Elementary approximation methods: interpolation; Taylor polynomials and remainder; Newton’s method, Landau order symbol, applications. Infinite series: Taylor series and Taylor’s Remainder Theorem, geometric series, convergence test, power series, applications. Functions of several variables: partial derivatives, linear approximation and differential, gradient and directional derivative, optimization and Lagrange multipliers. Vector-valued functions: parametric representation of curves, tangent and normal vectors, line integrals and applications. [Offered: W,S] Prereq: One of MATH 116, 117, 127, 137, 147; Open only to students in Electrical and Computer Engineering or Software Engineering or Nanotechnology Engineering. Antireq: MATH 118, 128, 138, 148
