Math 13

Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions

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Schedule

The following schedule is subject to change throughout the quarter.

Lecture Number Date Readings
(unqualified numbers refer to sections in text)
Brief Description
1 9/23 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4 Sections 13.1 and 13.2 are to be considered as a review. Please go through them on your own. In class we will focus on projections from Section 13.3 and on determinants, volumes and cross products from 13.4.
2 9/25 13.4 (cont.), 13.5 cross product, lines and planes
3 9/28 13.5(cont), 13.6 (we will just touch lightly)
Matrix Add./Sub || Matrix Multiplication
Quadric Surfaces (briefly), Matrix operations
4 9/30 14.1, 14.2 vector-valued functions
5 10/2 14.3 (through page 867), 14.4 arclength, motion
6 10/5 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4 Functions of several variables
7 10/7 15.6 directional derivative and gradients
8 10/9 'Derivative as a matrix' posted on here, also Section 15.5 Derivative as a matrix/Chain rule
9 10/12 Chain rule Section 15.5 and document posted on webwork Derivative as a matrix/Chain rule (cont.)
10 10/14 16.1, 16.2 Double integrals over rectangles
11 10/16 16.3 Double integrals over general regions
12 10/19 11.3 Polar Coordinates (We will also discuss cylindrical coordinates.)
x-hour 10/20 Review Review
13 10/21 16.4 Double Integrals over polar coordinates
14 10/23 16.4 (cont.), 16.5 Double integrals over polar coordinates. Double integral applications.
15 10/26 16.6 Triple integrals
16 10/28 16.9 Change of variable theorem.
17 10/30 16.7, 16.8 Integration in cylindrical coordinates. Integration in spherical coordinates.
18 11/2 TBA TBA
19 11/4 17.1, 17.2 Vector fields, line integrals
20 11/6 17.2 (cont.) Line Integrals
21 11/9 17.3 Fundamental Theorem for line integrals.
x-hour 11/10 Review Review
22 11/11 17.4 Green’s Theorem
23 11/13 17.5 Divergence and Curl
24 11/16 17.6 through Example 9 Parametrized surfaces and their tangent planes
25 11/18 Finish 17.6, possibly begin 17.7 Surface area and surface integrals of real-valued function
26 11/20 17.7 Surface integrals of Vector fields
27 11/23 17. 9 Also read page 1103 Divergence Theorem
28 11/30 17.8 Stokes Theorem
x-hour 12/1 17.8, 17.9. more examples from 17.8 and 17.9.
29 12/2 Review Review