Math 13 Homework #7

Work is the greatest thing in the world,
so we should always save some of it for tomorrow.
Don Herald

Quiz

Remember that we have a quiz on Monday 10/12 on Lectures 5 - 7.

Reading

Read what we will cover in the next class: 12.6.

When reading 12.6 pay special attention to the following concepts:

  • directional derivative; gradient; What does the gradient tell us?; What is the relation between the gradient and tangent planes?; What is the relation between the gradient and the maximum value of a directional derivative?

Problems

The following problems are due by the beginning of class on Wednesday 10/14.
  • 12.5: 3, 5, 8, 9, 18, 23, 28, 36, 39.