HA8401H - Differential calculus & multivariable integration
2nd year B.Sc, Engineering school Polytech Montpellier, 2024
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Documents
Lecture notes: Notes
Exercise sheets:
- TD1 - Introduction and Basic Concepts (Worksheet)
- TD2 - Parametric Curves (Worksheet & Solutions)
- TD3 - Geometry and Topology in $\mathbb{R}^n$ (Worksheet & Solutions)
- TD4 - Differential Calculus (Worksheet & Solutions)
- TD5 - Multiple Integrals (Worksheet & Solutions)
Exam preparations:
- Midterm 1 - Parametric Curves, Topology, Taylor Expansion (Exam & Solutions)
- Pop Quiz - Topology of Normed Spaces, Multivariable Functions (Quiz)
- Midterm 2.1 - Differential Calculus (Exam & Solutions)
- Midterm 2.2 - Multivariable functions (Exam & Solutions)
Additional ressources:
- Python script to plot surfaces and level curves for two-variable functions (Code)
Contents
1) Introduction and Basic Concepts
- Introduction
- Multivariable Functions: Definitions, Examples, Graphs, Level Sets, Partial Functions
- Vector Functions and Parametric Curves: Basics and Vector Fields
2) Parametric Curves
- Single-Variable Vector Functions: Limits, Continuity, Differentiability
- Parametric Curves: Definitions, Examples, Kinematic Interpretation, Length, and Curvature
- Analyzing Parametric Arcs: Local Study, Infinite Branches, Study Plan
3) Geometry and Topology in $\mathbb{R}^n$
- Norms and Distances in $\mathbb{R}^n$: Definitions, Examples, Open/Closed Balls, Equivalent Norms
- Limits of Sequences and Functions
- Continuity: Definitions, Examples, Sequential Characterization, Operations
- Elementary Topology: Open/Closed Sets, Compactness, Arc Connectivity
- Scalar Product and Euclidean Norm: Bilinear and Quadratic Forms, Scalar Product, Euclidean Norm, Quadratic Form Signature
4) Differential Calculus in $\mathbb{R}^n$
- Differentiability: Partial Functions, Partial Derivatives, Differentiability, Gradient Vector, Jacobian Matrix
- $\mathcal{C}^1$ Class Functions: Definitions, Properties, Diffeomorphisms, Implicit Functions
- Higher-Order Derivatives: Definitions, Properties, Taylor’s Formula, Hessian Matrix, Local Extrema Study
5) Multiple Integrals
- Review of Single Integrals: Riemann Integral Construction, Parameter Integrals
- Double Integrals: Over Rectangles, Elementary and Simple Regions, Properties
- Triple Integrals: Over Cuboids, Summation Methods
- Change of Variables Formula: For Double and Triple Integrals
- Vector Field Circulation: Definitions, Properties, Gradient Fields, Green-Riemann Formula