MATH 216           Spring 2009        STUDY GUIDE for Test 3

SECTION CONCEPTS METHODS
16.1 The Definite Integral of a Function of Two Variables
  • Riemann sums in a double variable situation
  • Double integral as volume
  • Double integral as area
  • Describing regions in the plane
16.2 Iterated Integrals  
  • Calculating a "partial integral"
  • Reversing the order of integration
16.3 Triple Integrals
  • Volume as a triple integral
  • Describing regions in three-space
  • Evaluating triple integrals
17.1 Parameterized Curves
  • t as time
  • Writing parametric equations for a line
  • Writing a vector equation for a line
  • Intersections of lines and surfaces
17.2 Motion, Velocity, and Acceleration
  • How these concepts are related through derivatives
  • The velocity vector is tangent to the curve
  • Speed and velocity
  • Calculating derivatives of vector functions
  • Finding tangent lines to a curve
  • Calculating arc length by an integral
17.3 Vector Fields
  • Definition as a function
  • Visualizing by a graph
  • Using a gradient to create a vector field