Math 2210 - Calculus III

MWF 11:50am-12:40pm
Room: LCB 219
Fall 2003

Syllabus

Schedule

On-line Tests

Quizzes

In-class Tests

Final

Instructor: Daniele Arcara, JWB 330, 581-6131, arcara@math.utah.edu

Home page for the class: http://www.math.utah.edu/~arcara/teaching/2210.html

Office hours: Monday & Wednesday 10-11am, and anytime by appointment.

Text: "Calculus" by Johnston & Mathews, first edition, Addison-Wesley. It is NOT required that you purchase the text, but it is REQUIRED that you purchase the MyMathLab license to view the on-line version of it.

We shall cover chapter 3, and chapters 8 through 12.

Prerequisite: Math 1220 - Calculus II

Course Description I (from http://www.acs.utah.edu/GenCatalog/1034/crsdesc/math.html): Vectors in the plane and in 3-space, differential calculus in several variables, integration and its applications in several variables, vector fields and line, surface, and volume integrals. Green's and Stokes' theorems.

Course Description II (from the Calculus coordinator): Mathematics 2210 is an introduction to multivariable calculus. We shall develop derivatives and integrals for functions of several variables. Early attention will be paid to vectors and motion in two and three dimensional space, with particular emphasis on linear functions of vectors and their representations as matrices. The fundamental differential operators of multivariable calculus, div, grad, and curl, and their physical interpretations for fluid and electromagnetic fields, will be examined in detail. Integration of functions on curves, surfaces, and volumes will be developed along with various applications. The course will conclude with an introduction to vector field theory and the fundamental theorem of calculus in several variables, with applications to the key partial differential equations of science, engineering, and finance.

Attendance Policy: You are expected to come to class regularly and to participate actively. You are responsible for all the material covered in class, and for any announcement made.

For a summary of what is done in class each time, check the on-line schedule.

Grading Policy:

On-line Homework 10%
In-class Quizzes 15%
Tests 50%
Final Exam 25%

On-line Homework. To access the on-line book and homework, you first need to register at http://www.students.pearsoned.com. To register, you need the following:

After you register, you will be able to access the course. Your on-line homework will consists of tests that I will assign, one for each section of the book that we are going to cover. You are only required to answer 50 questions from the on-line tests throughout the semester, but you are responsible for knowing how to do all of those problems (which means, you can do 50 of them on the on-line tests, and all of the others on paper). All on-line tests are due on October 15, 2003 at 11:50am. If you experience problems accessing the on-line course, contact me or call costumer service at 1-800-677-6337.

Extra Credit is available for whoever answers more than 50 questions on the on-line tests. The more questions correctly answered, the more extra-credit.

In-class Quizzes. There will be about 10 or 11 quizzes throughout the semester. Only the 10 highest scores will be considered. Each quiz will consist of one or two problems out of the list of problems available at http://www.math.utah.edu/~arcara/teaching/quiz.html.

Tests. There will be 4 tests. Right now, they are scheduled as follows (but dates might change):

Final. The final exam will be on Thursday, December 11th, 10:30am-12:30pm.

Remember: The course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary.

Last updated on October 1, 2003.