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I was reading this note about Surface Integrals and came across this paragraph:




Let S be a surface parameterized by $mathbf X : D → mathbf R^3$.
A point $(s_0, t_0) in D$, is mapped to $mathbf X(s_0, t_0) inmathbb R^3$.
An infinitesimal $dx × dt$ parallelogram at $(s_0, t_0) in D$ has area $dx dt$. It’s mapped to an infinitesimal $mathbf T_s(s_0, t_0)ds × mathbf T_t(s_0, t_0)$ rectangle with area $||mathbf T_s × mathbf T_t|| ds dt$, which equals $|mathbf N| ds dt$.
We’ll call this infinitesimal parallelogram the surface area differential, denoted $dS$.




I'm quite new to the topic, and I kind of got confused here. When the note says "An infinitesimal $dx times dt$ parallelogram... has area $dx dt$", are the $dx$'s supposed to be $ds$'s? Otherwise, if $dx$ is right, could someone help me understand why we use $dx$?










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    I was reading this note about Surface Integrals and came across this paragraph:




    Let S be a surface parameterized by $mathbf X : D → mathbf R^3$.
    A point $(s_0, t_0) in D$, is mapped to $mathbf X(s_0, t_0) inmathbb R^3$.
    An infinitesimal $dx × dt$ parallelogram at $(s_0, t_0) in D$ has area $dx dt$. It’s mapped to an infinitesimal $mathbf T_s(s_0, t_0)ds × mathbf T_t(s_0, t_0)$ rectangle with area $||mathbf T_s × mathbf T_t|| ds dt$, which equals $|mathbf N| ds dt$.
    We’ll call this infinitesimal parallelogram the surface area differential, denoted $dS$.




    I'm quite new to the topic, and I kind of got confused here. When the note says "An infinitesimal $dx times dt$ parallelogram... has area $dx dt$", are the $dx$'s supposed to be $ds$'s? Otherwise, if $dx$ is right, could someone help me understand why we use $dx$?










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      I was reading this note about Surface Integrals and came across this paragraph:




      Let S be a surface parameterized by $mathbf X : D → mathbf R^3$.
      A point $(s_0, t_0) in D$, is mapped to $mathbf X(s_0, t_0) inmathbb R^3$.
      An infinitesimal $dx × dt$ parallelogram at $(s_0, t_0) in D$ has area $dx dt$. It’s mapped to an infinitesimal $mathbf T_s(s_0, t_0)ds × mathbf T_t(s_0, t_0)$ rectangle with area $||mathbf T_s × mathbf T_t|| ds dt$, which equals $|mathbf N| ds dt$.
      We’ll call this infinitesimal parallelogram the surface area differential, denoted $dS$.




      I'm quite new to the topic, and I kind of got confused here. When the note says "An infinitesimal $dx times dt$ parallelogram... has area $dx dt$", are the $dx$'s supposed to be $ds$'s? Otherwise, if $dx$ is right, could someone help me understand why we use $dx$?










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      I was reading this note about Surface Integrals and came across this paragraph:




      Let S be a surface parameterized by $mathbf X : D → mathbf R^3$.
      A point $(s_0, t_0) in D$, is mapped to $mathbf X(s_0, t_0) inmathbb R^3$.
      An infinitesimal $dx × dt$ parallelogram at $(s_0, t_0) in D$ has area $dx dt$. It’s mapped to an infinitesimal $mathbf T_s(s_0, t_0)ds × mathbf T_t(s_0, t_0)$ rectangle with area $||mathbf T_s × mathbf T_t|| ds dt$, which equals $|mathbf N| ds dt$.
      We’ll call this infinitesimal parallelogram the surface area differential, denoted $dS$.




      I'm quite new to the topic, and I kind of got confused here. When the note says "An infinitesimal $dx times dt$ parallelogram... has area $dx dt$", are the $dx$'s supposed to be $ds$'s? Otherwise, if $dx$ is right, could someone help me understand why we use $dx$?







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          I believe $dx$ should be $ds$. I believe also $T_s(s_0, t_0)ds times T_t(s_0, t_0)$ should be $T_s(s_0, t_0)ds times T_t(s_0, t_0)dt$.






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            I believe $dx$ should be $ds$. I believe also $T_s(s_0, t_0)ds times T_t(s_0, t_0)$ should be $T_s(s_0, t_0)ds times T_t(s_0, t_0)dt$.






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              I believe $dx$ should be $ds$. I believe also $T_s(s_0, t_0)ds times T_t(s_0, t_0)$ should be $T_s(s_0, t_0)ds times T_t(s_0, t_0)dt$.






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