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Multivariate Calculus Model Course Units
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Vectors in Space
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Unit 1 - Vector Algebra
- Vector Algebra
- Dot Product and Applications
- Cross Product and Applications
Unit 2 - Lines and Planes
- Lines in Space
- Two forms of a line in space: (1) parametric equations and symmetric equations
- Express a line that passes two given points.
- Express a line that passes through a given point and is parallel to a given line.
- Express a line that passes through a given point and is perpendicular to a given line.
- Express a line that passes through a given point and is perpendicular to two given lines that are not parallel.
- Determine if two given lines are parallel, perpendicular or neither.
- Determine if two given lines intersect or are skew, and find the intersection if they intersect.
- Determine if a given line passes through a given point.
- Two forms of a line in space: (1) parametric equations and symmetric equations
- Planes in Space
- Plane formula
- Determine if a given plane contains a given point.
- Express a plane that contains a given point and is perpendicular to a given vector.
- Express a plane that contains a given point and is parallel to a given plane.
- Express a plane that contains a given point and is perpendicular to a given plane.
- Express a plane that contains a given point and is perpendicular to given two planes that are not parallel.
- Determine if two given planes are parallel, perpendicular or neither.
- Find the intersection of two planes that are not parallel.
- Plane formula
Unit 3 - Cylindrical Surfaces and Quadric surfaces
- Cylindrical Surfaces
- Sketch the curve f(x,y)=0, z=z0 (or g(x,z)=0, y=y0 or h(y,z), x=x0) in the xyz-space.
- Sketch the surface f(x,y)=0 (or g(x,z)=0, or h(y,z)=0) in the xyz-space.
- Quadric Surfaces
- Quadratic equations for (1) sphere (2) ellipsoid (3) paraboloid (4) elliptic cone (5) hyperboloid of one sheet (6) hyperboloid of two sheet (7) hyperbolic paraboloid
Unit 4 - Non-rectangular Coordinate Systems
- Cylindrical Coordinates
- Spherical Coordinates
- Applications
Vector-valued Functions in One Variable
Unit 1 - Calculus of Vector Functions
- Calculus of Vector-valued Function in One Variable
- Vector-value function r(t)
- Express the domain of r(t) a 2-D (or 3-D) vector-valued function in an interval notation.
- Determine if a given point is on the curve traced out by r(t).
- Sketch the curved traced out by r(t).
- Find all values of t at which r(t) is parallel to a given vector.
- Find all values of t at which r(t) is perpendicular to a given vector
- Derivatives of Vector Functions
- Compute the tangent vector r'(t) of r(t).
- Find all values of t at which r(t) and r'(t) are perpendicular.
- Show that r(t) and r'(t) are perpendicular at every t if the magnitude of r(t) is a constant.
- Integrals of Vector Functions
- Compute an indefinite integral of r(t).
- Compute a definite integral of r(t).
- Vector-value function r(t)
Unit 2 - Vector Function Applications
- Arc Length
- Curvature
- Unit Tangent and Unit Normal vectors
- Computing the radius, center and equation of osculating circle
- Motion in Space: Velocity and Acceleration
Multi-variable Functions
Unit 1 - Multi-variable Functions
- Domain and range
- Find and sketch the domain of a given function.
- Evaluate a function at a given point.
- Find the range of a given function.
- Sketch level curves (surfaces) of f(x,y) (f(x,y,z)).
- Sketch the surface z=f(x,y) and traces f(x,y)=z0 on the surface.
- Limits
- Definition of limit
- Show the limit of a function does not exist by showing the function has two different limits along two distinct paths, respectively.
- Compute the limit or show limit does not exist using polar coordinates.
- Compute the limit or show limit does not exist using the definition of limit.
- Definition of limit
- Continuity
- Definition of continuity
- Determine if a function is continuous at a given point by checking if the limit is the same as the value of the function at this point.
- Find the region over which the function is continuous.
- Definition of continuity
Unit 2 - Partial Derivatives - Rules
- Partial Derivatives
- Definitions of Partial Derivatives
- Compute the first partial derivative of f with respect to x (y or z).
- Sketch the tangent line at a given point on the trace f(x,y)=z0.
- Compute higher order partial derivatives.
- Definitions of Partial Derivatives
- Partial Derivatives using Rules
- Differentiation Rule
- The Chain Rule
- Implicit differentiation using partial derivatives
- Directional Derivatives and the Gradient Vectors
- Gradient Vectors
- Compute the gradient vector of f at a given point.
