Announcements

  • Webwork assignment 5 due Sunday December 1
  • Webwork assignment 4 due Thursday November 21
  • Written assignment 3 [tex] due Thursday November 14 (in class)
  • Webwork assignment 3 due Tuesday November 5
  • Written assignment 2 [tex] due Tuesday October 29 (in class)
  • Webwork assignment 2 due Tuesday October 17
  • Written assignment 1 [tex] due Tuesday October 8 (in class)
  • Webwork assignment 1 due Friday September 27
  • Lecture notes

  • Continuity and differentiation
  • Parametrizations and loci
  • Critical points
  • Multiple integrals
  • Vector calculus
  • Online resources

  • Math 248 Fall 2016
  • Dan Sloughter Calculus of several variables
  • Calculus Blue by Robert Ghrist
  • James Cook's lecture notes
  • Class schedule

  • TR 10:05–11:25, Trottier 0100

    Date Topics
    T 9/3 Review of continuity. Continuity of vector valued functions.
    R 9/5 Separate and joint continuity. Differentiability of vector valued functions.
    T 9/10 Partial and directional derivatives. Jacobian matrix.
    R 9/12 Gradient. Differentiability of multivariate functions.
    T 9/17 Chain rule. Tangent plane. Injectivity and surjectivity.
    R 9/19 Coordinate systems and frames. Smooth curves.
    T 9/24 Smooth surfaces. Univariate inverse function theorem.
    R 9/26 Inverse function theorem. Implicit function theorem.
    T 10/1 Implicitly defined curves and surfaces.
    R 10/3 Critical points. Gradient test.
    T 10/8 Weierstrass' existence theorem.
    R 10/10 Quadratic approximation. Hessian test.
    T 10/15 Optimization on curves and surfaces. Lagrange multipliers.
    R 10/17 Diagonalization of symmetric matrices.
    M 10/21 Midterm exam. On Webwork, between 06:00–23:59.
    T 10/22 The Riemann integral.
    R 10/24 Fubini's theorem. Change of coordinates in 2D.
    T 10/29 Change of coordinates in 3D. Surface area. Surface integrals.
    R 10/31 Line integrals. Conservative fields. Scalar potential. Curl in 2D.
    T 11/5 Irrotational fields. Green's theorem.
    R 11/7 Curl in 3D. Flux. Kelvin-Stokes theorem.
    T 11/12 Flux in 2D. Stream function. Divergence. Vector potential. Solenoidal fields.
    R 11/14 Gauss-Ostrogradsky theorem. Archimedes' principle. De Rham diagrams.
    T 11/19 Dual diagrams. Hodge duality.
    R 11/21 Electrostatics. Poisson equation. Laplace operator. Fundamental solutions.
    T 11/26 Magnetostatics. Maxwell's equations. Faraday's tensor. 4-potential.
    R 11/28 Helmholtz decomposition. Gauge transformations.
    R 12/5 Final exam, 09:00–12:00, Tomlinson Fieldhouse, Rows 36–38.

    Course outline

    Instructor: Dr. Gantumur Tsogtgerel

  • Office hours: T11:25–11:45, R11:25–12:30, or by appointment
  • Office: Burnside Hall 1123
  • Prerequisite: MATH 133 (Linear Algebra and Geometry) and MATH 222 (Calculus 3) or consent of Department.

    Restriction: Not open to students who have taken or are taking MATH 314 or MATH 358. Not intended for Honours Mathematics students.

    Calendar description: Partial derivatives and differentiation of functions in several variables; Jacobians; maxima and minima; implicit functions. Scalar and vector fields; orthogonal curvilinear coordinates. Multiple integrals; arc length, volume and surface area. Line and surface integrals; irrotational and solenoidal fields; Green's theorem; the divergence theorem. Stokes' theorem; and applications.

    Topics. The following is one way to arrange the topics into groups.

  • Differentiation of multivariate functions
  • Inverse and implicit function theorems
  • Curves and surfaces, curvilinear coordinates
  • Critical points, Lagrange multipliers
  • Scalar and vector fields, grad, curl, and div
  • Multiple integrals, change of variables
  • Line and surface integrals, the integral theorems
  • Homework: 4-5 Webwork assignments and 2-3 written homework assignments.

    Exams: A midterm and a final.

    Grading: Webwork 20% + Written assignment 20% + MAX { Midterm 20% + Final 40%, Final 60% }

    Textbook

  • Jerrold Marsden and Anthony Tromba, Vector calculus. W. H. Freeman (Any edition).
  • Illustrations

  • Map projections
  • Republic P-47 Thunderbolt by Anders Lejczak
  • Sand Speeder
  • Global weather conditions by Cameron Beccario
  • Blood fluid dynamics in arteries and veins