MTH2010 是一门典型的二年级核心数学课,但覆盖面比“多元微积分”这个名字更广,已经延伸到 line/surface integrals、vector differential calculus 和 Green、Gauss、Stokes 定理。Monash handbook 还明确点出 Taylor series for functions of several variables,以及在 Cartesian、cylindrical、spherical coordinates 下做积分;再加上对 computer algebra packages 的使用要求,使它不仅服务数学主修,也直接支撑物理、天体物理和其他需要三维建模工具的方向。
• Three 1-hour seminars; • One 2-hour applied class (in weeks 2-12) and • 7 hours of independent study per week.
Find and classify extrema of functions of several variables, including constrained optimisation using Lagrange multipliers;
Communicate mathematical reasoning effectively, both orally and in writing, and collaborate to analyse and solve problems using multivariable calculus techniques.
Explain the definition of the derivative of a multivariable function and its geometric interpretation as the tangent plane, as well as its relation to the gradient and directional derivative;
Apply multivariable calculus techniques to solve problems in mathematics, physics, and related disciplines;
Evaluate and interpret line, surface, and volume integrals in Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates, and apply the integral theorems of Green, Gauss, and Stokes;
