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Center of Gravity Calculation

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MATH-106(f): Analysis II

Étudier les concepts fondamentaux d'analyse et le calcul différentiel et intégral des fonctions réelles de plusieurs variables. ...

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This lecture covers the calculation of the center of gravity for various shapes, such as torus and disk, using mathematical formulas and the Fubini theorem. It also discusses the concept of density and coordinates transformations. The instructor demonstrates how to apply these concepts to determine the center of gravity accurately.

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Boris Buffoni

Research activityResearch ResearchCurrent Research Fields https://sma.epfl.ch/~buffoni/home.html Teaching & PhD Courses Analysis II MATH-106(b) The course studies fundamental concepts of analysis and the calculus of functions of several variables. Evolutional partial differential equations MATH-421 Fundamental techniques and theories for partial differential equations of evolution. Application to basic examples: first-order equations, wave equation, heat equation. The Cauchy

David Valentin Strütt

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Adélie Eliane Garin

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