Your course textbook can be accessed via the DART eBook link in the Getting Started module.
Text:
Larson, R. (2017). Calculus: An Applied Approach (10th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Read:
Section 7.1 The Three-Dimensional Coordinate System
Section 7.2 Surfaces in Space
Section 7.3 Functions of Several Variables
Section 7.4 Partial Derivatives
Section 7.5 Extrema of Functions of Two Variables
Section 7.8 Double Integrals and Area in the Plane
Section 7.9 Applications of Double Integrals
The above sections give clear explanations of the characteristics, differentiation, and integrations of functions of multiple variables They also presented many well-designed demonstrations on how to use multi-variable functions to model real-life problem and apply differentiation and integration to solve these problems.
Menz, P., et al. (n.d.). Calculus early transcendentals: Differential & multi-variable calculus for social sciences. https://www.sfu.ca/math-coursenotes/Math%20157%20Course%20Notes/frontmatter-1.html
This supplemental resource has many solved exercises at the end of each section that can serve as extra problem-solving examples.
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