Questions from General Calculus


Q: Match the functions f with the plots of their gradient vector fields

Match the functions f with the plots of their gradient vector fields labeled I–IV. Give reasons for your choices. f (x, y) = x2 + y2

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Q: Determine whether or not the given set is (a) open

Determine whether or not the given set is (a) open, (b) connected, and (c) simply-connected. {(x, y) | 0 < y < 3}

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Q: (a). How do you change from rectangular coordinates to cylindrical

(a). How do you change from rectangular coordinates to cylindrical coordinates in a triple integral? (b). How do you change from rectangular coordinates to spherical coordinates in a triple integral?...

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Q: (a). If a transformation T is given by x =

(a). If a transformation T is given by x = g (u, v), y = h (u, v), what is the Jacobian of T? (b). How do you change variables in a double integral? (c). How do you change variables in a triple integr...

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Q: (a). Find an equation of the tangent plane at the

(a). Find an equation of the tangent plane at the point (4, -2, 1) to the parametric surface S given by (b). Use a computer to graph the surface S and the tangent plane found in part (a). (c). Set...

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Q: The figure shows the vector field F (x, y)

The figure shows the vector field F (x, y) = 〈2xy, x2〉 and three curves that start at (1, 2) and end at (3, 2). (a). Explain why ∫C F â&#...

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Q: Match the vector fields F with the plots labeled I–IV

Match the vector fields F with the plots labeled I–IV. Give reasons for your choices. F (x, y) = 〈y, x - y〉

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Q: (a). Write an expression as a limit for the directional

(a). Write an expression as a limit for the directional derivative of f at (x0, y0) in the direction of a unit vector u =〈a, b〉. How do you interpret it as a rate? How do you interpret it geometricall...

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Q: (a). If f has a local maximum at (a

(a). If f has a local maximum at (a, b), what can you say about its partial derivatives at (a, b)? (b). What is a critical point of f?

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Q: State the Second Derivatives Test.

State the Second Derivatives Test.

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