MATH 2415 - Calculus 3 (Fall 2024)

Dallas College - Eastfield Campus

Instructor: Dr. Timothy Lo

Course Description

Advanced topics in calculus, including vectors and vector-valued functions, partial differentiation, Lagrange multipliers, multiple integrals, and Jacobians; application of the line integral, including Green's Theorem, the Divergence Theorem, and Stokes' Theorem.

Note: The notes will be based on a different version of the textbook.

Textbook

Calculus: Early Transcendentals 3rd Edition (Briggs) - Chapters 13-17

This was last updated 9/13/2025.
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Notes by Chapter

Chapter 1 - Vectors and the Geometry of Space (8/26/24 - 9/10/24) Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems
Vectors
The Dot Product
The Cross Product
Equations of Lines & Planes
Cylinders & Quadric Surfaces
Notes
Chapter 2 - Vector-Valued Functions (9/11/24 - 9/23/24) Vector Functions and Space Curves
Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions
Arc Length and Curvature
Motion in Space - Velocity & Acceleration
Notes
Chapter 3 - Functions of Several Variables (9/24/24 - 10/16/24) Functions of Several Variables
Limits & Continuity
Partial Derivatives
Tangent Planes and Linaer Approximations
The Chain Rule
Directional Derivatives and the Gradient Vector
Maximum and Minimum Values
Lagrange Multipliers
Notes
Chapter 4 - Multiple Integration (10/17/24 - 11/11/24) Double Integrals over Rectangles
Double Integrals over General Regions
Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
Surface Area
Triple Integrals
Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates
Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates
Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals
Notes
Chapter 5 - Vector Calculus (11/12/24 - 12/11/24) Vector Fields
Line Integrals
The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals
Green's Theorem
Curl & Divergence
Surface Integrals
Stokes' Theorem
The Divergence Theorem
Notes
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