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MAT 202
Vector Calculus
Fall 2011
Instructor:
Bruce Armbrust, phone: 541-4660x314, email:
bruce.armbrust@hotmail.com
Office Hours:
Room A210, Mon., Wed.
Thurs.
MSC A201, Tues.
Fri.
And as always, by appointment.
Class Time and Location:
Mon., Wed., Fri.
Textbook:
Calculus,
9th Edition, by Larson, Hostetler, & Edwards
Calculator:
A graphing calculator is required for this class.
I will be demonstrating with the TI-89.
Course Description:
MAT 202 covers the calculus of several variables including partial
differentiation, applications of partial derivatives, vector fields, multiple
integration, and vector analysis.
Prerequisite:
A grade of C or better in MAT 107 or equivalent.
Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Perform calculus on vector value functions.
Course Grade:
Your final letter grade will be based on the usual grading scale:
A 90-100%, B 80-89%, C 70-79%, D 60-69%, F 0-59%
The following items will make up the course grade:
Homework:
10%
Quizzes:
15%
Exam1 (October 10)
Exam2 (October 31):
45%
Exam3 (November 21)
Final Exam (December 5):
30%
You may check your grades at any point in the quarter by going to the following
website and looking up your secret number:
http://www.gradesource.com/reports/1027/21378/index.html
Homework:
Homework will be due in class the day after it is assigned.
Homework not turned in at this time will be considered late (no
exceptions). You may turn in homework up to two class days after it is assigned
for half credit. If all homework is
turned in, and no more than two are late, the lowest regular exam score will be
dropped. Your homework score will
be determined in the following way: up to 5 points for completion and one point
each for 5 problems chosen at random to be graded.
Quizzes:
There will be six quizzes given over the quarter.
These quizzes will be designed to help prepare you for the exams, and
quiz problems will be taken directly from the homework assignments. Your lowest
quiz score will be dropped. Since
your lowest score will be dropped, missed quizzes may not be made up.
Exams:
All exams will be given in two sections: one portion will allow calculators
while the other will not. If you
cannot make it to an exam (final not included), you may take it up to 2 school
days prior to the scheduled date with proper arrangements.
Otherwise, the exam may be made up after the scheduled date with a
penalty of 10% per school day. The
final exam may not be taken after the scheduled exam time.
Registration Information:
You may drop the class with no penalty or mark on your record on or before
October 14. After October 14, you may
drop the class and receive a grade of W until November 4.
After November 4, if still enrolled, you will receive a grade of A, B, C,
D, F or I.
How to Succeed in a Math Class:
I am often asked how to successfully pass a math class, and here is my advice:
I) Come to every class session. Be
prepared, and plan on participating.
II) Do your homework. Remember that
what I assign is what I consider a bare minimum.
If you need more practice, do it.
Don’t make me be a homework enforcer.
III) Read the book. You paid good
money for it, so you might as well use it.
IV) Make use of available tutors and my office hours.
You will find tutors who know the subject matter in this course at the
MSC.
V) Do math every day. Math is just
like everything else: if you don’t practice, you become rusty.
Learning Disabled Students:
Students with disabilities who may need accommodations for this class are
encouraged to notify me and contact the Disability Resource Center (DRC) early
in the quarter so that reasonable accommodations may be implemented as soon as
possible. Students may contact the DRC by visiting the Center (located in
room A205) or by phoning 541-4660, ext. 249 (voice) or 542-1870 (TTY for deaf
students). All information will remain confidential.
Technology in the Classroom:
All cell phones, headphones, MP3 players, iPods, etc, must be turned off and put
away prior to the start of each class.
No electronic devices (other than calculators) may be used during quizzes
and exams.
Academic Dishonesty:
Academic dishonesty of any form will not be tolerated.
Students caught cheating on exams or quizzes will receive a score of zero
on the assignment and the dropping of lowest quiz score will be forfeit.
Students my work together on homework assignments (and, in fact, are
encouraged to) as long as all students understand the material covered.
Course Schedule:
The following is a tentative schedule.
If things change (and I have money that says they will), I will let you
know.
September
19
11.1 – 11.3
Vector Review from Mat107
21
11.4 – 11.6
More Vector Review
23
12.1
Vector Valued Functions
26
12.2, Quiz I
Differentiation and Integration of Vector Functions
28
12.3
Velocity and Acceleration
30
12.4
Tangent and
October
3
12.5, Quiz II
Arc Length and Curvature
5
13.1-13.3
Review of Functions of Several Variables
7
Review
10
Exam I
12
13.5,13.6
More Review of Functions of Several Variables
14
14.1
Iterated Integrals and Area
17
14.2, Quiz III
Double Integrals and Volume
19
14.3
Change of Variables: Polar Coordinates
21
14.4
Center of Mass, Moments of Inertia
24
14.5, Quiz IV
Surface Area
26
14.6
Triple Integrals
28
Review
31
Exam II
November
2
14.7
Triple Integrals in other Coordinate Systems
4
14.8
Change of Variables: Jacobians
7
15.1, Quiz V
Vector Fields
9
15.2
More on Line Integrals
11
NO CLASS
Veteran’s Day
14
15.3
Conservative Vector Fields
16
15.4
Green’s (No, not Larry…) Theorem
18
Review
21
Exam III
23
15.5
Parametric Surfaces
25
NO CLASS
Thanksgiving
28
15.6, Quiz VI
Surface Integrals
30
15.7
Divergence Theorem
December
2
15.8
Stokes’ Theorem
5
Final Exam
Note: The Final Exam is from
The following is a list of all homework assignments for this course.
The due dates for the various sections will be given in class.
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