Green's Theorem


Green's theorem

[′grēnz ‚thir·əm] (mathematics) Under certain general conditions, an integral along a closed curve C involving the sum of functions P (x,y) and Q (x,y) is equal to a surface integral, over the region D enclosed by C, of the partial derivatives of P and Q; namely,

Green's Theorem

(humour)(TMRC) For any story, in any group of people therewill be at least one person who has not heard the story. Arefinement of the theorem states that there will be *exactly*one person (if there were more than one, it wouldn't be as badto re-tell the story). The name of this theorem is a play ona fundamental theorem in calculus.