Stoke's theorem is one of those theorems that each context you come across it in, you get a bit more out of it. You're usually introduced to it as the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and then as...
Stoke's theorem is one of those theorems that each context you come across it in, you get a bit more out of it. You're usually introduced to it as the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and then as "Stoke's Theorem" in vector calc. But if you continue on, you'll come across it in a coordinate free setting in differential geometry, which I think it the most intuitive/elegant formulation. In any case, this explanation of it is one of the better ones I see on the net, and one I come back to when I need a refresher.
Stoke's theorem is one of those theorems that each context you come across it in, you get a bit more out of it. You're usually introduced to it as the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, and then as "Stoke's Theorem" in vector calc. But if you continue on, you'll come across it in a coordinate free setting in differential geometry, which I think it the most intuitive/elegant formulation. In any case, this explanation of it is one of the better ones I see on the net, and one I come back to when I need a refresher.