RES.18-007 | Fall 2011 | Undergraduate

Calculus Revisited: Multivariable Calculus

Part IV: Matrix Algebra

Lecture 5: Maxima and Minima in Several Variables

Video Description: With our knowledge of matrix algebra to help, Herb Gross teaches how to find the local maxima and minima of functions of several real variables.

Instructor/speaker: Prof. Herbert Gross

Study Guide for Lecture 5: Maxima and Minima in Several Variables

  • Chalkboard Photos, Reading Assignments, and Exercises (PDF)
  • Solutions (PDF - 3.8MB)

To complete the reading assignments, see the Supplementary Notes in the Study Materials section.

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Fall 2011
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