Multivariable Calculus Fall 2013
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Multivariable Calculus – Fall 2013

Tuesday, October 29 (pdf of Notes pages 1–7)  nb

  • Material from Section 11.6
  • Directional Derivatives
  • The gradient vector
  • Tangent plane to a level surface

Thursday, November 7 (pdf of Notes pages 8–13) 

  • Material from Sections 11.7 and 11.8
  • Optimization
  • Method of Lagrange multipliers
  • Examples

Tuesday, November 12 (pdf of Notes pages 14–18) 

  • Material from Section 12.1
  • Riemann sums
  • Double integrals
  • Fubini's Theorem
  • Properties of double integrals

Thursday, November 14 (pdf of Notes pages 19–26) 

  • Material from Sections 12.2 and 12.4
  • Double integrals over any domain
  • Slicing in x vs. slicing in y
  • Changing order of integration
  • Mass or charge of a lamina given a density function

Tuesday, November 19 (pdf of Notes pages 27–32) 

  • Material from Sections 12.3 and 12.4
  • Double integrals in polar coordinates
  • Pirate coordinates
  • Mass or charge density in polar coordinates

Thursday, November 21 (pdf of Notes pages 33–39) 

  • Material from Section 12.5
  • Triple integrals
  • Projecting solids onto coordinate planes
  • Density and average value in three dimensions

Tuesday, November 26 (pdf of Notes pages 40–42) 

  • Material from Sections 12.6 and 12.7
  • Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates
  • Converting from Euclidean Coordinates w/ group work
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