Week 1
1. Find the domain and range of the function
f (x, y) =
1
ln (x2 + y 2 )
.
2. Let f (x, y) = ex − xy 2 + 1. Determine whether f (x, y) is decreasing or
increasing when M (x, y) goes through M0 (1, 1) in the direction �
→
v (1, 0).
3. Determine the sign of fx (1, 2) and fy (1, 2), where the graph of f is given
by the following picture:
z
x 1
2
4. Let f (x, y) = sin �x2 − y 3 x�. Which direction �
v→1 (1, 0) or �
v→2 (0, 1) so that
f (x, y) is increasing faster when M (x, y) passes M0 (−1, −3) in that di-
rection?
5. Let f (x, y) = x3 − 3 . Assume that x = r3 − rs and y = (r +
1
x − y2 + 1
s)3 . Consider f as a function of r and s, evaluate fr (r = 1, s = −1) and
fs (r = 1, s = −1).
6. Let g (x, y) be a function such that gx (2, 3) = 4 and gy (2, 3) = −1. Con-
struct a new function f (r, s) by the formula:
f (r, s) = g �rs, r2 + s3 � .
Evaluate fr (−2, −1) and fs (−2, −1).
7. The pressure P (in kilopascals), volume V (in liters), and temperature
T (in kelvins) of a mole of an ideal gas are related by the equation
P V = 8.31T . Find the rate at which the pressure is changing when the
temperature is 200 K and increasing at a rate of 0.1 K/s and the volume
is 60 L and increasing at a rate of 0.2 L/s.
8. The pressure, volume, and temperature of a mole of an ideal gas are re-
lated by the equation P V = 8.31T , where P is measured in kilopascals,
V in liters, and T in kelvins. Use differentials to find the approximate
change in the pressure if the volume increases from 12 L to 12.3 L and the
temperature decreases from 310 K to 305 K.
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Week 2
1. Find the tangent plane to the paraboloid z = x2 +3y 2 at the point M (−1, 1, 4).
2. Find the tangent plane to the sphere (x − 1) + y 2 + z 2 = 5 at the point
2
M (1, 1, −2).
3. Find the unit normal vector � →
v of the tangent plane to the surface z =
�→
x − 4y at the point P (1, 2, −15), given that the angle between Oz and
2 2
�
→ ○
v is less than 90 .
4. Find the Cartesian (rectangular) coordinates of the point M with the
spherical coordinates M �⇢ = 2, φ = , ✓ = − �.
2⇡ ⇡
3 3
√
5. Find the spherical coordinates of the point M with the Cartesian coordi-
nates M �x = 1, y = 3, z = 2�.
6. Write the equation for the surface
�
z = − 9 − x2 − y 2
using the cartesian coordinates and the spherical coordinates.
Week 3
1. Find critical points of f (x, y) = x2 − 3xy − 2y − 1.
2. Find local extrema of the function f (x, y) = 4 + x3 + y 3 − 3xy. How many
saddle points does f have?
3. Look at the graph of the function f below. Do you think that the point
M (0, 0) is a saddle point? Give your reasoning.
y
x
4. Find the maximum and minimum values of f (x, y) = 5x4 + 2xy 2 − 2x + 1
on the domain
D = �(x, y) ∈ R2 ∶ 0 ≤ x, 0 ≤ y, x + y ≤ 1� .
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5. Use the method of Lagrange multipliers, find the maximum and minimum
values of f (x, y) = 3x + 4y on the domain
D = �(x, y) ∈ R2 ∶ x2 + y 2 ≤ 1� .
6. The total production P of a certain product depends on the amount L
of labor used and the amount K of capital investment. Assume that P
follows the Cobb-Douglas model, given by the formula
P = K 3 L3 .
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A company wants to maximize the total production P . However, the com-
pany can spend a maximum of $24000 as its total budget. Given that the
cost of a unit of labor is $4, and the cost of a unit of capital is $8. In
order to maximize the production P , how many units of labor and capital
should the company consider?
Week 4
1. Evaluate the following double integrals using both methods: presenting
the integrals as iterated integrals and changing variables using polar coor-
dinates.
(x + y) dxdy. Here
¨
(a)
D
D = �(x, y) ∈ R2 ∶ x2 + y 2 ≤ 9, x ≥ 0, y ≤ 0� .
¨
(b) y 2 dxdy. Here
D
D = �(x, y) ∈ R2 ∶ 4 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 9� .
2. Evaluate the following iterated integrals by changing the order of integra-
tion from ∫ (∫ f dx) dy to ∫ (∫ f dy) dx:
1
� 1 2 �
(a) � �� ex dx� dy.
0 �y �
� 1
1
�
(b) � �� sin �x4 � dx� dy.
0 �3 y �
√
3. Convert the following integral to polar coordinates
f (x, y) dxdy,
¨
3
where
√
D = �(x, y) ∈ R2 ∶ 0 ≤ √ ≤ y ≤ 3x, 1 ≤ x2 + y 2 ≤ 4� .
x
3
4. Find the volume of the solid bounded by two elliptic paraboloids z = x2 +y 2
and z = 36 − 3 �x2 + y 2 �.
5. Find the mass of a lamina (a plane plate) occupying the region inside the
circle x2 + y 2 = 2y and above the line y = 1, where the density function is
⇢ (x, y) =
1
x2 + y 2 + 1
.
Week 5
1. Evaluate the following triple integrals (using the projection method, i.e.
using iterated integrals):
˚
(a) xdV , where V is the solid defined by
V
V = �(x, y, z) ∈ R3 ∶ 0 ≤ x ≤ 1, 0 ≤ y ≤ x, 0 ≤ z ≤ 3� .
˚
(b) dV , where V is the solid defined by
V
�
V = �(x, y, z) ∈ R3 ∶ x2 + y 2 ≤ z ≤ 2� .
˚
(c) zdV , where V is the solid bounded by the following surfaces:
V
z = 4x2 + y 2 and z = 8 − 4x2 − y 2 .
(x − z) dV , where V is the solid bounded by the following sur-
˚
(d)
V
faces:
x2 + y 2 = 4, z = −3, and z = 4 − x − y.
2. Find the mass of a solid V of constant density ⇢ = 2 that is bounded by
the surface
x2 + y 2 + z 2 = 4x.
