Maths WorkshopMaths problems with full solutions

Multivariable calculus

133 problems · Functions of several real variables.

Ex.34Summary of continuity
#summary #continuity
Continuity
L2
L2
Ex.77Continuity of a rational function
#rational function #domain #continuity
Continuity
High school
High school
Ex.107Coordinate projections are continuous
#projection #continuity #coordinates
Continuity
L1
L1
Ex.225Continuity of a polynomial
#continuity #polynomial #continuity everywhere
Continuity
High school
High school
Ex.256Double integral over a rectangle
#double integral #rectangle #iterated
Multiple integrals
High school
High school
Ex.257Evaluating partial derivatives at a point
#partial derivatives #evaluation #point
Partial derivatives
High school
High school
Ex.258First partial derivatives
#partial derivatives #definition #computation
Partial derivatives
High school
High school
Ex.379Double integral over a triangular domain
#double integral #iterated integration #triangular domain
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.380Partial derivatives and the gradient
#partial derivatives #gradient #chain rule
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.435Critical points of a polynomial
#critical points #polynomial #Hessian
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.436Summary of constrained optimization
#summary #constrained optimization
Optimisation in several variables
High school
High school
Ex.517Separable integrand on a square
#separability #product of integrals #square
Multiple integrals
High school
High school
Ex.518Summary of multiple integrals
#summary #multiple integrals
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.519Double integral over a triangular domain
#triangle #double integral #bounds
Multiple integrals
High school
High school
Ex.520Double integral under a parabola
#double integral #type-I domain #parabola
Multiple integrals
High school
High school
Ex.521A symmetric triangle integral
#symmetry #triangle #double integral
Multiple integrals
High school
High school
Ex.522Directional derivative
#directional derivative #gradient #direction
Partial derivatives
High school
High school
Ex.523Euler's theorem for homogeneous functions
#homogeneous functions #Euler #partial derivatives
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.524The gradient
#gradient #vector #direction
Partial derivatives
High school
High school
Ex.591The divergence
#divergence #vector field #computation
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.592Closed paths in conservative fields
#closed path #conservative #zero integral
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.593Line integral of a scalar field
#line integral #scalar field #parametrization
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.733Lagrange multipliers on a circle
#Lagrange #multipliers #equality constraint
Optimisation in several variables
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L2
Ex.734Optimisation under a linear constraint
#Lagrange #linear constraint #minimum
Optimisation in several variables
L2
L2
Ex.769Double integral in polar coordinates
#polar coordinates #double integral #Jacobian
Multiple integrals
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L2
Ex.770Triple integral over a simplex
#triple integral #iterated integration #simplex
Multiple integrals
L2
L2
Ex.771The chain rule for a composition
#chain rule #composition #directional derivative
Partial derivatives
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L2
Ex.794Line integral of a differential form
#line integral #differential form #parametrization
Vector calculus
L2
L2
Ex.857Boundary classification
#boundary #classification #circle
Optimisation in several variables
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L1
Ex.858Distance from point to plane
#Lagrange #distance #plane
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.859Two critical points and their nature
#critical points #saddle #maximum
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.860Lagrange multipliers on a circle
#Lagrange #circle #extrema
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.861Optimization under a linear constraint
#Lagrange #linear constraint #minimum
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.862Maximizing a product
#Lagrange #product #constraint
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.863A unique critical point that is a saddle
#saddle #unique critical #Hessian
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.864A discontinuous function with bounded values
#discontinuity #bounded #counterexample
Continuity
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L1
Ex.865Discontinuity via two paths
#discontinuity #paths #limits
Continuity
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L1
Ex.866Norm and distance are continuous
#norm #distance #continuity
Continuity
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L1
Ex.867Continuity of a piecewise function
#piecewise #continuity #xy
Continuity
L1
L1
Ex.868Continuity via polar coordinates
#polar #continuity #bound
Continuity
L1
L1
Ex.869Continuous extension
#continuous extension #removable singularity
Continuity
High school
High school
Ex.1071Boundary effects
#boundary #integration bounds #evaluation
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1072Cartesian vs polar computation
#polar vs cartesian #comparison #disk
