An example where the gradient of a surface is found depending on the angle alpha, and then the maximum gradient is calculated.

Directional derivatives (MathsCasts)

These MathsCasts were produced by the mathematics support centres at Swinburne University, the University of Limerick and Loughborough University. They were part of a collaborative research project to develop high quality resources and investigate the effectiveness of MathsCasts to support mathematics learning. The full set of resources are available at http://commons.swin.edu.au/s/mathscasts MathsCasts are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License

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Directional derivatives (MathsCasts)

Directional derivatives (MathsCasts)