Intendierte Lernergebnisse
After attending this class, students are familiar with basic concepts of multivariable and vector calculus, as well as Fourier and Laplace transforms.
Lehrmethodik
Blackboard or computer presentations
Inhalt/e
1. Fields and vector differential operators (Review of vectors, Scalar fields, vector fields and curves, Vector differential operators, Vector differential identities, Special fields and potentials, Total derivative of a curves, Chain rule for fields and curves, Taylor's theorem, Extreme values, Newton's method)2. Vector integration (Line integrals, Multiple integrals, Special coordinate systems)3. Transformations (Fourier series, Fourier transform, Laplace transform)
Literatur
Large parts of the course are based on the lecture notes "Vector Calculus" by Andrea Moiola (https://mate.unipv.it/moiola/ReaDG/VC2016/VectorCalculus_LectureNotes_2016.pdf)