Section 17.6 Worksheet:

Assignment: Page 1125: 1, 4, 11-16, 17, 19, 25, 29, 31, 33, 35 (due Monday, 4/26).

  1. When parameterizing a curve, we needed a single variable (which we generally called t); to parameterize a surface, we need two variables. Under what conditions can we get by with using x and y?

  2. How are surfaces of revolution parameterized?

  3. How do you calculate the tangent plane to a parameterized surface?

  4. What's the formula for the surface area of a parameterized surface?




Fri Apr 16 01:29:40 EDT 2004