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1073Double integral over an annulus
#polar coordinates #annulus #angular integral
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1074Double integral over a disk tangent at origin
#polar coordinates #circle offset #integral
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1075Double integral over a disk in polar coordinates
#polar coordinates #disk #Jacobian
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1076Polar integral over a half-disk
#polar #half-disk #integral
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1077Mass of a cube with variable density
#triple integral #density #cube
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1078Triple integral over a simplex
#triple integral #simplex #iterated
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1079General chain rule
#chain rule #composition #multivariable
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1080Clairaut's theorem
#Clairaut #Schwarz #mixed partials
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1081Saddle point
#saddle point #Hessian #classification
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1082The differential
#differential #linearization #approximation
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1083Second-order partial derivatives
#higher order #Schwarz #second derivatives
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1084The Laplacian
#Laplacian #harmonic functions #second derivatives
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1085Finding critical points
#critical points #stationary #gradient
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1086Schwarz's theorem and a counterexample
#Schwarz theorem #mixed partials #symmetry
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1087Tangent plane to a graph
#tangent plane #differentiability #graph
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1198The curl
#curl #vector field #rotation
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1201Flux through a flat surface
#flux #plane surface #dot product
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1202An application of Green's theorem
#Green #application #area
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1203Area using Green's theorem
#area #Green #closed curve
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1204Green with symmetry
#Green #symmetry #shortcut
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1210Conservative vector field
#conservative #gradient #path independence
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1211Fundamental theorem for line integrals
#fundamental theorem #line integral #potential
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1212Line integral along a circle
#line integral #circle #parametrization
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1213Line integral on a piecewise path
#piecewise path #line integral #work
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1214Work done by a force field
#work #line integral #vector field
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1215Testing whether a field is conservative
#conservative #curl #test
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1475Cauchy-Schwarz inequality via optimisation
#Cauchy-Schwarz #optimisation #proof
Optimisation in several variables
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.1476Constrained extrema and a compactness argument
#Lagrange #compactness #global maximum
Optimisation in several variables
L3
L3
Ex.1477Maximizing a product under a linear constraint
#Lagrange #product #linear constraint
Optimisation in several variables
L3
L3
Ex.1478Least squares as an optimisation problem
#least squares #optimisation #regression
Optimisation in several variables
L3
L3
Ex.1497Affine change of variables
#change of variables #Jacobian #parallelogram
Multiple integrals
L2
L2
Ex.1498Is a function $C^1$ on $\mathbb{R}^2$?
#continuity #partial derivatives #class C1
Partial derivatives
L2
L2
Ex.1518Divergence theorem (Ostrogradsky)
#divergence theorem #flux #surface
Vector calculus
L3
L3
Ex.1519Green-Riemann formula
#Green-Riemann #line integral #double integral
Vector calculus
L3
L3
Ex.1520Stokes' theorem
#Stokes #curl #surface integral
Vector calculus
L3
L3
Ex.1591Cauchy–Schwarz via optimization
#Cauchy-Schwarz #optimization #inequality
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1592Optimization under inequality constraints
#inequality constraint #KKT #boundary
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1593Classifying a 3D critical point
#Hessian #3D #saddle
Optimisation in several variables
M1
M1
Ex.1594Three-variable saddle point
#three variables #saddle #Hessian
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1595Shortest distance from a point to a line
#Lagrange #distance #line
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1596Distance from origin to an ellipsoid
#Lagrange #ellipsoid #distance
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1597Lagrange with exponential objective
#Lagrange #exponential #constrained maximum
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1598Global extrema on a compact set
#compactness #global extrema #boundary
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1599Maximizing a volume with fixed perimeter
#Lagrange #geometric optimization #volume
