Calculus Revisited: Multivariable Calculus
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Calculus Revisited is a series of videos and related resources that covers the materials normally found in freshman- and sophomore-level introductory mathematics courses. _Multivariable Calculus_ is the second course in the series, consisting of 26 videos, 4 Study Guides, and a set of Supplementary Notes. The series was first released in 1971 as a way for people to review the essentials of calculus. It is equally valuable for students who are learning calculus for the first time.
**About the Instructor**
Herb Gross has taught math as senior lecturer at MIT and was the founding math department chair at Bunker Hill Community College. He is the developer of the {{% resource_link "93e1d797-1cc4-4a98-bf28-77b52ec250f3" "Mathematics As A Second Language" %}} website, providing arithmetic and algebra materials to elementary and middle school teachers.
**Acknowledgements**
Funding for this resource was provided by the {{% resource_link "0baa3cb0-2dbd-4550-9ce3-64edb8a3d204" "Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation" %}}.
### Other Resources by Herb Gross
[Calculus Revisited: Single Variable Calculus](/courses/res-18-006-calculus-revisited-single-variable-calculus-fall-2010/)
[Calculus Revisited: Complex Variables, Differential Equations, and Linear Algebra](/courses/res-18-008-calculus-revisited-complex-variables-differential-equations-and-linear-algebra-fall-2011/)
Syllabus
- Lecture 1: Double Multiple Sums
- Lecture 1: Linearity Revisited
- Lecture 1: n-Dimensional Vector Spaces
- Lecture 1: The "Game" of Mathematics
- Lecture 1: Vector Functions of a Scalar Variable
- Lecture 2: "Arrow" Arithmetic
- Lecture 2: Calculus of Several Variables
- Lecture 2: Tangential & Normal Vectors
- Lecture 2: The "Game" of Matrices
- Lecture 2: The Fundamental Theorem
- Lecture 3: Directional Derivatives
- Lecture 3: Inverting a Matrix
- Lecture 3: Multiple Integration and the Jacobian
- Lecture 3: Polar Coordinates
- Lecture 3: Three-Dimensional Vectors
- Lecture 4: Introduction to Line Integrals
- Lecture 4: Inverting More General Systems of Equations
- Lecture 4: The Chain Rule
- Lecture 4: The Dot Product
- Lecture 4: Vectors in Polar Coordinates
- Lecture 5: Green's Theorem
- Lecture 5: Integrals Involving Parameters
- Lecture 5: Maxima and Minima in Several Variables
- Lecture 5: The Cross Product
- Lecture 6: Equations of Lines & Planes
- Lecture 6: Exact Differentials
Taught by
Prof. Herbert Gross