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  • ...o each edge representing the strength of the flow (in the direction of one of the axes). Such a system may look like this: Here the strength of the flow is shown as the thickness of the arrow. This is a real-valued $1$-form.
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  • These are the two main sources of a multiple ''dimension'': *multiple spaces of single dimension interconnected via functional relations.
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  • Matrices appear in systems of linear equations. ...much of each do you need to have $6$ pounds of blend with the total price of $\$14$?
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  • ...er, we will study some specific functions as well as some broad categories of functions. We start with the former. ...efer basketball? Then the “preference function” $F$ cannot be simpler: all of its values are equal and all arrows point at the basketball.
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  • Let's review what we learned in Chapter 7 about motion of a ball (or a cannonball). ...''vertical'' velocity is constantly changed by the gravity. The dependence of the height on the time is quadratic:
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  • The idea of calculus is presented in a single picture: The two problems are solved with the help of these two versions of the same elementary school formula:
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  • We know that the ''area of a circle'' of radius $r$ is supposed to be $A = \pi r^{2}$. .... We confirm the formula with nothing but a spreadsheet. We plot the graph of the function:
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  • ==What is the topology of the physical Universe?== ...sun deviates from a straight line may be considered as evidence in support of this idea:
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  • ...to the image of a stack, which is a simple arrangement of multiple copies of $X$: More complex outcomes result from attaching to every point of $X$ a copy of $Y$:
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  • The simplest example of a differential form is a $1$-form over the real line: where $f$ is a function of $x\in {\bf R}$ multiplied by the second variable called $dx\in {\bf R}$.
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  • ==Linear change of variables in integral== ...$I$ that satisfies $F' = f(x)$ for all $x$ is called an ''antiderivative'' of $f$.
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  • ==Limits of sequences: long-term trends== ...result is an ever-expanding string, a sequence, of numbers. If the frames of the video are combined into one image, it will look something like this:
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  • Suppose we have two copies of the complex ${\mathbb R}$, ${\mathbb R}_x$ and ${\mathbb R}_y$, possibly re ...represent motion in space. They have to somehow respect the cell structure of ${\mathbb R}$. Let's recall how ''cell functions'' are introduced.
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  • We next examine the combined ''domain'' of these new functions. We are to make the usual domain of functions -- the reals ${\bf R}$ -- discrete. We divide this set into unit
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  • ...uantities to be studied are typically ''real numbers''. We choose our ring of coefficients to be $R={\bf R}$. ...tion, we will use the calculus terminology: ''differential forms'' instead of cochains.
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  • ...lus, the quantities are typically the ''real numbers''. We choose the ring of coefficients to be $R={\bf R}$. ..., we will use the calculus terminology: the ''differential forms'' instead of cochains.
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  • ...${\bf R}$ into discrete pieces. To begin with, we divide it into intervals of equal length $h>0$: The result is two types of pieces:
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  • ...quivalence relation that produces the same result for a much broader class of spaces: ...try to understand the actual mathematics behind these words, with the help of this juxtaposition:
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  • ...the definite integral over $I$ is often thought of as a function the input of which is any integrable ''function'' $f$ while the output is a real number. ...iemann integral is introduced in calculus as the limit of the Riemann sums of $f$. The student then discovers that this function is ''linear'':
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  • ==Are chains just “combinations” of cells?== The nature of the problem is topological because the ''rubber'' band is allowed to stretc
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  • {{Short description|Discrete analog of calculus}} {{About|discrete version of calculus|discrete exterior calculus|Discrete exterior calculus}}
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  • This is a page of ''Calculus Illustrated'' by [[Peter Saveliev]], a textbook for undergraduat ...AABs388J02Zuoly8clE4WVRpa?dl Fall 2020 lectures]. They use the actual text of the book.
