
How many saddle points can you find on a squirrel? And if he is eating a bagel? (Image courtesy of Anna Lachowska.)
Instructor(s)
Christine Breiner
MIT Course Number
18.024
As Taught In
Spring 2011
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Highlights
This is the second course in a two-part sequence on Calculus with Theory, 18.014 and 18.024. The course is taught using the textbook by T. Apostol, "Calculus" Vol. I Second Edition (1967) and the additional course notes by James Raymond Munkres, Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus.
Course Description
This course is a continuation of 18.014. It covers the same material as 18.02 (Multivariable Calculus), but at a deeper level, emphasizing careful reasoning and understanding of proofs. There is considerable emphasis on linear algebra and vector integral calculus.
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