Lead Faculty: Dr. Igor Yakov Subbotin
Prerequisite
MTH 221
Course Description
A study of functions of several variables; extrema and Lagrange Multipliers as they apply to today's optimization-problems in engineering, business and ecology; Vector algebra and space geometry; and Kepler's Laws with application to satellite orbital velocity problems and the rendezvous phenomenon. Also examines integrated integrals and applications, the Jacobian transformation. Highlights contributions by Mary Fairfax Somerville, Sonya Kovalevsky, d'Alembert, Laplace and Caroline Herschel. Graphing calculator is required.