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MITx Multivariable Calculus starts next week

by drhodes on 2/11/22, 3:42 PM with 1 comments

  • by drhodes on 2/11/22, 3:47 PM

    Syllabus

      Unit 1: Functions of two variables
    
      Graphing functions and slicing
      Level curves
      Partial derivatives
      Tangent planes
      Linear approximation
    
      Unit 2: Geometry of derivatives
    
      Vectors
      Dot products
      Gradients
      Vector fields
      Directional derivatives
    
      Unit 3: Optimization
    
      Critical points
      Second derivative test
      Constrained optimization
      Lagrange multipliers
      Least squares approximation
    
      Unit 4: Matrices
    
      Systems of equations
      Matrix algebra
      Undetermined and overdetermined systems
      Linear functions as matrix maps
    
      Unit 5: Curves
    
      Parametric curves in 2 and 3 dimensions
      Chain rule
      Vectors and derivatives in three dimensions and higher