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 Thursday, December 13 from 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM in Darrin 308.
      It is required for everyone.

      No calculators, books or notes 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 15 points each, covering material from our first three
                exams. You must do 5 of the 6 problems (75 points)

                NOTE: Although section 3.6 was discussed after exam #3, it will appear only on part 2 of
                                the final exam!

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

                Thus, the final is worth 105 points just like the other exams.
 

PRACTICE PROBLEMS AND REVIEW INFORMATION FOR FINAL EXAM:

There will be a review class for the final on Wednesday, December 12 from 12 - 2 PM in Darrin 324.
Here are some  practice problems .

** Please note that these practice problems are NOT intended to be exhaustive of all the material
      covered on the exam.  You should look over ALL course materials (old exams, old practice
      problems, notes, etc.) in preparing for the final exam.

Prof. Schmidt will also have office hours on Tuesday, December 11 from 12 - 1 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 and Tangent Plane (14.3, 14.4)
Chain Rules (14.5)
Directional Derivative and Gradient (14.6)
General Tangent Plane (14.6)
Max/Min Problems for functions of two variables (14.7)

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

Vector Fields: Curl, Divergence, Conservative Fields (16.1, 16.5)
Line Integrals and Work (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)

NOTE: Although section 3.6 was discussed after exam #3, it will appear only
on part 2 of the final exam!

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)


QUIZ INFORMATION:

The following are the dates of our quizes for the remainder of the semester. Your recitation instructor will announce the coverage of
each quiz during the previous recitation class.

QUIZ #1: Friday, August 31
QUIZ #2: Friday, September 7
QUIZ #3: Friday, September 14
QUIZ #4: Friday, September 21
QUIZ #5: Friday, October 26
QUIZ #6: Friday, November 2
QUIZ #7: Friday, November 9
QUIZ #8: Tuesday, December 4

 Course Information
 
 Course Policies
 

Office Hours Information:

Dave Schmidt's Office Hours (Amos Eaton 408): Monday  and Wednesday 12:30 - 1:30 PM, Thursday 9:30 - 10:30 AM

Recitation Instructor Office Hours: Yi Fang: Tuesday and Friday, 4 - 5 PM, Amos Eaton 424
                                                    Brian Ryals: Tuesday 10 - 11 AM, 4 - 5 PM, Friday 10 - 11 AM, Amos Eaton 430

Course Resources:

Homework Assignments

Tentative Exam Dates

Exam Solutions