Above is a picture of Joseph Fourier, the French mathematician after whom the next phase of our course is named. Since our current textbook does not cover Fourier series and Fourier transforms, we will temporarily be switching references. Our new reference for the next three weeks will be a set of lecture notes by Brad [...]
Above is a picture of Leo Frobenius, an archaeologist not to be confused with Ferdinand Frobenius, the mathematician after which one of our recent methods is named. And here is the flowchart that was handed out in class on Tuesday, which helps us keep track of what types of solutions to expect for second-order linear [...]
This post is for anyone interested in seeing some interactive examples of surfaces and contour curves. Below are some examples of graphs of two-variable functions. (It may take a few seconds for the graphics to load.) These graphics are interactive, with zooming and rotation. If you place your mouse cursor in the frame, you'll also [...]