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  • <TR> <TD><center>[[Stokes theorem]]</center></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><center>[[Image:Stokes theorem deconstructed.png|center]]</center></TD></TR>
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  • *[[Arrow's Impossibility Theorem|Arrow's Impossibility Theorem]] *[[Arzela-Ascoli Theorem|Arzela-Ascoli Theorem]]
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  • ...al of integration fixed -- is often thought of as a real-valued ''function of the integrand''. This idea is revealed in the usual function notation: ...iemann integral is introduced in calculus as the limit of the Riemann sums of $f$. The student then discovers that this function is ''linear'':
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  • <TR> <TD><center>[[Stokes theorem]]</center></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><center>[[Image:Stokes theorem deconstructed.png|center]]</center></TD></TR>
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  • ...}^N$. Suppose also that we have its decomposition ${\mathbb R}^N$, a list of all (closed) cubical cells in our grid. ...boundary operator is well defined. This requires us to include all “faces” of the cells already present.
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  • We now review what it takes to have ''arbitrary ring of coefficients'' $R$. ...and results can be found in the standard literature such as Hungerford, ''Algebra'' (Chapter IV).
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  • ...quivalence relation that produces the same result for a much broader class of spaces: ...try to understand the actual mathematics behind these words, with the help of this juxtaposition:
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  • <blockquote>''God made the integers, all else is the work of man.'' -- Leopold Kronecker </blockquote> ...''orientable''? Can one go on a trip and then come back as a mirror image of himself? Including the internal organs, like this:
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  • ...Z}^N$. Suppose also that we have its decomposition ${\mathbb R}^N$, a list of all (closed) cubical cells in our grid. ...which the boundary operator is well-defined; i.e., $K$ includes all faces of the cells it contains.
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  • ''Contemporary Abstract Algebra'' by Joseph A. Gallian Used the book (twice) -- for [[Modern Algebra I -- Fall 2011]], see also [[Group theory: course]].
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  • ==The algebra of plumbing, continued== We introduce more algebra with the familiar metaphor:
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  • ==The algebra of plumbing, continued== We introduce more algebra with the familiar metaphor.
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  • ==What may be the meaning of the derivative of a differential form?== There are a couple of questions to consider.
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  • that comes from Pythagorean Theorem. diagonal of box $a \times b \times c$.
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  • It is linear in either of the two arguments but not linear in $(a,b)$: ...d it is differentiable with respect to $a$ and linear with respect of each of the vectors $v$.
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  • ...numerical scheme to discretize the equation, and we also have STABILITY. Of course, stability will turn out to depend on the parameter values delta-t a ...components of our separated solution; using this, and a clever trick from algebra, we can finally prove our stability condition given above!
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  • ...ions of one variable, including the transcendental functions. (PR: MTH ACT of 27 or above, or MTH 130 and 122, or MTH 127 and 122, or MTH 132) This cours *Prerequisites: fluency with algebra, good understanding of functions.
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  • ...In contrast to traditional goals of finding an accurate ''discretization'' of conventional multivariate calculus, discrete calculus establishes a separat ...complex]] in terms of $(k-1$-cells, you also know the exterior derivative of all discrete [[differential forms]] ([[co-chain]]s). So, you know calculus.
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  • *$A^n:=\{(x_1,...,x_n):x_i\in A\} \quad$ the $n$th power of set $A$; ...X:A \hookrightarrow X \quad$ the inclusion function of subset $A\subset X$ of set $X$ into $X$;
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  • ...ynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Graphs, systems of equations and inequalities, sequences. (PR: Math ACT 21 or above) *Prerequisites: solid algebra skills, some knowledge of Cartesian coordinates, familiarity with basic functions
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  • *[[Calculus as a part of topology]] *[[Multilinear algebra]]
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  • ...ions of one variable, including the transcendental functions. (PR: MTH ACT of 27 or above, or MTH 130 and 122, or MTH 127 and 122, or MTH 132) This cours *Prerequisites: fluency with algebra, good understanding of functions
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  • ...ions of one variable, including the transcendental functions. (PR: MTH ACT of 27 or above, or MTH 130 and 122, or MTH 127 and 122, or MTH 132) This cours *Prerequisites: fluency with algebra, good understanding of functions
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  • I would like to come up with an outline of what undergraduate mathematics curriculum ought to be. I have to ''ignore the reality'' of college education: prerequisites, "service courses", overlapping degree req
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  • [[Image:graph of function.png|center]] ...ts values at, say, 0, 1, 2, 4, 5... Suppose that the [[derivative]], $f'$, of the function is also sampled:
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  • ...rd, there is nothing wrong with the book. The "Early Transcendentals" part of the title has always bugged me though... A preview of calculus.