- Compute the gradient vector of f at any point in its domain.
- Find all points at which the gradient of f is a zero vector.
- Sketch the gradient vector of f(x,y) at (x0,y0) on the level curve f(x,y)=f(x0,y0).
- Definition of Directional Derivative
- Directional Derivative as the dot product of gradient vector and unit direction vector
- Compute the directional derivative of f at a point along a unit direction.
- Compute the directional derivative of f as (x,y) (or (x,y,z)) moves from point A to point B.
- Find the maximum (minimum) rate of change of f at a given point and the corresponding direction vector.
- Determine if f is increasing, decreasing or neither at a given point along a give direction.
- Gradient Vectors
Unit 3 - Partial Derivatives - Applications
- Tangent Planes and Linear and Quadratic Approximations
- Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations
- Find the equation of the tangent plane of the surface z=f(x,y) at (x0,y0).
- Find all points (x,y) at which the tangent plane of z=f(x,y) at (x0,y0) is parallel to a given plane.
- Find the linear approximation L(x,y) of f(x,y) at (x0,y0).
- Approximate f(x1,y1) by L(x1,y1).
- Quadratic Approximations
- Find the quadratic approximation Q(x,y) of f(x,y) at (x0,y0).
- Approximate f(x1,y1) by Q(x1,y1).
- Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations
- Maximum and Minimum Values
- Critical Points
- Find all critical points of f(x,y) (or f(x,y,z)).
- Second Derivative Test for Local Maximum and Minimum
- Find all local maximum and minimum of f(x,y) at the critical point (x0,y0) by the Second Derivative Test.
- Absolute Maximum and Minimum
- Find the absolute maximum and minimum of f(x,y) over a region.
- Critical Points
- Lagrange Multipliers
Multiple Integrals
Unit 1 - Double Integrals and Applications
- Double Integrals
- Double Integrals in the Rectangular Coordinates
- Set up and evaluate a double integral over a rectangular region.
- Set up and evaluate a double integral over a general region.
- Change the order of a given double integral.
- Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
- Set up and evaluate a double integral over a region in polar coordinates.
- Express a given double integral in rectangular coordinates in polar coordinates.
- Double Integrals in the Rectangular Coordinates
- Applications of Double Integrals
- Area of a region
- Average value of f(x,y) over a region
- Surface area of a solid
- Volume of the solid under the surface z=f(x,y) over a region
- Centroid of a region, center of mass
Unit 2 - Triple Integrals and Applications
- Triple Integrals
- Triple Integrals in Rectangular Coordinates
- Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates
- Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates
- Set up a triple integral for in the rectangular, cylindrical or spherical coordinates.
- Exchange the order of integration of a triple integral.
- Exchange the coordinate systems of a triple integral.
- Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals
- Applications of Triple Integrals
- Volume of a Solid
- Average Value of f(x,y,z) over a Solid
- Center of Mass
Vector Calculus
Unit 1 - Vector Fields
- Vector Fields
- Vector Fields in 2D and 3D
- Gradient Vector Fields, and Conservative Vector Fields
- For a given vector field, determine if it is conservative and find its potential function if it is conservative.
- Sketch a vector field at a given point.
- Sketch a trace of the flow of a velocity vector field.
Unit 2 - Line Integrals in 2D and Applications
- Parametric Equations for Curves (line segments, circle, ellipses)
- Line Integrals of a scalar function
- Set up a line integral of f(x,y) over a curve C.
- Compute the total mass of a wire with a given density function.
- Line Integrals of a vector field
- Set up a line integral of vector field over a curve C.
- Compute the total work done by a given force vector field along a curve C.
- Compute the total circulation of a vector field along a closed curve C.
- The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus for Line Integrals
- Use a potential function of a conservative vector field F to evaluate the line integral of F along a curve C.
- Green's Theorem
- Use Green's Theorem to evaluate a line integral of a vector field over a closed curve when all required conditions are satisfied.
Unit 3 - Line Integrals in 3D and Applications
- Parametric Surfaces and Areas (sometimes optional due to time constraints)
- Curl and Divergence (sometimes optional due to time constraints)
- Surface Integrals (sometimes optional due to time constraints)
- Stokes' Theorem (often optional)
- The Divergence Theorem (often optional)
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