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Module MA1132: Advanced Calculus
- Credit weighting (ECTS)
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5 credits
- Semester/term taught
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Hilary term 2016-17
- Contact Hours
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11 weeks, 3 lectures including tutorials per week
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- Lecturer
- Prof Larry Rolen
- Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Analyse the behaviour of functions of several variables, present the result graphically and efficiently calculate partial derivatives of functions of several variables (also for functions given implicitly);
- Obtain equations for tangent lines to plane curves and tangent planes to space surfaces;
- Apply derivative tests and the method of Lagrange multipliers to find maxima and minima of functions of several variables, local and global;
- Effectively calculate multiple integrals, in Cartesian and polar coordinates, in particular, to find areas, volumes and centres of mass;
- Module Content
- These details may be varied somewhat in the current year.
- Vector-valued functions: parametric curves, calculus, change of parameter (Chapter 12, Sections 12.1-12.6)
- Partial derivatives: definition, chain rule, gradients, maxima and minima (Chapter 13, Sections 13.1-13.9)
- Multiple integrals: double and triple integrals, surface area (Chapter 14, Sections 14.1-14.8)
- Module Prerequisite
- MA1123 (Analysis on the real line I),
MA1111 (Linear Algebra I)
- Assessment Detail
- This module will be examined in a 2 hour examination in Trinity term. Continuous assessment will contribute 20% to the final grade for the module at the annual
examination session. Supplemental grade will consist of 100% examination.