In class work done in Multivariable Calculus
Spring '08, Math 236
March, 2008
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Last modified: Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 9:52 AM
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3/3/08:
Classifying critical points using contour plots
(a Maple file - right click to download)
Solutions to Today's In-Class Work
3/5/08:
Tangent Planes
(a Maple file)
Sketch of development of definition of differentiability
3/7/08:
The Chain Rule
Solutions to Today's In-Class Work
Motivating the chain rule
(a Maple file)
3/17/08:
Implicit Differentiation
Solutions to Today's In-Class Work
3/19/08:
Partial Derivative vs Directional Derivatives
(a Maple file)
Directional Derivatives
Solutions to Today's In-Class Work
3/21/08:
The Gradient is Points in the direction of maximum rate of change
(a Maple file)
Finding the Direction of Maximum/Minimum change
Solutions to Today's In-Class Work
3/24/08:
The Gradient is Orthogonal to Level Curves
(a Maple file)
Using the Gradient to think about Tangent Planes
Solutions to Today's In-Class Work
3/26/08:
Graphs for Today's In-Class work
(a Maple file)
Finding and classifying critical points
Solutions to Today's In-Class Work
3/28/08:
Method of Steepest Ascent, Linear Regression
(a Maple file)
Working with Method of Least Squares; Optimization with a boundary
2nd Maple file of the day
(a Maple file)
Solutions to Today's In-Class Work
3/31/08:
Intro to Double Integrals - display
Intro to double integrals - in-class work
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