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Week of 6-10 October

  Topics Reading
M 10/06
Lect. 11
Vector Calculus: vector algebra, inner products, cross products, determinants as triple products, derivatives of vectors Kreyszig 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4 (pages: 401-406, 408-413, 414-421, 423-427)
W 10/08
Lect. 12
Multi-variable Calculus: Curves and arc length, differentials of scalar functions of vector arguments, chain rules for several variables, change of variable and thermodynamic notation, gradients and directional derivatives Kreyszig 8.5, 8.8, 8.9 (pages: 428-433, 444-446, 446-452)
F 10/10
Lect. 13
Vector Differential Operations: divergence and its interpretation, curl and its interpretation. Kreyszig 8.10, 8.11 (pages: 453-456, 457-459)


W. Craig Carter 2003-06-17