Class Diary for M247, Spring 2009, Jochen Denzler


Wed Jan 07: Intro to MV facts; graphs; representation by level curves. Informal hwk given to try and sketch graphs of some examples
Fri Jan 09: Discussion of graphing examples. Poar, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates. Points (x,y), vectors [delta x delta y]T, and how they connect when we choose an origin. Adding vectors.
Mon Jan 12: Dot product; norm; Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.
Tue Jan 13: (75min) Proof of Cauchy-Schwarz inequality; discussion of hwk assignments; key abstract properties of vector addition, dot product, norm. Hwk 1-3 due Fri, 4-5 Tue (see main page for hwk) Limits and continuity started.
Wed Jan 14: Precise definition for limit and continuity; basic properties and examples: As (x,y)-> (0,0), lim (x^2y)/(x^2+y^2)=0, but lim (xy)/(x^2+y^2) DNE.
Fri Jan 16: Multi-variable continuity cannot be reduced to single-variable componentwise continuity; dsicussions towards pertinent hwk. Vector valued functions (of one and several variables) and their continuity. Balls, open sets. Hwk: 6-8 by Wed, 9-11 by Fri
Mon Jan 19: MLK DAY
Tue Jan 20: (75 min) Q&A re Hwk. Open sets; boundary of a set; closed sets. Partial deriatives of a mv function. Differentiable in MV calculus should mean existence of a tangent plane. Why partial derivatives fall short of capturing this notion.
Wed Jan 21: A few more examples for insufficiency of partial derivative. Linear inhomogeneous (affine) functions. Matrices begun.
Fri Jan 23: Matrix arithmetic. Working towards total derivative, and how it is a natural generalization of the single variable derivative.
Mon Jan 26: The total derivative of a vector valued mv fct at a point defined as a matrix. Its entries identified as partial derivatives. Hwk 12-14 due Wed
Tue Jan 27: (75 min) Examples; review; proof that continuous partial derivatives imply total differentiability.
Wed Jan 28: Questions regarding pending hwk problems; idea of directional derivative. Hwk: 12-14 extended till Fri. Also do 15,16 till Fri.
Fri Jan 30: Directional derivative. Gradient, and its geometric meaning. Hwk 17-20 due Wed.
Mon Feb 02: Question on how to find level sets addressed. Gradient orthogonal to level sets. Vanishing of gradient necessary for local minima and maxima in an open set.
Tue Feb 03: (75 min) The chain rule via multiplication of total derivatives (Jacobi matrices), and interpretation in analogy to single variable case. What it means for the partial derivatives.
Wed Feb 04: Questions and Answers
Fri Feb 06: EXAM 1
Mon Feb 09: no class (overtime from 2 past Tuesdays)
Tue Feb 10: no class (overtime from 2 more past Tuesdays)
Wed Feb 11: no class (to be made up by future overtime Tuesdays)
Fri Feb 13: no class (to be made up by future overtime Tuesdays)
Mon Feb 16: Review of derivatives and chain rule. Hwk 21-28 due Fri
Tue Feb 17: (75min) Examples on MV chain rule like deriving integral0xg(x,t)dt. Proof of the chain rule (calculational part).
Wed Feb 18: Proof of chain rule finished (proof logic, epsilon, delta). Comments on pending hwk. More on notation (curly-d1 etc)
Fri Feb 20: Lots of hwk questions. (Deadline extended). Ck defined.
Mon Feb 23: For Ck, partial derivatives of order up to k commute (proof omitted). Counterexample when the C2 hypothesis fails. Hessian matrix. Minimax problems begun.
Tue Feb 24: (75min) necessary vs sufficient conditions for interior relative minima or maxima in terms of the Hessian. Examples.
Wed Feb 25: positive definiteness of a symmetric matrix defined. Hurwitz condition given without proof (proved for 2x2; 2x2 and 3x3 determinants defined ad hoc). Gershgorin sufficient condition.
Fri Feb 27: Global extrema exist for cont fcts on a bounded and closed set; an example;
Mon Mar 02: Some Ramifications: Hurwitz test for positive definiteness may proceed with any order of variables. Global minimum of a cont function on a closed but unbounded set (by showing that candidates outside a certain bounded set never had a chance). New hwk handed out and discussed. Hwk 32-38 due Monday. (37,38 needs tomorrow's material. Concerning # 34: May turn in shared solution in groups and may use symbolic algebra software.
Tue Mar 03: (75min) Constrained minima and maxima: Lagrange multiplier method. -- Implicit function theorem barely started.
Wed Mar 04: Implicit function theorem illustrated and explained for function R^2 -> R.
Fri Mar 06: class canceled for sickness; will use 2 more 75 min Tuesdays to make up.
Mon Mar 09: Questions on pending hwk.
Tue Mar 10: (75 min) Another example on the implicit function theorem; this time 1 or 2 equations in 3 variables. Inverse matrix introduced.
Wed Mar 11: Riemann integral of continuos functions over rectangle; Fubini for this case.
Fri Mar 13: Still more questions about pending hwk.
Mon Mar 16: SPRING BREAK
Tue Mar 17: SPRING BREAK
Wed Mar 18: SPRING BREAK
Fri Mar 20: SPRING BREAK
Mon Mar 23: Review and questions.
Tue Mar 24: (75min) Riemann integral over non-box domains via extension by 0. Examples.
Wed Mar 25: EXAM 2
Fri Mar 27: Integration and area element in polar coordinates. Hwk 42,43 due Mon; hwk 39-41 later next week (preferrably Wed)
Mon Mar 30: area of parallelograms, 2x2 determinants, cross product in 3-space. Hwk 39-46 due Fri
Tue Mar 31: (75min) Scalar triple product and volume of parallelepiped. Proof of substitution formula in 2 dim.
Wed Apr 01: Evaluation of Gaussian integral by MVC methods. An example for a general coordinate transformation: area of the region covered by drawing a parabola with a thick pen.
Fri Apr 03: Area of thick parabola finished up. Surfaces in 3-space and how to find their area. Surface integrals of scalar functions.
Mon Apr 06: Moment of inertia (for bodies and surfaces).
Tue Apr 07: (75 min) flux integrals: vector valued functions integrated over surfaces, and some physical interpretations thereof. Hwk: 47-51 due Mon
Wed Apr 08: Oriented surfaces; definition of flux integrals given recisely. Coordinate independence stated. Divergence theorem motivated and stated.
Fri Apr 10: GOOD FRIDAY
Mon Apr 13: Proof sketch for Divergence Theorem.
Tue Apr 14: Hwk: 52-55 due Fri, if possibleIntro to new hwk given (in particular 2dim version of flux integrals). Curve integrals of a vector field in the plane and space defined and motivated as work in physics. If the vector field is the gradient of a scalar field, they depend only on the endpoints of the curve, not on the chosen route. Integrability conditions stated (as necessary conditions)
Wed Apr 15: Curl of a vector field; Stokes' Theorem stated.
Fri Apr 17: Review and questions.
Mon Apr 20: Review. Teaching Evaluation
Tue Apr 21: day off (6:15pm question and answer session in AC113 for exam prep)
Wed Apr 22: EXAM 3
Fri Apr 24:
MON APR 27: STUDY DAY
Fri May 01: FINAL EXAM 08:00-10:00 (scheduled by university policy)

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