Change of Variables

Highlights of the activity

1. This small group activity provides practice changing variables in double integrals.
2. Students work in small groups to evaluate an integral over a given region.
3. The whole class wrap-up discussion compares and contrasts several different strategies for evaluating this integral, emphasizing that there are many ways to solve this problem.

Reasons to spend class time on the activity

Provides an opportunity to practice techniques for changing variables in multiple integrals, both with and without the use of Jacobians.

Reflections

• Reflections from the original implementation.

• Reflections from "official" adapters/adopters.

• Reflections from the general public.

Instructor's Guide

• Wiki version

vccovguide.pdf

Student Handouts

vccovhand.pdf