Course Description

Calculus 280a/b Intermediate Calculus I.

Three dimensional analytic geometry: dot and cross product; equations for lines and planes; quadric surfaces; vector functions and space curves; arc length; curvature; velocity; acceleration. Differential calculus of functions of several variables: level curves and surfaces; limits; continuity; partial derivatives; tangent planes; differentials; chain rule; implicit functions; extrema; Lagrange multipliers.

Antirequisites: Calculus 250a/b, Applied Mathematics 290a, the former Applied Mathematics 200, 281a, Mathematics 204a.

Prerequisites: A minimum mark of 55% in Calculus 051a/b or 081a/b, or Applied Mathematics 026, or the former Applied Mathematics 020, 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027.

3 lecture hours, half course

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