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  • The ''fundamental group'' of $(X,x_0)$, $\pi _1(X,x_{0})$, is the [[group]] of loops based at $x_{0}$, up to a based [[homotopy]]. We define a product on where $<x>$ stands for the homotopy class of $x$ and $\sigma \cdot \tau$ means "travel along $\sigma$ and then $\tau$".
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  • '''MTH 140 - Applied Calculus''' A brief survey of calculus including both differentiation and integration with applications. ...classes of functions, graph these functions, solve equations -- [[College Algebra -- Fall 2014]]
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  • #List all antiderivatives of $1/x$ and prove, from the definition, that they are continuous. #Show that the set of differential forms is a vector space.
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  • ...ions of one variable, including the transcendental functions. (PR: MTH ACT of 27 or above, or MTH 130 and 122, or MTH 127 and 122, or MTH 132) This cours *Prerequisites: fluency with algebra, good understanding of functions.
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  • ...w pictures here. Chapter 10, Miscellany: Good stuff here: the Jordan Curve Theorem, 3-manifolds, etc., but too little time... Chapter 11, Topology and calculu ...ontinuity: continuity under algebraic operations, the [[Intermediate value Theorem]], [[sequences]], etc.''
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  • ...c sections, polar parametric equations, sequences and series, and Binomial Theorem. (PR:Math ACT 24 or above, or C or better in MTH 127 or C or better in MTH *Prerequisites: solid algebra skills, some knowledge of Cartesian coordinates, familiarity with basic functions
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  • <TR> <TD><center>[[Stokes theorem]]</center></TD></TR> ...an extract [[topological]] information about a [[manifold]] from its space of differential forms. It's called [[cohomology]].
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  • The degree is initially defined for [[maps]] of [[circle]]s: as the number of times the first circle is wraps around the second. It is also defined this
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  • We take a more advanced view of [[calculus]]. The approach allows us to study calculus on [[manifold]]s as <TR> <TD><center>[[Stokes theorem]]</center></TD></TR>
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  • ...light of [[Integration of differential forms of degree 0 and 1|integration of differential forms]]. It's the same for any [[parametrization]] of $[a,b]$, according to one of the properties.
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  • What do we know about the [[homology as a vector space|homology]] of $M$? The $0$th homology $H_0$ is [[properties of homology groups|simple]]:
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  • ...It covers the derivative, the integral, differential forms, and a variety of applications. An emphasis is made on the coordinate free, vector analysis. *[[Linear algebra: course|Linear algebra]]
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  • ...s that require straightforward computations. The discussion of orientation of manifolds is too informal in my view even though the last, "advanced" chapt The [[algebra of differential forms]]
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  • Table of Contents R.2 Algebra Essentials
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  • ...I$ is a closed interval, such as $[a,b]$, then the (definite) [[integral]] of function $f$ over $I$ is understood as In other words, the integral is simply a special kind of "parentheses" for function $f$, like this:
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  • 6 Sperner's Lemma and the Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem 10 The Poincare Index Theorem
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  • ** 1.1. Open Sets and the Definition of a Topology ** 1.4. Examples of Topologies in Applications
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  • ...integrals of functions of more than one variable. A study of the calculus of vector-valued functions. PR: MTH230. 4 hours. *Prerequisites: excellent algebra skills, good understanding of the derivative and the integral, fluent differentiation and integration --
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  • In calculus, one is concerned with a long list of issues some of which are listed below: *change and rate of change,
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  • *[[Algebra and analytic geometry: course]] *[[Preview of calculus: part 1]]
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