Mediaspace scheduled maintenance: Aug 25, 2026 07:00 - 12:00 AM. During this time, videos will be temporarily unavailable. Check status updates.

Lecture

Volume of Spherical Unit: Change of Variables

Description

This lecture covers the calculation of volumes using spherical coordinates, focusing on the change of variables. It explains the bijectivity of the transformation and the importance of class C₁. The instructor demonstrates the process step by step, emphasizing the significance of the Jacobian determinant in the calculations.

This video is available exclusively on Mediaspace for a restricted audience. Please log in to MediaSpace to access it if you have the necessary permissions.

Watch on Mediaspace

Official source

Related concepts (14)

Jacobian matrix and determinant

In vector calculus, the Jacobian matrix (dʒəˈkəʊbiən, dʒᵻ-,_jᵻ-) of a vector-valued function of several variables is the matrix of all its first-order partial derivatives. When this matrix is square, that is, when the function takes the same number of variables as input as the number of vector components of its output, its determinant is referred to as the Jacobian determinant. Both the matrix and (if applicable) the determinant are often referred to simply as the Jacobian in literature.

Del in cylindrical and spherical coordinates

This is a list of some vector calculus formulae for working with common curvilinear coordinate systems. This article uses the standard notation ISO 80000-2, which supersedes ISO 31-11, for spherical coordinates (other sources may reverse the definitions of θ and φ): The polar angle is denoted by : it is the angle between the z-axis and the radial vector connecting the origin to the point in question. The azimuthal angle is denoted by : it is the angle between the x-axis and the projection of the radial vector onto the xy-plane.

Change of variables

In mathematics, a change of variables is a basic technique used to simplify problems in which the original variables are replaced with functions of other variables. The intent is that when expressed in new variables, the problem may become simpler, or equivalent to a better understood problem. Change of variables is an operation that is related to substitution. However these are different operations, as can be seen when considering differentiation (chain rule) or integration (integration by substitution).

Spherical coordinate system

In mathematics, a spherical coordinate system is a coordinate system for three-dimensional space where the position of a point is specified by three numbers: the radial distance of that point from a fixed origin; its polar angle measured from a fixed polar axis or zenith direction; and the azimuthal angle of its orthogonal projection on a reference plane that passes through the origin and is orthogonal to the fixed axis, measured from another fixed reference direction on that plane.

Curvilinear coordinates

In geometry, curvilinear coordinates are a coordinate system for Euclidean space in which the coordinate lines may be curved. These coordinates may be derived from a set of Cartesian coordinates by using a transformation that is locally invertible (a one-to-one map) at each point. This means that one can convert a point given in a Cartesian coordinate system to its curvilinear coordinates and back. The name curvilinear coordinates, coined by the French mathematician Lamé, derives from the fact that the coordinate surfaces of the curvilinear systems are curved.

Related lectures (37)

Coordinate Changes: Spherical System

Explores differentiability, coordinate changes, Jacobian determinant, gradient transformation, and chain rule.

Coordinate Change: Polar and Spherical Coordinates

Covers coordinate changes, focusing on polar and spherical coordinates and their transformations, determinants, and invertibility.

Coordinate Change: Chapter 4

Explores coordinate changes between polar and Cartesian coordinates, and introduces the spherical coordinate system.

Coordinate Changes: Polar and Spherical

Explores differentiability and coordinate transformations between polar and spherical systems.

Coordinate Systems: Polar, Cylindrical, and Spherical