Multivariable Calculus - 9th Edition
"Multivariable Calculus" by Larson
2009 | ISBN: 0547209975 | Pages: 516 | English | PDF | 15 MB
2009 | ISBN: 0547209975 | Pages: 516 | English | PDF | 15 MB
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Reader's review
(…)The text is portrayed in a very readable manner with a multitude of example problems for every topic of each section. There is also no shortage of pictures (in color) to aid the sample problems and the body of the text. The text only assumes that you have basic knowledge of derivatives and integration.
The text begins by describing vectors in two and three dimensions, unit vectors, real vs. vector valued functions, and how to take partial derivatives. It then explains the dot product and the cross product and how these can be used to determine the equations for a line or a plane curve. The text also describes directional derivatives and gradients. The proceeding chapters describe double and triple integrals, line integrals and iterated integrals, and how to integrate vector-valued functions. They also deal with changing between rectangular coordinates, polar coordinates, and spherical coordinates. Another chapter explains path independence, parametric surfaces, Green's Theorem, and Stoke's Theorem. The text finishes with a chapter on exactness and uniqueness, homogeneous vs. nonhomogeneous functions, Linearity, and a brief introduction to differential equations.(…)