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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is a jacobian?

OpenStudy (mathteacher1729):

It's the absolute value of the determinant of the matrix of partial derivatives of a functional transformation. If nonzero it represents the scaling factor between area or volume elements and allows us to successfully substitute one variable for another to simplify integration. :)

OpenStudy (mathteacher1729):

Explore this website for lots more info and GREAT interactives: http://mathinsight.org/derivative_matrix

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks :)

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