Day 02 in Mat320

Today:

• No problems to return.

• Info:
  • Handout assignment sheet
  • I'll distribute Section 15.2 Worksheet next time (no quiz opportunity Friday)
  • Left-handed desks should be coming
  • Mathematica has not been installed yet, but will be coming.

• Quiz Opportunity over Section 15.1

• Questions on old stuff?

• Section 15.1:
  • worksheet study questions

  • section summary

  • Drawing surfaces
    • Axes in 3 dimensions (13.1 section summary)
    • starting with planes!
    • Cobb-Douglas

  • We'll be using technology to help us understand multivariate functions (including Mathematica)

  • Discussion/Problems:
    • Recent mail about calves.... Multivariate functions defined numerically
    • p. 918, #8, 51-56 (match contour to plot), 34
    • If there's time: "Guess a surface", and draw level curves

Next time: 15.1/15.2