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A Relation Between the Jacobian and Certain Generalized Wronskians

by Kenneth Wolsson (Fairleigh Dickinson University)

This article originally appeared in:
Mathematics Magazine
October, 1993

Subject classification(s): Calculus | Several Variable Calculus
Applicable Course(s): 3.3 Mainstream Calculus III, IV

The author shows a relation between a Jacobian and a certain class of Wronskians.


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Capsule Course Topic(s):
Multivariable Calculus | Partial Derivatives, Differentiability
Multivariable Calculus | Curvilinear Coordinates, Change of Variables, Jacobians
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