Functions of more than one variable
BS BN BB BT BM BR BI DT BC BP BDT
Mr Francis Benyah
3 points * First semester * 2 hours per week * Gippsland/Distance * Prerequisites: GAS1611 (and subject GAS1612 is desirable)
Continuity and differentiability of functions of more than one variable; Taylor's theorem for several variables and its consequences; extreme values; the method of Lagrange multipliers; multiple integrals; change of variable techniques; introduction to partial differential equations. For Gippsland students, one two-hour lecture/tutorial class each week for fourteen weeks. For distance students, five two-hour problem-solving and expository classes are held over the semester to supplement self-contained notes, tutorial exercises and assignments.
Assessment
Assignments: 40% * Examination: 60%
Prescribed texts
Adams R A Calculus of several variables Addison-Wesley, 1991
O'Neil P Advanced engineering maths Wadsworth, 1991
Recommended texts
Buck R C and Willcox A B Calculus of several variables
Marder L Calculus of several variables Allen and Unwin, 1972
Spiegel M Advanced calculus McGraw-Hill, 1974