In this review lecture for exam 1, the instructor covers all the topics that have been discussed in the first six lectures. These include vectors, dot and cross product, matrices, linear systems and inverting matrices, and parametric equations for motion. The lecture also briefly touches on other topics such as equations of planes and lines, circles and spheres, and using vector methods to solve problems. The instructor answers questions from students about what to expect on the exam, and provides helpful tips and insights into what topics are likely to be covered.
This is a review lecture on the first 6 lectures in preparation for the first exam.
Denis Auroux. 18.02 Multivariable Calculus, Fall 2007. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare). http://ocw.mit.edu (Accessed March 15, 2009). License: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike.