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ME 201
Advanced Calculus

Course Introduction

Jan 10, 2023

You will need it when solving

homework questions; any edition works
You should have a copy from Calculus 1
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About Lectures
• Lectures will be offered as in-person sessions
 Containing basic course material (fundamentals and
examples)
 Lecture will NOT be recorded (contact Dr. Wen if you
miss some lectures)
 Please participate in solving examples and answering
questions in class

About Exams
• All exams (quizzes, midterm and final) are closed book
 A formula sheet will be provided
 A university approved calculator is allowed
 Crowdmark will be used for marking exams
 All exams will be in-person

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About Course
What is Calculus ?

• in two words …

• in three words …

Calculus 1:
Single‐variable Calculus
Chapter 2: Limits and Continuity
Chapter 3: Differentiation
Chapter 4: Applications of Differentiation
Chapter 5: The Indefinite Integral and the
Antiderivative
Chapter 6: The Definite Integral
Chapter 7: Applications of the Definite
Integral
Chapter 8: Techniques of Integration
Chapter 9: Parametric Equations and Polar
Coordinates
We assume both requirements
Chapter 10: Infinite Sequences and Series are satisfied for 2D and 3D
functions in this course
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In‐class exercise

𝑥𝑒 𝑑𝑥

𝑑 𝑥𝑒
𝑑𝑥

In‐class practice

𝑥𝑒 𝑑𝑥
0

𝑑 𝑥𝑒
𝑑𝑥 x=1

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Advanced Calculus:
Multivariable Calculus in 2D and 3D space
examples:
Chapter 11 Vectors and Three‐Dimensional Analytic
Geometry
Chapter 12 Differential Calculus of Multivariable
Functions
Chapter 13 Multiple Integrals
Chapter 14 Vector Calculus

two quizzes

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Evaluation Structure

Quizzes (2) 5%
Midterm 45%
Final Exam 50%

Total: 100%

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More information …
‐ also see course description and lecture
description on the course LEARN web page

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Any question …

• Fillable PPT files will be posted on LEARN.

• Filled files will be provided after the lectures on LEARN.
• In-class practice will be conducted.
• 1.5 hour-long lectures with a 3-4 minutes long break

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ME 201
Advanced Calculus

Lecture 1

Jan 10, 2023

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Today’s Lecture
• Sections 11.1, 11.2 (textbook)
1.1 The coordinate system
1.2 Curves and surfaces (how to specify them?)

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Lecture Objectives
• Your last calculus course dealt with single-variable
calculus, specifically, differentiation and integration of
functions

y = f(x) with x being the only variable, example…

• Now we are going to study multivariable calculus

z = f(x, y)

g = f(x, y, z) examples…

2D & 3D engineering problems are more realistic

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Lecture Objectives
• Multivariable: (x, y, z)

• Today we will define the Cartesian [Carꞏteꞏsian] or

rectangular coordinates in space

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1.1 Rectangular Coordinates in Space

• Text: 11.1
I) Definition: Cartesian Coordinate System
It is used to specify the location of a point in space (how?)

O x

Example: blackboard
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- for a 3D space, there are three mutually perpendicular

lines, called the x-, y- and z- axes
- three coordinate planes: x-y coordinate plane, y-z
coordinate plane and x-z coordinate plane

Definition: Right‐Handed
Coordinate System
left right

bottom

Example: tip of a pen in the room

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II) Cartesian Coordinates of a Point

- in a plane, are its directed distances from the
coordinate axes
y
x1 P (x1,y1)
y1

y1

O x1 x

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- In a 3D space, we can represent Point P by its distance

x from the yz-plane, its distance y from the zx-plane and
its distance z from the xy-plane, written as (x, y, z)

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In‐class exercise
the Cartesian coordinates of the ball

left back
6 Point
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(10, 6, 8)
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Where is the Origin ?

A better system to choose ?

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- For the given reference frame, each point in space has

a unique set of Cartesian coordinates (x, y, z)

A
B
C

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III) Length of the line segment

- joining P1 (x1, y1, z1) and P2 (x2, y2, z2)
- measured using a box with P1 and P2 as diagonal

P2 P2

P1 P1
A
B

𝑃𝑃

𝑃𝑃 𝑥 𝑥 𝑦 𝑦 𝑧 𝑧
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In‐class exercise
Distance between
P1 (1,2,3) and P2 (-1,-2,-3)

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Summary (Lecture 1.1)

I) Introduced the Cartesian coordinates system

II) Showed how to specify a point in space using the

Cartesian coordinates

III) Derive the equation for calculating the length: llP1-P2ll

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1.2 Curves and Surfaces (will be revisited later)

• Text: 11.2
I) Definition: a 2D Curve is specified by an equation involving
Curve: specified by an equation involving the x- and y-coordinates
of points in the -plane.
Examples

y y

O x O x

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Surface: specified by an equation in the xyz Cartesian system.

Examples

𝑥 4 𝑥 𝑦 4

y and z can be any values z can be any value

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Surface: specified by an equation in the xyz Cartesian system.

Examples

𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 4 𝑥 𝑦 𝑧

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In‐class exercise
‐ can you define the z axis as a line?

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Curve can be specified by the intersection of a surface and a plane

Examples

𝑥 𝑦 𝑧 4 𝑥 𝑦 4

z=0 z=4

Can we have a 3D curve? Then how to define it?

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In‐class exercise
‐ can you define the x‐y plane as a surface?

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Summary (Lecture 1.2)

- In the Cartesian coordinates system, equations can be
used to define curves and surfaces

What about a 3D Curve ?

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