Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces

A series of free Multivariable Calculus Video Lessons.

Surfaces in space 1
This video discusses one of the simplest kinds of surfaces in space: cylinders.

Surfaces in space 2
This video discusses the sphere and other quadric surfaces . (The idea being that you already understand the sphere but may not be used to the idea of graphing it using a bunch of slices.)

Surfaces in space 3
This video introduces all of the quadric surfaces.

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