Instructor: Justin Holmer
Lectures: MWF 11:00-11:50 am, Wilson 302
Office: 210 Kassar, e-mail:
Office Hours: Tues. 10--11, Thurs. 11--12, Fri 1--2.
Required course materials. We will be using the textbook Calculus Multivariable, 9th Edition by Howard Anton, Irl C. Bivens, Stephen Davis, together with the WileyPLUS online utility. Go here for more information. The material in Anton roughly parallels that in Ch. 11--15 of Strang, Calculus, which is freely available.
Syllabus. We plan to cover roughly all of the Anton text (Chapters 11--15). A preliminary course schedule is posted.
Grade. The course grade will be 35% homework and 65% exams. The 65% exam grade is calculated as the maximum of four numbers: (A) 0.15*M1 + 0.15*M2 + 0.35*F. (B) 0.15*M1+0.5*F, (C) 0.15*M2+0.5*F, (D) 0.65*F. In other words, your exam grade is initially 35% Final, 15% Midterm 1 and 15% Midterm 2, but if your final exam performance outweights either midterm or both midterms (or if you missed one or both midterms), the final exam score replaces that/those midterm score(s). In terms of grading, it does not matter whether you are registered for my primary meeting lecture (Section 2), or that taught by Ben-Artzi (Section 1), or that taught by Ma (Section 3). All three sections will have the same homework problems and similar exams.
Homework. Assigned each Tuesday and due the following Tuesday. Go here for the assignments.
Midterm 1. A practice set of problems is posted
here.
It is not carefully proofread, nor is it carefully metered to be a 50 minute exam. A reasonable exam might consist of a selection of five of these problems.
Solutions are
here.
Grades for Midterm 1 are now posted in WileyPLUS for all sections.
The mean was 39/50.
Distribution of grades on Midterm 1.
Solutions to Midterm 1 problems and grading
remarks.
Midterm 2. Solutions to Midterm 2 and grading remarks.. Section 2 mean was 34/50 and standard deviation 7.
Conference sections. There will be conference sections held on Tuesday. These are closed to official registration. We will instead operate on an informal level, where you just pick a section and attend. During the conference meetings the conference leader will discuss homework problems assigned. He/She will also collect the hand-written portion of your weekly homework assignment. There will be four different sections. Right now (subject to revision) the plan is
Consider visiting the Math Resource Center for help with this course, which is open M-Th 8--10 pm in Kassar 105. A tutoring program is also available through the Curricular Resource Center for most beginning courses in math, physics, chemistry, economics, etc.
Announcement. INTERCOLLEGIATE MATHEMATICS CONTEST. The 70th annual PUTNAM MATHEMATICAL COMPETITION will be held on Saturday, December 5, 2009. This interesting 6-hour 12-problem examination is open to all undergraduates in the U.S. and Canada. About 4000 students participated last year. A sign-up sheet is posted on the door at Kassar 312. The sign-up deadline is 5 p.m. on Wednesday, October 7. Optional practice sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. in Kassar 109 (enter via the MRC room on George St.) starting 9/23.
Announcement. Math WiSE (Women in Science and Engineering) invites students to get together and work on their math problem sets. They will meet every Wednesday from 3-5pm and Thursday from 4-6pm at the Sarah Doyle Women's Center (26 Benevolent St.) in room 201. Students are invited to come by to work on their homework, study and enjoy the company of other students interested in math! Snacks will be provided. All genders and class years welcome!