Reading: Chapter 8 through page 161.
Problems: Chapter 8: 1, 3, 4 (Just do that at the north pole of the ellipsoid ax2 + by2 + cz2 = 1, a, b, c > 0, and at the origin for the cylinder z = ky2, k > 0, and the saddle z = ax2 - by2, a, b > 0.), 6 (Interpret convexity in terms of the principal curvatures only.)
Get ready to the first midterm! A sample test is to be posted.
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