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Corinne A. Manogue
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This computer visualization activity is designed to provide upper-division undergraduate students with a geometric understanding of divergence. Students use Maple/Mathematica and the definition of divergence as flux per unit volume to practice estimating the value of the divergence at any point for a variety of vector fields. The whole class discussion focuses on considering the divergence at many different points and on choosing a volume that respects the symmetry of the field.
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/portal/items/detail.cfm?ID=13297">Manogue, Corinne. Paradigms in Physics: Visualizing Divergence. Corvallis: Paradigms in Physics Program, August 7, 2014.</a>
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C. Manogue, (Paradigms in Physics Program, Corvallis, 2008), WWW Document, (http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/portfolioswiki/dokuf199.html?id=activities:main&file=vfdivergence).
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C. Manogue, Paradigms in Physics: Visualizing Divergence (Paradigms in Physics Program, Corvallis, 2008), <http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/portfolioswiki/dokuf199.html?id=activities:main&file=vfdivergence>.
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Manogue, C. (2014, August 7). Paradigms in Physics: Visualizing Divergence. Retrieved March 21, 2025, from Paradigms in Physics Program: http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/portfolioswiki/dokuf199.html?id=activities:main&file=vfdivergence
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Manogue, Corinne. Paradigms in Physics: Visualizing Divergence. Corvallis: Paradigms in Physics Program, August 7, 2014. http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/portfolioswiki/dokuf199.html?id=activities:main&file=vfdivergence (accessed 21 March 2025).
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Manogue, Corinne. Paradigms in Physics: Visualizing Divergence. Corvallis: Paradigms in Physics Program, 2008. 7 Aug. 2014. 21 Mar. 2025 <http://sites.science.oregonstate.edu/physics/portfolioswiki/dokuf199.html?id=activities:main&file=vfdivergence>.
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Month = {August 7, 2014},
Year = {2008}
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