Math 2401 Sections J1 & J2 SYLLABUS

Calculus III
Fall 2007, Georgia Tech

Lecture Section
J1 & J2: M W F 2:05 - 2:55 p.m. 249 Skiles J1: T Th 2:05 - 2:55 p.m. 268 Skiles
J2: T Th 2:05 - 2:55 p.m. 271 Skiles

Instructor

Kate Hurley
  • Office: 258 Skiles
  • Office hours: T 11:30-12:30, W 3-4 pm, Th 1-2 pm or by appointment
  • Email: hurley@math.gatech.edu
  • Phone: 404-894-1833

    • Teaching Assistants

    J1: Hua Xu
  • Office: 127A Skiles
  • Office hours: M & W 12-1 pm
  • Math Lab hour: M 4-5 pm
  • Email: xu@math.gatech.edu
  • Phone: 404-894-2695

    • J2: Craig Sloane
  • Office: Skiles 166
  • Office hours: T & Th 10-11 am
  • Email: csloane@math.gatech.edu
  • Phone: 404-894-5256

    • Check this web site periodically for revised versions of the syllabus, and to obtain homework assignments.

    Textbook
    Calculus; One and Several Variables, Ninth Edition by Salas, Hille and Etgen. Note that the ninth edition is an older edition of the book. It was used for Math 1501 and Math 1502 last year. The Student Solution Manual is recommended.

    Resources

    You may want to consult the web sites for the sections of Math 2401 that I taught in the fall of 2005 and the fall of 2006. Additionally, the math department maintains a site with enrichment material for core math classes. It includes practice tests and Java applets and Maple worksheets to give more geometric insight. You can also see the Multivariable Calculus Notes by George Cain and James Herod, which are available on line.

    Prerequisites
    Calculus I and Calculus II at Georgia Tech, or Calculus I and Calculus II at another school and some linear algebra (for example Math 1522).

    Before the semester starts (or early in the semester), it is a good idea to review the material in chapter 12 of the textbook (except section 12.2, which you can skip). Pay particular attention to sections 12.6 and 12.7 on lines and planes in three-dimensional space.

    You will need to know a certain amount of trigonometry, including evaluating some trig functions without recourse to a calculator. For more information on what I want you to know, and a review of that material see my Trigonometry Review Sheet.

    Material Covered
    The class will cover chapters 13-17 of the textbook, incorporating some material from chapters 9 and 12.

    Homework and Quizzes
    Homework is posted at the bottom of this web site after each lecture. Both even and odd problems are assigned.

    The answers to the odd problems are in the back of the book, and the solutions are outlined in the student solution manual. The odd problems are not to be turned in, but there will be a short weekly quiz on Thursdays in section, with questions selected from the odd homework problems. Each quiz will cover the problems assigned the Wednesday and Friday of the previous week and the Monday of the week of the quiz.

    The even problems are to be written up and turned in at the beginning of lecture on Friday. I do not want to see your scrap paper. I do want your solutions explained at the level of another student in the class. I encourage you to work together on your homework, but please write your solutions up independently without copying.

    The homeworks are not graded in detail, but given a score out of 2 points as follows: 2 points = largely complete and shows good effort, 1 point = incomplete or showing some effort, 0 points = showing little or no effort, incomprehensible or not turned in.

    Doing the homework is vital to your understanding of the material. Working on the problems with a group of your classmates is a good idea. However, remember that you will have to take the quizzes and tests without your classmates or the answers from solution manual. Make sure you can do the problems by yourself, without frequent reference to your notes or the book.

    Tests and Exams
    There are three midterms in section on Thursdays September 20th, October 18th and November 15th. The final exam for is Monday December 10th from 11:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m.. The final will be cumulative, although there will be an emphasis on material covered after the third midterm.

    Grading
    The course grade is based on homework 5%, quizzes 10%, midterms, 20% each, and the final exam, 25%. The grading scale will be curved, and I will let you know the curve on each exam when I hand it back. The lowest quiz score will be dropped.

    Policies
    In order to be acceptable, excuses for missing work must be serious, documented, and timely. Pay particular attention to documented. For example, if you have the flu, go to the student health center and get documentation of your visit, even though they will probably just tell you to rest and drink plenty of fluids. I reserve the right to reject lame excuses.

    No books, notes or "cheat sheets" are allowed on exams, although I will provide a page of formulas on the tests. You may bring a calculator that performs simple arithmetic, but scientific or graphing calculators are not allowed.

    Do work together on homeworks, but not on quizzes or exams.

    Students are expected to abide by the Georgia Tech honor code.

    Getting help
    Please come to my office hours. If these hours are not convenient, please stop by my office, e-mail me at hurley@math.gatech.edu or call me at 404-894-1833 and I would be happy to set up an appointment. Your T.A. also has office hours to help you, and should be a primary resource. The times of our office hours and the TA's math lab hours are listed at the top of this page.

    Free drop-in tutoring is also available through the Math Lab in 257 Skiles. There is other free tutoring available: drop in and by appointment, in assorted locations and at assorted times.

    Lecture Schedule
    This lecture schedule is very tentative. I will update it as the semester progresses.

