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[146141] Calculus 2
General information
Course COMPUTER, COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING
Curriculum Computer, Communications and Electronic Engineering
Course type Bachelor's degrees
Academic year 2024/2025
Year 1
Training activity type Basic
Scope Mathematics, Information Technology and Statistics
Language ENGLISH
CFU 6 CFU
Didactic Activity Type Lecture
Teaching period Second semester (from 24/02/2025 to 06/06/2025)
Holders SORESINA CINZIA
Teachers WIYGUL DAVID JAMES
Length 56 hours (56 hours Lecture)
Didactic method Convenzionale
Subject area MAT/05
Location Polo di collina - Povo B - via Sommarive, 9

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 Course objectives and learning outcomes
1. Knowledge and ability to understand.

Thorough knowledge of the basic topics of differential and integral calculus for functions of several
variables as specified in the course syllabus. Students are expected to solve exercises on topics covered in
the course, express concepts introduced during lectures in appropriate mathematical language, and provide
correct mathematical proofs.

2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding.

Students should acquire inductive and deductive reasoning skills in dealing with problems and the ability to
schematize a physical or geometric phenomenon in rigorous terms.

3. Autonomy of judgment

Students should be able to develop simple logical arguments, recognize the correctness of simple proofs, and
produce correct proofs. Moreover, students must be able to identify the most appropriate methods for
analyzing and addressing problems solvable with the techniques acquired.

4. Communication skills

Students should be able to present the topics related to mathematical analysis with precision, accurately
stating the definitions and theorems given in the lectures' register, and presenting flawless proofs supported
by solid logical reasoning.

5. Learning skills

Students should acquire and handle new information concerning inherent in techniques and problems related
to mathematical analysis. Finally, students are expected to acquire a more solid and global understanding of
the fundamental concepts studied in the courses Calculus 1, and Geometry and Linear Algebra.

Entrance requirement
The contents of the courses

Calculus 1 [146055]
Geometry and Linear Algebra [146056]

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 Contents
Basic topology:

sets in R^N and the Euclidean distance;

sets properties (open set, closed set, interior of a set, exterior of a set, boundary of a set, bounded set,
compact set, convex set, star-shaped set, path-connected set)

Introduction to functions of several variables:

graphs and level sets

relevant examples (curves, surfaces, vector fields)

Continuity:

epsilon-delta definition
limit of a function and sequential continuity at limit points
algebra of limits and computation techniques
(topological) properties of real-valued continuous functions (zeroes, constancy of sign, Weierstrass)

Differential calculus:

partial derivatives and geometrical meaning

directional derivatives and geometrical meaning
differentiability of real-valued functions of severable variables
geometric meaning & tangent (hyper-)plane
implications of differentiability (continuity, existence of gradient, existence of directional derivatives
& gradient formula)
sufficient condition for differentiability at p (existence and continuity of partial derivatives in an open
ball centered at p)
Mean Value Theorem
differentiability for functions R^N to R^M
chain rule
regular curves in R^M (tangent vector & tangent line, congruent curves)
regular surfaces in R^3 (normal vector & geometric meaning, change of coordinates/variables,
congruent surfaces)
second order partial derivatives
twice-differentiability for real-valued functions and Schwarz Theorem
second order differential of f and 2nd order Taylor expansion
a glimpse to the real-valued higher order case (derivatives of order k, k-differentiability, k-th
differential of f and k-th order Taylor expansion)
a glimpse to k-differentiability for a vector-valued function

Applications of differential calculus:

unconstrained optimization (Fermat's theorem, the sign of a quadratic form, the eigenvalues' criterion,
the principal minors' criterion)
unconstrained optimization for convex functions (epigraph of a function, convex functions, equivalent
analytical definition, regularity properties of zero-th, first and second order)
the Implicit Function Theorem (IFT) for functions from subsets of R^N (N=2,3) to R (and higher
order Taylor expansions of the implicit function)
critical and regular values for functions
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 curves and surfaces defined implicitly
constrained optimization (Lagrange multipliers, the Lagrangian, geometric & analytic meaning of the
Lagrange multiplier)

Integral calculus:

the construction of the Riemann integral in the 2d case (integration on rectangles, continuity grants
integrability, Fubini's theorem on integrals, measurable sets à la Peano--Jordan, integrals of bounded
functions over measurable sets, x- and y-normal sets, integration of bounded and continuous functions
on normal sets, properties of the integral, examples of improper integrals)
integrability in higher dimension (in particular, evaluating integrals on 3d sets that are either z-normal
or z-sliceable and dimensional reduction formulas)
change of variables with emphasis on spherical and cylindrical coordinates
physical meanings (volume, area, mass, barycenter, moments of inertia)
curvilinear integrals and length of a curve
path integrals
surface integrals and area of a surface
orientable surfaces and flux integrals
2d Divergence Theorem (Jordan--Schoenflies Theorem, positively oriented curves, outward and
inward normal)
3d Divergence Theorem
Gauss--Green Theorem and its equivalency with the 2d Divergence Theorem (2d)
computing the area via Gauss--Green Theorem
Stokes Theorem (the boundary of a surface, and positive orientation of an oriented surface)

Applications of differential & integral calculus to vector fields:

vector fields and fields' lines

physical meaning of div(F) and of curl(F)
curl-free fields and div-free fields
gradient-type and curl-type fields (and their potentials)
characterization of gradient-type vector fields
constructing a scalar potential
Helmholtz decomposition

Teaching and learning methods and activities

Lectures, exercise sessions, and assignments.

During the lectures, the topics of the program and their applications will be explained. Moreover, some
exercises particularly significant for the understanding of the concepts exposed in the theoretical lectures
will be carried out.

During the exercise sessions, illustrative exercises of the topics covered in lectures and exercises similar to
those in the examination papers are carried out.

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 Test and assessment criteria
The final exam consists of a written test and a subsequent optional oral test.

The written test lasts 3 hours and consists of several exercises (multiple-choice questions and open-ended
exercises) in which complete reasoning and calculations must be reported.

The test is passed if the student scores at least 18/30.

Students who have passed the written test are admitted to the optional oral test. Students who decide not to
take the oral test may record a grade equal to the minimum between the final grade of the passed written test
and 25/30. The oral test, if any, must be taken in the same session in which the written test is passed.

A midterm in April and a final at the beginning of June will be held. These tests and their rules are the same
as those outlined before. Students who pass both the midterms will be exempt from the written exam and
will be able to record the average of the final marks of the two tests (capped at 25/30) or take the oral exam
in the first exam session of the summer.

A mock-up of the exam will be uploaded to the Moodle page of the course.

Bibliography/Study materials
Canuto and Tabacco, Mathematical analysis II (UNITEXT, volume 85). 2nd ed. Cham: Springer (2015)

Other information
Further details will be available on the course webpage on Moodle, to which students are invited to register.

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