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Formula for MV test
formulas for MV Calc test
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Engineering
Undergraduate 2
10/31/2012

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Gradient formula
Definition
∇F = ‹df/dx, df/dy, df/dz›
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tangent plane
Definition
∇F‹x0 , y0, z0›*‹x, y, z›=∇‹x0, y0, z0›*‹x0, y0, z0› OR Z=fx(x0,y0,)(x-x0)+fy(x0,y0)(y-y0)+z0
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normal line
Definition
‹x,y,z›=‹x0,y0,z0›+t∇f(x0,y0,z0)
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chain rule
Definition
if z=f(x,y)
dz/dt=dz/dx*dx/dt + dz/dy*dx/dt
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implicit form is
Definition
x+y+z=0
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parametric form is
Definition
x= ____t
y= ____t
z= ____t
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vector form is
Definition
‹x,y,z>=‹x0,y0,z0›+t∇f‹x,y,z›
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formula for optimization is
Definition
H(x,y)=d^2f/(d^2x)*d^2f/(d^2y)-(d^2f/(dxdy))^2
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if H(x0,y0)<0
Definition
saddle pt
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if H(x0,y0)>0
Definition
if fxx(x0,y0)>0 min
if fxx(x0,y0)<0 max
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x^2+y^2 in polar form is
Definition
r^2
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x in polar form is
Definition
rcosɵ
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y in polar form is
Definition
rsinɵ
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Critical points are
Definition
when df/dx = 0
or df/dy = 0
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Directional Derivative
Definition

(gradient of equation) . (unit vector)

∇f(x) . ( V/|V| )

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find the normal line using three points on a plane
Definition
(p1-p2) x (p1-p3)
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Acceleration Normal
Definition
an = |v x a|/|v| (note: all are vectors)
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Acceleration Tangential
Definition

at=a(t) . (Ṽ/|v|)

OR

(v . A)/|v|

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Area of a triangle from 3 points
Definition

(AB . AC)/2

 

AB being the vector created by A-B

AC being the vector created by A-C

 
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Volume of a parallelopiped from three vectors
Definition
A . ( B x C )
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z in cylindrical coordinates is
Definition
z
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x in cylindrical coordinates is
Definition
rcosɵ
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y in cylindrical coordinates is
Definition
rsinɵ
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x^2 + y^2 in cylindrical coordinates is
Definition
r^2
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z in spherical coordinates is
Definition
ρcosɸ
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x in spherical coordinates is
Definition
ρsinɸcosɵ
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y in spherical coordinates is
Definition
ρsinɸsinɵ
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r in spherical coordinates is
Definition
ρsinɸ
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volume in spherical coordinates is
Definition
dV = ρ^2 sinɸ dρ dɵ
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Volume in cylindrical coordinates is
Definition
dV= r dr dɵ dz
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Linearization
Definition
L(x) = f(x0,y0) + fx(x0,y0)(x-x0)+fy(x0,y0)(y-y0)
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dot product
Definition
|A||B|cos(ɵ)
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cross product
Definition
ABsin(ɵ)N
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