    Cumulative Final Exam 11:30 am to 2:20 pm
    Dates Lectures
    Aug 20 M Ch 12
    22 W 9.6 & 13.1 Trig review sheet
    24 F 13.1 & 13.2
    27 M 13.3
    29 W 13.3
    31 F 13.4
    Sept 5 W 13.5
    7 F 13.5
    10 M 14.1
    12 W 14.3 (9.1 & 9.2)
    14 F 14.2
    17 M 14.4
    19 W - Review
    20 Th - Test 1 Solutions
    21 F 14.5 & 14.6
    24 M 14.6
    26 W 15.1
    28 F 15.1
    Oct 1 M 15.2
    3 W 15.3
    5 F 15.4
    10 W 15.5
    12 F 15.5
    15 M 15.6
    17 W - Review
    18 Th - Test 2 Solutions
    19 F 15.7
    22 M 15.8
    24 W 15.9 & 16.1
    26 F 16.2
    29 M 16.3
    31 W 9.3 & 16.4
    Nov 2 F 16.4 & 16.5
    5 M 16.5, 16.6, 16.7
    7 W 16.7 & 16.8
    9 F 16.8 & 16.9
    12 M 16.9
    14 W - Review
    15 Th - Test 3 Solutions
    16 F 17.1, 17.2
    19 M 17.4
    21 W 17.5
    26 M 17.6
    28 W 17.6 & 17.7
    30 F 17.8 & 17.9
    Dec 3 M 17.10
    5 W - Review
    7 F - Review
    10 M -

    Homework Assignments

    Again, the odd problems are not to be turned in but they will be the subject of a quiz on the indicated date. The even problems are to be written up neatly and turned in on the indicated date.

    Please write up and turn in only the even problems, write your name, the date and your section on your homework, and staple your homework.

    Date Assigned Problems Quiz date (odd problems) Homework due date (even problems)
    8/20 12.4) 5,9,15,29,39
    12.5) 5,15,19,25,29
    12.6) 1,3,6,7,11,19,21,26,27
    12.7) 1,5,11,27,30    		 No quiz 8/24
    8/22 9.6) 1,5,9,13,17,20,23,24,27,29
    13.1) 1,7,11,15,18,19,27,29,30,32,39,41,43,44,47    		 8/30 8/31
    8/24 13.2) 1,2,5,9,15,18,19,21,23,25,29,32,33 8/30 8/31
    8/27 13.3) 1,4,7,9,11,15,19,21,22,23,25,27,33,35,37,38 8/30 8/31
    8/29 None
    8/31 13.4) 1,3,6,9,13,17,18,19 9/6 9/7
    9/5 13.5) 1,5,6,7,9,10,11 9/13 9/14
    9/7 13.5) 13,17,27,28,29,33,39,41,42,45 9/13 9/14
    9/10 14.1)3,7,13,23,35,36,39
    9.2)1,3,7,25,29 (just sketch)    		 none-test 1 none
    9/12 14.3)1,5,9,11,15,27,39 none-test 1 none
    9/14 14.2) 15,19,25,27,29,31,33,45,49,51
    14.3) 19,21,31    		 none-test 1 none
    9/17 14.4) 1,7,9,15,19,21,27,29,43,45,46,55 9/27 9/28
    9/21 14.5) 1,3,4,7,9,18 ,19 9/27 9/28
    9/24 14.6) 1,5,8,11,23,26 ,27,29,31 9/27 9/28
    9/26 15.1) 1,7,8,13,17,22 ,23,39,43 10/4 10/5
    9/28 none - -
    10/1 15.2) 3,5,11,12,17,18 ,19,23,25,31 10/4 10/5
    10/3 15.3) 7,12,15,19,25,27,31,35, 36,37 10/11 10/12
    10/5 15.4) 3,7,11,1415, 2427,31 10/11 10/12
    10/12 15.5) 5,7,11,17,21,25,27 no quiz - test 2 none
    10/15 15.6) 1,5,11,19,21,31 no quiz - test 2 none
    10/19 15.7) 1,5,9,15,17,21 10/25 none
    10/22 15.8) 13,17,21,29,31,35 10/25 none
    10/24 15.9) 3,5,9,15,25,27
    16.1) 1,3,5,7    		 11/1 none
    10/26 16.2) 1,5,19,21 11/1 none
    10/29 16.3) 5,7,11,13,15,19,23,25,29,31,37,41,45,47,55 11/1 none
    10/31 9.3) 1,3,9,13,17,23,37
    16.4) 1,3,5,7,9,11    		 11/8 none
    11/2 16.4) 23,25,27
    16.5) 1,3,7    		 11/8 none
    11/5 16.5) Find the centriods of the regions from problems 1,3 & 7
    16.7) 1,7,9,11     		11/8 none
    11/7 16.7) 17,19,21,23,31,33,37,51 no quiz - test 3 none
    11/9 16.8) 1,3,7,13,17,21,25,31 no quiz - test 3 none
    11/12 16.9) 1,7,9,11,13,17,1`9,21,23,27 no quiz - test 3 none
    11/16 17.1) 1,3,5,9,13,15,19
    17.2) 1,3,9,13,17,21,25    		 no quiz - Thanksgiving none
    11/19 17.4) 5,7,13,15,25,27,29a,33a,33b 11/29 none
    11/21 17.5) 3,4,7,11,21,27,33 11/29 11/30
    11/26 17.6) 5,7,8,9,11,15 11/29 11/30
    11/28 17.6) 1,19,21,23,31
    17.7) 3,7,11,15,17    		 no quiz -
    11/30 17.7) 25,29,31,33,45,47 no quiz -
    21/3 17.8) 1,3,5,7
    17.9) 1,7,9,11,15,17
    17.10) 1,3,5,9    		 no quiz -