Text: Stewart, Multivariable Calculus 7E. (This is a new edition, available January 2011)
Course outline:
We'll cover most of the material in chapters 10,12-16.
See the homework section below for topics.
There are weekly conference sessions where homework problems
will be discussed.
These meet Tuesday 12:00-12:50pm (BH 157, BH 153 and BH 141).
The Math Resource Center is available
for help with this course, and is open M-Th 8-10 pm in Kassar 105.
A
tutoring program
is also available through the Dean of the College
for most beginning courses in math, physics, chemistry, economics, etc.
If you log in to MyCourses you'll find under "Discussions" a space to post questions and answers regarding course content.
Grading: there will be two midterms,
one final, and weekly homework.
Your final grade will be weighted as follows: Homework
20%, Midterms 15% each, Final 50%.
Your lowest homework grade will be dropped.
Homework 1, due in class Thursday Feb. 3 or Friday Feb. 4:
10.1: 2,6,10,14,20,28,42
10.2: 4,16,30,32,34,42
Homework 2, due Feb 10/11:
10.3: 18, 26, 31, 41, 54, 60, 65
10.4: 4, 6, 22, 28, 31, 44
10.5: 8, 10, 14, 18, 22, 61
Homework 3, due Feb 17/18:
12.1: 5,7,10,16,43
12.2: 2,8,9,17,25,47,51
12.3: 1,3,7,17,24,38,42,54
Homework 4, due Feb 24/25:
12.4: 6,10,16,20,30,38,44
12.5: 2,4,14,18,24,32,48,50,58,66
selected solutions
Homework 5, due Mar 3/4:
12.6: 1(a)(b), 9, 10, 14, 19, 21-28, 34, 36, 42, 50
Homework 6, due Mar 10/11:
13.1: 2, 6, 10, 14, 16, 22, 24, 42
13.2: 6, 10, 16, 20, 24, 28
Homework 7, due Mar 17/18:
14.1: 14,20,30,48
14.2: 6,10,14,30,32,36
14.3: 8,10,20,36,44,72
Homework 8, due Mar 24/25:
14.4 4, 12, 16, 18, 19, 21, 26, 31,
14.5 4, 6, 8, 12, 14, 16, 24, 26, 28, 34
14.6 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, 29, 46, 51
Homework 9, due Apr 7/8:
14.7: 2, 4, 12, 18, 30, 34, 42
14.8: 1, 6, 10, 14, 16, 20, 28, 32
Homework 10, due Apr 14/15:
15.2: 4,10,16,20
15.3: 2,8,14,20,26
15.4: 8,16,22,26,28,36
Homework 11, due Apr 21/22:
15.6: 2, 4,10,18,21
15.7: 2, 4,6,10,14,18,20, 34
15.8: 2,8,16,20,22,26(a),30
Homework 12, due Apr 28/29:
15.9: 4, 10, 18,22,26,44
15.10: 2,4,8,12,16
16.1: 2,6,22,26
Homework 13, not to be turned in (but discussed in recitation May 3:)
16.2: 8, 12, 17, 50
16.3: 6, 12, 18, 29, 30, 31, 33
16.4: 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13, 28
solutions
Suggested reading:
Week of Jan 26: 10.1-10.3
Week of Feb 1: 10.4,10.5,12.1
Week of Feb 7: 12.2-12.4
Week of Feb 14: 12.5-12.6
Week of Feb 21: 13.1-13.2
Week of Apr 4: 15.1-15.4
Week of Apr 11: 15.6-15.9
Week of Apr 18: 15.10-16.2
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