Directional derivatives
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Intros
Lessons
- Directional Derivatives Overview:
- Things to Know Before Knowing Directional Derivatives
- Calculating unit vectors
- An example
- Angle to a unit vector
- An example
- Directional Derivatives of 2 Variable Functions
- The rate of change of and
- An example
- Directional Derivatives of 3 Variable Functions
- The rate of change of and
- An example
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Examples
Lessons
- Finding the Unit Vector & Angle of Direction
Find the unit vector of - Find the unit vector of
- Find the unit vector, given that the unit vector is in the direction of .
- Finding the Directional Derivative of 2 Variable Functions
Find the direction derivative of at any given point, in the direction of - Find the direction derivative of at any given point, where the direction of the unit vector is at .
- Finding the Directional Derivative of 3 Variable Functions
Find the direction derivative of in the direction of . - Find the direction derivative of in the direction of
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