Session 25: Level Curves and Contour Plots

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Overview

In this session you will:

• Watch a lecture video clip and read board notes
• Read course notes and examples
• Watch two recitation videos
• Work with a Mathlet to reinforce lecture concepts
• Do problems and use solutions to check your work

Lecture Video

Video Excerpts

The following images show the chalkboard contents from these video excerpts. Click each image to enlarge.

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Reading and Examples

Level Curves and Contour Plots (PDF)

Recitation Video

Level Curves

Level Curves and Critical Points

Related Resources

Functions of Two Variables Mathlet

Problems and Solutions

Problems: Contour Plots (PDF)

Solutions (PDF)

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