Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives

Dạng 1: Find the domain of the function and find the limit of
the several function.
- Find the domain

- Find the limit (or prove they are not exist)

- Use polar coordinates to find the limit.
 - Squeeze Theorem

Dạng 2: Find the first and second partial derivatives of the

function (and applications)
- Find the first partial derivatives of the function.
- Implicit Differentiation

- Find the indicated partial derivatives

- Application
Dạng 3: Tangent Plane/ Linear Approximation/
Differentials
- Find an equation of the tangent plane to the given surface at
the specified point.
- Then find the linearization L(x,y) of the function at that
point
 - Find the differential of the function

Dạng 4: Use the Chain Rule to find the derivatives (and

applications)
- Use Chain Rule find dz/dt or dw/dt
- Use Chain Rule find dz/ds or dz/dt

- Use the Chain Rule to find the indicated partial derivatives.

- Equation 5

- Equation 6
 - Application

Dạng 5: Find the directional derivative of the function at the

given point in the direction of the vector 𝑢 (and applications)
- Find the directional derivative of f at the given point in the
direction indicated by the angle
- (a) Find the gradient of f.
- (b) Evaluate the gradient at the point P.
- (c) Find the rate of change of f at P in the direction of the
vector u.

- Find the directional derivative of the function at the given

point in the direction of the vector v

- Find the directional derivative of the function at the point P

in the direction of the point Q.

- Find the maximum rate of change of f at the given point

and the direction in which it occurs
 - Application

Dạng 6: Find the local maximum and minimum values and

saddle points of the function (and applications)
- Find the local maximum and minimum values and saddle
point(s) of the function

- Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of f on

the set D
- Application:
Dạng 7: Use Lagrange multipliers to find the maximum and
minimum values of the function subject to the given
constraint (and applications)
- Use Lagrange multipliers to find the extreme values of the
function subject to the given constraint.

- Application:
 REVIEW
- Evaluate the limit or show that it does not exist.

- Find the first partial derivatives.

- Find all second partial derivatives of f.

- Find equations of (a) the tangent plane and (b) the normal
line to the given surface at the specified point
- Find the local maximum and minimum values and saddle
points of the function

- Find the absolute maximum and minimum values of f on

the set D
- Use Lagrange multipliers to find the maximum and
minimum values of f subject to the given constraint