MATH 203
  FALL 2003
   
Course Syllabus:

 

  • Venue: The class meets in 402 Clapp Tuesday and Thursday from 1:15 to 2:30, and Friday from 1:15 to 2:05.

  • Text: James Stewart, Multivariable Calculus, fifth edition, Thomson Brooks/Cole, 2002.

  • Course description: We will cover most of chapters 13 through 17 in the text. The material includes vectors and their geometry, functions of two and three variables, vector functions, derivatives and integrals of multivariate functions and their applications, vector fields, line integrals, surface integrals, and the multivariate versions of the fundamental theorem of calculus.

  • Homework: Several homework problems will be assigned in each lecture. Homework will be due on Tuesday afternoons at 5:00. Late homework will not be accepted for grading.

  • Quizzes: There will be a ten-minute quiz in each Friday class (exclusive of exam weeks). Problems on the quizzes will be very similar to recent homework problems. There will be no make-up quizzes; however, your two lowest quiz grades will not count.

  • Exams: We will have two self-timed, take-home hour exams during the semester. The first will be October 9 - 10, and the second November 13 - 14. There will be a comprehensive final exam during final examination period.

  • Technology: In general, you may use a graphing calculator on all quizzes and exams in this course. On your homework, you may use a calculator or computer, if you like. Please indicate on your homework where a calculator or computer was used.

  • Grading: Your two lowest quiz grades will be dropped, and the remaining grades will be weighted as follows to determine your numeric grade for the course:

    Homework average 20%
    Quiz average 20%
    Hour Exam average 35%
    Final Exam grade 25%

    Your letter grade for the course will be determined from your numeric grade as follows.

    If your numeric grade is above 959088828078727060
    your letter grade will be at least AA-B+BB-C+CC-D
    The cut-off points for assigning letter grades will depend on the distribution of final numeric grades. Your final letter grade may be higher than the grade indicated above, but it will not be lower.

  • Resources: My office hours are listed on the Instructor page of this website; you are welcome to make an appointment to talk with me at other times.

    The mathematics department sponsors walk-in tutoring in Clapp 401 or 402 on Sunday through Thursday evenings. Math~203 tutors will be on duty two or three evenings a week.

  • Issues of Academic Integrity: You are encouraged to collaborate with your classmates on homework assignments, as long as the information flow goes both ways. No collaboration will be allowed on quizzes or exams.