a vector
3.
transformation law for a vector
4.
vector fields: Lagrangian and Eulerian description
5.
motion of continuum
6.
Jacobians connected with transformation of integration regions
7.
Reynolds transport theorem
8.
rotations
9.
linear transformation spaces
10.
linear functionals or covectors
11.
bivectors
12.
exterior or Grassmann algebra
13.
Clifford algebra
14.
quaternions
15.
projective geometry
16.
Grassmann-Cayley algebra
17.
vector bundles
18.
connections
19.
spinors
20.
twistors
21.
spin structures
22.
linear programming and the simplex method
23.
representation theory
24.
linear extension
25.
K-theory
26.
Category ${\\rm Vect}_{\\mathbb{R}}$

V Endomorphism decomposition

1.
eigenvalues, eigenvectors
2.
characteristic and minimal polynomials
3.
eigen-subspaces and invariant subspaces
4.
Hamilton-Cayley theorem (http://planetmath.org/CayleyHamiltonTheorem)
5.
Jordan blocks and canonical decomposition
6.
singular value decomposition

VI Lie groups and Lie algebras

1.
the connection between Lie groups and Lie algebras
2.
commutators or Lie bracket
3.
matrix groups and algebras
4.
Pauli matrices

单词	TopicsOnVectors
释义	topics on vectors I Vector algebra 1. definition of vector 2. vector space 3. parallelogram principle, median vector, difference of vectors 4. geometric applications: mid-segment theorem, common point of triangle medians, median of trapezoid 5. system of coordinates 6. basis 7. coordinate vector 8. position vector 9. norm (http://planetmath.org/VectorPNorm) (through Pythagoras) 10. unit vector 11. direction cosines 12. dot product 13. http://planetmath.org/node/6178parallelism condition 14. http://planetmath.org/node/6178orthogonality condition 15. vector components and scalar components 16. cross product 17. area (http://planetmath.org/CrossProduct) of parallelogram 18. triple scalar product, volume of prism 19. triple cross product 20. distance of non-parallel lines (an application) 21. matrices and determinants 22. matrices and linear mappings 23. linear systems and solution methods II Vector calculus 1. definiton of real valued vector function 2. derivative of vector function 3. properties of derivative of vector function 4. derivative of a vector function with constant norm 5. nabla 6. cylindrical coordinates 7. polar coordinates 8. spherical coordinates 9. differential geometry (http://planetmath.org/ClassicalDifferentialGeometry) 10. tangent (http://planetmath.org/TangentSpace), normal (http://planetmath.org/NormalVector) and binormal vectors 11. osculating plane, normal plane and binormal planes 12. Frenet frame 13. Frenet-Serret equations 14. kinematic method for calculating the radius of curvature (http://planetmath.org/CurvatureOfACurve) 15. gradient of a scalar function 16. divergence of a vector function 17. solenoidal field 18. vector potential 19. curl of a vector function 20. irrotational field, lamellar field 21. Helmholtz decomposition 22. integration of vector functions 23. line integral 24. tensors and differential forms 25. covariant differentiation III Integral theorems 1. Gauss theorem 2. solid angle 3. Green theorems 4. Stokes theorem 5. circulation and vorticity 6. Kelvin theorem 7. Helmholtz theorems IV Vector advanced topics 1. alternate characterization of curl 2. tensor notation for a vector 3. transformation law for a vector 4. vector fields: Lagrangian and Eulerian description 5. motion of continuum 6. Jacobians connected with transformation of integration regions 7. Reynolds transport theorem 8. rotations 9. linear transformation spaces 10. linear functionals or covectors 11. bivectors 12. exterior or Grassmann algebra 13. Clifford algebra 14. quaternions 15. projective geometry 16. Grassmann-Cayley algebra 17. vector bundles 18. connections 19. spinors 20. twistors 21. spin structures 22. linear programming and the simplex method 23. representation theory 24. linear extension 25. K-theory 26. Category ${\\rm Vect}_{\\mathbb{R}}$ V Endomorphism decomposition 1. eigenvalues, eigenvectors 2. characteristic and minimal polynomials 3. eigen-subspaces and invariant subspaces 4. Hamilton-Cayley theorem (http://planetmath.org/CayleyHamiltonTheorem) 5. Jordan blocks and canonical decomposition 6. singular value decomposition VI Lie groups and Lie algebras 1. the connection between Lie groups and Lie algebras 2. commutators or Lie bracket 3. matrix groups and algebras 4. Pauli matrices
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