Answer by James S. Cook for Possibly merging tags: "multivariate-calculus"...
I have no strong opinion one way or the other, but the distinction between the terms in my lexicon is as follows:multivariate calculus: calculus of functions of several variables: for example, partial...
View ArticleAnswer by Jim Belk for Possibly merging tags: "multivariate-calculus" and...
I agree. I have merged the two tags, and I have made "multivariable calculus" a synonym for "vector calculus".These two names seem equally good to me, but "vector calculus" has been used twice so far,...
View ArticleAnswer by Brendan W. Sullivan for Possibly merging tags:...
I believe "vector-calculus" should be the tag we use, and would like to see all appropriate uses merged into this one.First, "multivariate" is a little cumbersome and might sound confusing to a...
View ArticlePossibly merging tags: "multivariate-calculus" and "vector-calculus"
I recently edited the "multivariate-calculus" tag, and described it as follows:For questions about teaching calculus with functions of more than one variable (also perhaps known as "Vector calculus" or...
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