MA 242-005, Calculus III

Instructor:

Name: Michael Medvinsky
Lectures: TuTh 3:00pm-4:50pm , Park Shops 200
Office Hours: TuTh right after the class, or by appointment
Office: SAS 3266

Note: Office hourse are tentative, i.e. it may have some changes

TA:

Name: Jack Thompson
Recitations: Wendsdays: 3:00pm-3:50pm, SAS 2235,
Office Hours: Mondays, Wednesdays 10:30-11:30, or by appointment
Office: SAS 4125

Note: Office hourse are tentative, i.e. it may have some changes

Prerequisites:

MA 241 with grade of C- or better or AP Calculus credit, or Higher Level IB credit.

Recitations:

Each student will be enrolled in Tuesday Recitation section. Recitation classes will provide opportunities for reviews, help on homework, team work, practice. Recitations assignments will be worth 15% of your final grade grade given that you have submited at least 70% of the assignments.

Recetation Worksheets:
Worksheet 1 (Solution),
Worksheet 2 (Solution),
Worksheet 3 (Solution),
Worksheet 4 (Solution),
Worksheet 5 (Solution),
Worksheet 6 (Solution),
Worksheet 7,
Worksheet 8,
Worksheet 9

WebAssign

All students must register online with WebAssign and pay the appropriate fees. Login to WebAssign here. Due dates can be found on the WebAssign page. Do not procrastinate; start these early. Late submissions will not be accepted and no extensions will be given. WebAssign assignments will be worth 15% of your final grade given that you have submited at least 70% of the assignments.

Text

Franke, Griggs, and Norris, Calculus III for Engineers and Scientists, included with WebAssign.

The course

Calculus III is the last course in the Calculus I, II, III sequence. Student will learn about Vectors in the plane and in 3-space, differential calculus in several variables, differentiation and integration and their applications in several variables, vector fields, and line, surface and volume integrals, Green's and Stokes Theorems.


Course Outline

Attendance policy

Attendance will be taken each class. Attendance will be recorded, with no distinction made between excused and unexcused absences, except in the event of a missed test. If you miss class or are late, you are still responsible for all material covered and assignments due.
Attending less then 70% of the classes may negatively affect your course grade.


Reading material

Prior to class meetings, students are expected to read the book, and to be prepared to discuss, course material in the text.

Lecturer Notes


Online Days:
All Vector Calculus slides in one file.

Handouts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Here is the handouts, worksheets and also the notes I wrote for myself when I prepared for a similar class in U of U , you are welcome to have it (be careful, it may have mistakes).
Lecture Notes, Worksheets, Handouts

Here is also a non comprehensive collection of links that may help you to learn.

Exams:

Dates are fixed. No make up test will be given! Please plan your schedule around these dates now. (The links below are placeholders only, the actual files will appear right in time.)

Grading

Provided that you attended at least 70% of the lessons\receitations and have submitted at least 70% of the asignments your grade will be determined by your scores on the tests (40%), the final exam (30%) and the assignments Recitations(15%) and WebAssign(15%).

Calculating your grade detail
  • Recitation or Webasign: if you had 10 assignments and submitted 7 for an average grade of 80 out of 100 - you contributed 80*0.15 = 12 out of 100 to your final frade. If you submitted more then 7 - only the best 7 will count toward the final grade.
  • Tests: if an average grade of the best 3 out of 4 tests is 80 out of 100 you contributed 80*0.4=32 to your final grade.

ADA Statement

The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that reasonable accommodations be provided for students with physical, sensory, cognitive, systemic, learning and psychiatric disabilities. Please contact me at the beginning of the semester to discuss any such accommodations for the course.

Copyright notice

All printed and electronic materials provided to you in this course are protected by copyright laws.