How long is a curve?? The Arclength Formula in 3D

What is the arclength of a vector-valued function or curve in 3D? In this video we break the length into a sum of little straight lines, we add up the lengths of the straight lines, take a limit and voila, we get an integral formula to compute arclength. We've previously studied arclength for single variable functions back in Calculus II, click here for a refresher: https://youtu.be/pH-Omj-cMok Now that we are in multivariable calculus the formula is more or less the same, just has more terms under the square root. **************************************************** YOUR TURN! Learning math requires more than just watching videos, so make sure you reflect, ask questions, and do lots of practice problems! **************************************************** ►Full Multivariable Calculus Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxc_CvEy7xBKRQr6I214QJcd **************************************************** Other Course Playlists: ►CALCULUS I: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxfT9RMcReZ4WcoVILP4k6-m ► CALCULUS II: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxc4ySKTIW19TLrT91Ik9M4n ►DISCRETE MATH: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxersk8fUxiUMSIx0DBqsKZS ►LINEAR ALGEBRA: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxfUl0tcqPNTJsb7R6BqSLo6 *************************************************** ► Want to learn math effectively? Check out my "Learning Math" Series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPH2lqis3D0&list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxfSkRtlL5KPq6JqMNTh_MBw ►Want some cool math? Check out my "Cool Math" Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHXZ9OQGMqxelE_9RzwJ-cqfUtaFBpiho ***************************************************** ►Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/treforbazett ***************************************************** This video was created by Dr. Trefor Bazett BECOME A MEMBER: ►Join: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9rTsvTxJnx1DNrDA3Rqa6A/join MATH BOOKS & MERCH I LOVE: ► My Amazon Affiliate Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/treforbazett