Summary of Triple Integrals in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates

Essential Concepts

  • To evaluate a triple integral in cylindrical coordinates, use the iterated integral
  • To evaluate a triple integral in spherical coordinates, use the iterated integral

Key Equations

  • Triple integral in cylindrical coordinates
    Bg(x,y,z)dV=Bg(rcosθ,rsinθ,z)rdrdθdz=Bf(r,θ,z)rdrdθdz=
  • Triple integral in spherical coordinates
    Bf(ρ,θ,φ)ρ2sinφdρdφdθ=φ=ψφ=γθ=βθ=αρ=bρ=aρ2sinφdρdφdθ

Glossary

triple integral in cylindrical coordinates
the limit of a triple Riemann sum, provided the following limit exists:liml,m,nli=1mj=1nk=1f(ri,j,k,θi,j,k,zi,j,k)ri,j,kΔrΔθΔz
triple integral in spherical coordinates
the limit of a triple Riemann sum, provided the following limit exists: liml,m,nli=1mj=1nk=1f(ρi,j,k,θi,j,k,φi,j,k)(ρi,j,k)2sinφΔρΔθΔφ