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Multivariable and vector calculus

Multivariable and vector calculus

Warm-upHuman

A hiker's altitude is h(x,y)=3x+2y2h(x, y) = 3x + 2y^2 (in suitable units). What is the greatest rate of increase of hh at the point (0,1)(0, 1), over all unit directions?

Multivariable and vector calculus

CoreHuman

Let f(x,y)=xyx2+y2f(x, y) = \dfrac{xy}{x^2 + y^2} for (x,y)≠(0,0)(x, y) \ne (0, 0) and f(0,0)=0f(0, 0) = 0. Which statement is true?

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Multivariable and vector calculus

CoreHuman

Using polar coordinates, ∬x2+y2≤43x2+y2  dA=kπ\displaystyle\iint_{x^2 + y^2 \le 4} 3\sqrt{x^2 + y^2}\;dA = k\pi. Find kk.

Multivariable and vector calculus

CoreHuman

Find the maximum value of f(x,y)=x+2yf(x, y) = x + 2y on the circle x2+y2=5x^2 + y^2 = 5.

Multivariable and vector calculus

CoreHuman

The vortex field F=(−y,x)/(x2+y2)F = \big(-y, x\big)/(x^2 + y^2) has zero curl on R2∖{0}\R^2 \setminus \{0\}, yet its circulation around the unit circle is 2π2\pi. Which hypothesis of the theorem “a C1C^1 field with zero curl on a domain UU is conservative on UU” fails?

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Multivariable and vector calculus

CoreHuman

For f(x,y)=x3−3x+y2f(x, y) = x^3 - 3x + y^2, which statements are true? (Select all that apply.)

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Multivariable and vector calculus

StretchHuman

Let F(x,y,z)=(x+y2,  y+z2,  z+x2)F(x, y, z) = (x + y^2,\; y + z^2,\; z + x^2). The outward flux of FF through the sphere of radius 22 centred at the origin is kπk\pi. Find kk.

Multivariable and vector calculus

StretchFormal

In Lean, xyQuot p = p.1 * p.2 / (p.1 ^ 2 + p.2 ^ 2). Which statement formalises “both partial derivatives exist at the origin, but the function is not differentiable there”?

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Multivariable and vector calculus

StretchComputational

Write circulation(P, Q, r, n) that approximates ∮(P dx+Q dy)\oint (P\,dx + Q\,dy) counterclockwise around the circle of radius r centred at the origin, using the parametrisation (rcos⁡t,rsin⁡t)(r\cos t, r\sin t) and the rectangle (left-point) rule with n equal steps in t∈[0,2π]t \in [0, 2\pi]. Test it on the rotation field (−y,x)(-y, x) (circulation 2πr22\pi r^2), a gradient field (circulation 00) and the vortex (circulation 2π2\pi).

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