Dave Schmidt's Multivariable Calc and Matrix Algebra Page


Welcome to Multivariable Calculus and Matrix Algebra. The purpose of this page is to make certain resources
available and keep you up to date with everything going on in the course.
 

  FINAL EXAM INFORMATION:

      Our final exam takes place on Wednesday, May 16 from 8 - 11 AM.  PLEASE GO TO THE CORRECT ROOM BASED ON
      YOUR SECTION:

       Sections 1-4: Darrin 318
       Sections 5-8: Darrin 308
       Sections 13,14: Darrin 324

      No calculators, books, notes or electronic devices are permitted in the exam.

      The final exam will consist of two parts:

                Part 1 will contain 2 problems, worth 15 points each,  covering the material we discussed
                         AFTER Exam #3.  You must solve BOTH of these problems (30 points)

                Part 2 will contain 6 problems, worth 14 points each, covering material from our first three
                exams. You must do 5 of the 6 problems (70 points)

                You must indicate on the exam which one of the Part 2 problems you do not want graded!

                Thus, the final is worth 100 points just like the other exams.
 

REVIEW INFORMATION FOR FINAL EXAM:

There will be a review class for the final on Monday, May 14 from 1 - 3 PM in Darrin 324.

NOTE:  Please come to the review class with an idea of what you'd like to discuss/review. I won't have any
specific problems prepared to discuss, so the value of the review will be determined by people having prepared
for the exam in advance and identified topics/problems with which they need help. I would advise looking over
examples from class notes, our first three exams, and homework problems, in that order.

 
Prof. Schmidt will also have office hours on Thursday, May 10 from 10 - 11 AM.

Mike Caiola will also have office hours: Thursday, May 10, 1-3 PM
                                                            Friday, May 11, 12-2 PM,
                                                            Monday, May 14, 12-2 PM 

Here is a summary of all of the topics that may be covered on the final exam (in the order the material
                                    was discussed):

Functions of Several Variables and level curves (14.1)
Partial Derivatives, Tangent Plane and Differentials (14.3, 14.6)
Chain Rules (14.4)
Directional Derivative and Gradient (14.5)
General Tangent Plane (14.6)
Max/Min Problems for functions of two variables (14.7)

Iterated Integrals (15.1,15.2)
Iterated Integrals and Area Problems (15.3)
Double Integrals and Volume (15.1, 15.2)
Evaluating Double Integrals via iterated integration (15.1,15.2)
Change of Variables: Polar Coordinates (15.4)

Vector Fields: Curl, Divergence, Conservative Fields (16.3, 16.4)
Line Integrals and Work (16.1,16.2)
Conservative Vector Fields and Path Independence (16.3)
Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals (16.3)
Green's Theorem (16.4)

Matrices and Systems of Equations (1.1)
Echelon Forms and Gauss-Jordan Elimination (1.2)
Consistent Systems (1.3)
Matrix Operations (1.5)
Identity Matrix and Transpose (1.6)
Linear Independence and Non-Singularity (1.7)
Matrix Inverse and Properties (1.9)

Vector Space R_n and subspaces (3.2)
Span, Nullspace, Range, Rowspace (3.3)
Basis and Coordinates (3.4)
Dimension;  rank, nullity (3.5)
Orthogonal Bases: Gram-Schmidt Procedure (3.6)


Below is material we've covered since exam #3:

Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors; 2 x 2 and 3 x 3 Determinants (4.1, 4.4)
Eigenspaces and Defective Matrices (4.5)
Similarity and Diagonalization (4.7)
Orthogonal Matrices (4.7)
Symmetric Matrices and Orthogonal Diagonalization (4.7)


Course Information:

        Sections 1-4

         Sections 5-8.13,14
 
 Course Policies
 

Office Hours Information:

Dave Schmidt's Office Hours: Monday 11 AM - 12 PM (Darrin 239)
                                             Wednesday 4 - 5 PM (Amos Eaton 408)
                                             Thursday 11 AM - 12 PM (Darrin 239)

Recitation Instructor Office Hours:

     Jen Nguyen: T 10-11 AM, F 9-10 AM in Amos Eaton 316E
     Esther Wolff: T 9-11 AM in Amos Eaton 430
     Mike Ciaola: M 2-3 PM, W 2:50-3:50 PM in Amos Eaton 428

Course Resources:

Homework Assignments

Tentative Exam Dates

Exam Solutions