Helicoid

Verify Stokes' theorem for the helicoid oriented upwards, where , , and is the vector field .
First, compute the surface integral:


 

 

  

Compare that computation with the line integral on the boundary of . From the picture, notice that boundary consists of 4 curves. Parametrize each curve by restricting the domain of to an appropriate subset.

Straight line with

 

  

Straight line with

 

  

Straight line with

 

  

Arc with

 

  

Check that the sum of these integrals agrees with your answer from Stokes' theorem.

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