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| Professor |
Dr. Ravindran |
| Lecture Room: |
Madison Hall 307 |
| Lecture Time: |
MTWF 11:30 - 12:25 p.m. |
| Office Hours: |
MWF 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
Textbook
Calculus, Early Transcendentals, by James Stewart,
5th Edition (2003),
Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.
Objective
To develop student mathematical and analytic skills. To present the fundamental concepts of multivariate calculus and to develop student understanding and skills in the topic necessary for its applications in the sciences and
engineering.
Course policies
Maple
There will be two assignments using
Maple , a computer algebra and graphics system.
For a basic introduction to Maple click
here . For additional Maple resources
relevant to MA201 click
here
You will be able to use Maple in the
computer lab
located in room 213 of
Madison Hall. This program is also installed in the Research Institute
(M-10) and MLC located in the main library. Your cumulative Maple scores
will make up 5% of the final course grade.
Prerequisites
MA 172 with a
grade C or better.
Calculators
No programmable or Graphic calculators are allowed in the
tests. Only basic calculators are allowed.
If the calculator costs more than $15, you are buying the wrong calculator.
Hourly examinations
There will be four 55 minute, in-class examinations during the semester.
These are scheduled for September 18, October 9, November 6 and November 27.
Final examination
There will be a comprehensive final examination on December 13 from
11:30-2:00pm.
Quizzes
Every week, except for weeks in which an hourly exam is given,
there will be a quiz in your lecture session. Each quiz will be graded. There
will be about 10 quizzes. The quizzes will be based on the homework
assigments.
Each quiz will count 10 points and your lowest two scores will be dropped.
Your cumulative quiz scores will make up 20% of the final course grade.
Homework
Homework will be assigned weekly in your lecture sessions, but not collected.
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Course grading
Each student's grade will be based on the individual grades
from exams and assignments. The approximate percentage weights
are as follows:
Grade Weights
| Item |
Approx.
Weight |
| Four Mid-term Exam(s) |
60% |
| Final Exam |
25% |
| Quizzes |
12% |
| Maple Assignments |
3% |
| Total |
100% |
Grading Scale
| A |
90.0 - 100% |
| B |
80.0 - 89.9% |
| C |
70.0 - 79.9% |
| D |
60.0 - 69.9% |
| F |
Below 60.0% |
The grades will not be curved. That is, there is no quota for the
number of A's, B's, etc. that will be given for the course.
Syllabus
| Week |
Sections |
Comments |
| 1 |
12.1,12.2,12.3 |
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| 2 |
12.4,12.5 |
| 3 |
12.6,13.1 |
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| 4 |
13.2,13.3 |
| 5 |
13.4,14.1, 14.2 |
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| 6 |
14.3,14.4 |
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| 7 |
14.5, 14.6 |
| 8 |
14.7,15.1,15.2 |
| 9 |
15.3,15.4 |
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| 10 |
15.5, 15.7 |
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| 11 |
15.9,16.1 |
| 12 |
16.2,16.3 |
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| 13 |
16.4,16.5 |
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| 14 |
16.9 |
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Note: This is an approximate syllabus only and because of differences in weekly schedules, some variations are to be
expected.
Homework assignments
| Section |
Exercises |
| 12.1 |
4,6,8,9,12,15,16,18 |
| 12.2 |
5,6,7,12,18,24,27,32,33,34 |
| 12.3 |
4,9,11,16,22,24,30,34,40,49,50 |
| 12.4 |
6,11,16,26,30,32,33,35,36 |
| 12.5 |
3,4,8,12,16,19,22,25,32,35,44 |
| 12.6 |
2,4,5,9,10,15,22,25,28,29,32 |
| Chapter 12, Review |
3,4,6,7,8,10,12,14,16,18,21,24,27,29,31,36,39,41,45 |
| 13.1 |
2,3,5,6,7,11,12,13,16 |
| 13.2 |
3,6,8,10,16,19,23,26,34,35 |
| 13.3 |
2,7,8,12,15,18,22,24,34,35 |
| 13.4 |
3,6,10,13,16,17a),19,21,23,25 |
| Chapter 13, Review |
3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21 |
| 14.1 |
1,4,5,7,9,11,15,21,25,35,39 |
| 14.2 |
3,5,9,13,17,19,23,27,29 |
| 14.3 |
3,7,11,13,17,19,33,37,39,43,45,51,55
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| 14.4 |
5,11,15,17,19,23,25,29,31,36,37
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| 14.5 |
5,7,9,13,15,19,25,29,33,38,41
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| 14.6 |
3,6,7,11,15,19,21,23,30,31,32,46
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| 14.7 |
3,5,9,15,27,29,33,37,39,41,46
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| Chapter 14, Review |
2,3,5,7,9,10,11,13,15,16,17,19,21,22,23,25,29,31,41,43,45,49,51,53 |
| 15.1 |
3,5,7,9,11,12,13,15,17
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| 15.2 |
3,5,7,11,13,15,17,21,23,25,27
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| 15.3 |
5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,25,33,39,45
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| 15.4 |
3,7,11,15,19,21,23,27,29
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| 15.5 |
3,5,9,13,15,18,20,21,22
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| 15.7 |
3,5,7,9,11,17,23,25,31,33,37
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| 15.9 |
3,5,7,9,11,13,19,21,23
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| Chapter 15, Review |
3,5,7,9,11,13,17,21,25,29,31,35,45,47,49 |
| 16.1 |
5,9,11,15,21,23,25,29,31
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| 16.2 |
3,7,9,11,19,21,31,34,37,39
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| 16.3 |
3,5,9,11,13,15,19,21,26
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| 16.4 |
3,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,25
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| 16.5 |
3,5,7,9,12,13,15,17,19
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| 16.9 |
3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,20
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| Chapter 16, Review |
1,2,5,7,9,10,11,13,15,17,19,21,27,29,31,33,35,37 |
You should read the chapter sections before class on the day indicated.
Homework will be assigned weekly in the class, but not collected.
You should consider the homework
assignments as a minimal exercise. If you don't feel confident after doing
the given homework, please
do some additional exercises in the textbook. The more exercises you do,
the better off you will be. You are encouraged to discuss homework
problems with your fellow students, especially in a group setting.
Sample Maple assignments :
Assignments are available in PDF format.
A free PDF viewer is available for most computer systems from
clicking on the the icon shown below.
- Assignment 1
- Assignment 2
Some MAPLE resources
MAPLE Examples
Sample Exams:
- Old Midterm I
- Old Midterm II
- Old Midterm III
- Old Final
Announcements
11:30-2:00 a.m, December 13
Student Resources
External Links
The following links are to some calculus resources on the web.
Student Responsibilities
Class attendance, preparation, and participation are required. Learning
this course is not a spectator sport. Students having difficulties
should seek assistance from the instructor. Students are encouraged to
work together on problems that will not be graded. Students are expected
to be honest and ethical at all times.
Tardiness and Class cutting are a
disruption of a good learning environment and are to be discouraged. Tardiness
on two occasions in one class will be
considered as one unexcused absence.
Students with disabilities needing academic accommodations should
1) register with and provide
documentation to the Student Development Services Office,
and 2) bring a letter to the instructor from SDSO indicating you need academic
accommodations. This should be done within the first week of class.
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