Learning Exercise
Partial Derivatives: Geometric Visualization
This write-pair-share activity presents Calculus III students with a worksheet containing several exercises that require them to find partial derivatives of functions of two variables. Afterwards, a series of Web-based animations are used to illustrate the surface of each function, the path of the indicated partial derivative for a specified value of the variable and the value of the derivative at each point along the path.
- Material:
- Partial Derivative Geometrically Gallery
- Date last modified:
- March 7, 2007
- Created by:
- James Rutledge
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Exercise
Additional Information: http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/merlot/math/interactive/examples/14571.html