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Differential Calculus in Several Variables. Instructor: Prof. Sudipta Dutta, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur.

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583 years, 3 months

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21

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This course provides an introduction to a differential calculus of several variables. Functions of several variables and examples; Continuity; Matrix of linear transformation; How to define differentiable functions; Chain rule; Mean value theorem; Higher order derivatives; Taylor's formula; Maximum and minimum for real valued functions; Implicit function theorem and applications. (from nptel.ac.in)

Course Currilcum

    • Lecture 01 – Introduction to Several Variables and Notion of Distance in Rn Unlimited
    • Lecture 02 – Continuity and Compactness Unlimited
    • Lecture 03 – Continuity and Connectedness Unlimited
    • Lecture 04 – Derivatives: Possible Definition Unlimited
    • Lecture 05 – Matrix of Linear Transformation Unlimited
    • Lecture 06 – Examples for Differentiable Function Unlimited
    • Lecture 07 – Sufficient Condition of Differentiability Unlimited
    • Lecture 08 – Chain Rule Unlimited
    • Lecture 09 – Mean Value Theorem Unlimited
    • Lecture 10 – Higher Order Derivatives Unlimited
    • Lecture 11 – Taylor’s Formula Unlimited
    • Lecture 12 – Maximum and Minimum Unlimited
    • Lecture 13 – Second Derivative Test for Maximum, Minimum and Saddle Point Unlimited
    • Lecture 14 – Practical Test based on Hessian Matrix Unlimited
    • Lecture 15 – Specialization to Functions of Two Variables Unlimited
    • Lecture 16 – Implicit Function Theorem Unlimited
    • Lecture 17 – Implicit Function Theorem (cont.) Unlimited
    • Lecture 18 – Application of IFT: Lagrange’s Multipliers Method Unlimited
    • Lecture 19 – Application of IFT: Lagrange’s Multipliers Method 2 Unlimited
    • Lecture 20 – Application of IFT: Lagrange’s Multipliers Method 3 Unlimited
    • Lecture 21 – Application of IFT: Inverse Function Theorem Unlimited