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1600Constrained quadratic form
#quadratic form #Rayleigh quotient #eigenvalues
Optimisation in several variables
M1
M1
Ex.1601Image of a compact set under a continuous function
#compactness #continuous image #extrema
Continuity
L1
L1
Ex.1602A function that is not continuous despite radial limits
#continuity #radial limit #counterexample
Continuity
L1
L1
Ex.1783Centre of gravity of a planar region
#centroid #parabola #uniform density
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1784Linear change of variables
#change of variables #Jacobian #triangle
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1785Change of variables to simplify the integrand
#change of variables #Jacobian #triangular
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.17863D change of variables
#change of variables #3D #Jacobian
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1787Volume using cylindrical coordinates
#cylindrical coordinates #volume #cone
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1788The Fubini trick
#Fubini #double integral #iterated
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1789Polar region between two circles
#polar #circle #region between circles
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1790Spherical coordinates with a radial integrand
#spherical coordinates #radial #integration
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1791Volume of a sphere by triple integral
#spherical coordinates #volume #sphere
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1792Triple integral over a cube
#cube #triple integral #iterated
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1793Triple integral over a simplex with cube
#simplex #triple integral #iterated
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1794Triple integral with sine
#triple integral #sine #simplex
Multiple integrals
L1
L1
Ex.1795Differentiability of a piecewise function
#differentiability #continuity #piecewise
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1796The Hessian matrix
#Hessian #second derivatives #quadratic form
Optimisation in several variables
L1
L1
Ex.1797Implicit differentiation
#implicit differentiation #Implicit Function Theorem
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1798Inverse function theorem (illustration)
#inverse function theorem #Jacobian #local invertibility
Partial derivatives
M1
M1
Ex.1799Jacobian of a composition
#Jacobian #composition #chain rule
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1800Level curves and gradients
#level curves #gradient #orthogonality
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1801Mean value inequality
#mean value #inequality #gradient
Partial derivatives
M1
M1
Ex.1802Taylor expansion of order 2
#Taylor expansion #multivariable #approximation
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.1903Gauss divergence theorem for a cylinder
#divergence #cylinder #flux
Vector calculus
M1
M1
Ex.1904The divergence theorem
#divergence theorem #flux #surface
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1905Flux through a cube
#divergence #cube #flux
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1908Divergence theorem with variable divergence
#divergence #sphere #variable density
Vector calculus
M1
M1
Ex.1910Recovering a field from its curl (2D)
#Green #curl #reconstruction
Vector calculus
M1
M1
Ex.1911Green's reciprocity
#Green #reciprocity #symmetry
Vector calculus
M1
M1
Ex.1912Green's theorem on an annulus
#Green #annulus #inner boundary
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1913Green's theorem
#Green theorem #curl #region
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1914Green's theorem with a general field
#Green #general field #region
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1917Area of a region using line integral
#line integral #area #polar
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1918Conservative fields in 3D
#conservative #3D #potential
Vector calculus
M1
M1
Ex.1919Finding a potential function
#potential #conservative #integration
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1925Stokes with a hemisphere
#Stokes #hemisphere #closed curve
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.1926Stokes' theorem
#Stokes theorem #curl #surface
Vector calculus
L1
L1
Ex.2070Rayleigh quotient and eigenvalues
#Rayleigh quotient #eigenvalues #optimisation on the sphere
Optimisation in several variables
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2071The AM-GM inequality via optimisation
#inequality #AM-GM #optimisation #proof
Optimisation in several variables
Olympiad
Olympiad
Ex.2115Two equality constraints
#Lagrange #multiple constraints #KKT
Optimisation in several variables
M1
M1
Ex.2183Gaussian integral over $\mathbb{R}^2$
#Gaussian #polar #improper integral
Multiple integrals
M1
M1
Ex.2184Jacobian of a nonlinear transformation
#Jacobian #nonlinear #change of variables
Multiple integrals
M1
M1
Ex.2185Harmonic conjugate
#harmonic conjugate #Cauchy-Riemann #complex
Partial derivatives
M1
M1
Ex.2186Partial derivatives exist but function is not differentiable
#differentiability #counterexample #partial derivatives
Partial derivatives
L1
L1
Ex.2223Stokes on a cone
#Stokes #cone #surface
Vector calculus
M1
M1
Ex.2224Stokes on a torus (statement)
#Stokes #torus #closed surface
Vector calculus
M1
M1