Cheat Sheet
Cheat Sheet
Cheat Sheet
2 Vector Space
p(t) = distance, p(t) = velocity,
p(t) = acceleration, |p(t)| =
speed
vectors are parallel iff scalar
multiple
linear combination: t1v1+t2v2
1.3 Dot Product
Fv = ProjvF = (F v)v/|v|2
Fn = F - F v
v v = |v|2, a b = |a||b|cos
perpendicular if a b = 0
acute if a b > 0
obtuse if a b < 0
Work = F d = |F||d|cos
1.4 Lines, Planes, Hyperplanes
v = (a, b) =/= 0, v is perpendicular
to line at point (x, y) so ax+by+c
=0
(x, y) = (x0, y0) + t(v) = (x0, y0) +
t(a, b)
Parametric: x = x0 + ta, y = y0 + tb
Symmetric: (x-x0)/a = (y-y0)/b
Standard: ax+by+cz+d=0
Subset E of Rn is a linear space iff
Zero vector is in E, closure under
addition, closure under scalar
multiplication
1.5 Cross Product
v x w = 0 iff v parallel to w
area of parallelogram = |v x w| = |
v||w|sin
triple product = a (b x c)
volume of parallelpiped = |a (b x
c)|
1.6 Multivariable Components
f(t) is continuous/differentiable if
all components are
continuous/differentiable
t1
distance traveled =
|p' ( t )|dt
t0
-(af + bg) = af + bg
-(f(m(t)) = m(t)f(m(t))
-(mf)(t) = m(t)f(t) + m(t)f(t)
-(f g)(t) = f(t) g(t) + f(t) g(t)
-(f x g)(t) = f(t) x g(t) + f(t) x g(t)
Regular at point t iff p(t) exists
and not 0
Tangent line = p(t)+rp(t)
1.8 Graphs
X2 + y2 = c, cylindrical going in z
axis
(x2/a2) + (y2/b2) + (z2/c2) = d,
ellipsoid
Z = (x2/a2) - (y2/b2), saddle in z axis
Z2 = (x2/a2) + (y2/b2), cone in z axis
(x2/a2) + (y2/b2) = (z2/c2)
hyperboloid
+ 1 connected, - 1 disconnected
2.1 Partial Derivatives
d/dx
arcsin(u) = 1/sqrt(1-u2)
arccos(u) = -1/sqrt(1-u2)
arctan(u) = 1/(1+u2)
arccot(u) = -1/(1+u2)
arcsec(u) = 1/(|u|sqrt(u2-1))
arccsc(u) = -1/(|u|sqrt(u2-1))
tan2(u) = sec2(u)
cot(u) = -csc2(u)
sec(u) = sec(u)tan(u)
au = aulna
2.3 Linear Appoximation
Linear approximation: F(x) = f(p) +
dpf(x-p)
Differential approx: F = dpf(x) =
f(p) x
Tangent set at point (p, f(p))
Z = f(p) + f(p) (x - p)
2.4 Differential Rules
-(fg) = fg + gf
-(af+bg) = af + bg
-(f/g) = (gf - fg) / g2
-(fa) = afa-1f
-df/ds = (df/dx)(dx/ds) + (df/dy)
(dy/ds) + ...
2.5 Directional Derivatives
Directional derivative of f at p in
direction of u is
Duf(p) = lim(as t -> 0) ( f(p+tu)
f(p) )/t = f(p) u = |f(p)|cos
Max value in direction u = |f(p)|
Min value in direction u = -|f(p)|
Direction with most rapid increase
u
Direction with most rapid decrease
u
Duf(p) = 0 iff u perpendicular to
f(p)
2.7 Level Sets
Level set f (p) v = 0
Critical point where F not
differentiable at p or = 0
2.8 Parameterizing Surfaces
Ru x rv = 0 means not linearly
independent
Regular if ru x rv =/= 0
Tangent vectors form: aru(u0, v0)
+brv(u0, v0)
Tangent plane of r at (u, v):
(x, y, z) = p + aru(u, v) + brv(u, v)
2.9 Local Extrema
Critical point point where f is not
differentiable or f (p) = 0
Saddle point at which f is
differentiable so that f (p) = 0 but
not extreme value
Hessian matrix: determinant of
[(fxx, fxy), (fxy, fyy)] = fxxfyy fxy2
Non degenerate critical point f (p)
= 0 and determinant of hessian
matrix =/= 0
Second derivative test of
determinant of hessian matrix:
spherical
x=pcossin
y=psinsin
z=pcos
p2=x2+y2+z2
dA = p2sin ddpd
clockwise = -counterclockwise