MATH 223 - Calculus for Science and Engineering III, Fall 2009
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General information
- Courses #'s: 1934 and 1938
- Class meets:
- MWF 09:30 - 10:20, Kent Hale Smith 119 (course # 1934)
- MWF 10:30 - 11:20, Bingham 304 (course # 1938)
- Instructor: Pawel Wolff
- Office: Yost 320
- Office hours: MW 11:30-1:00, or just drop by
- Phone: (216) 368-2903
- E-mail: pawel.wolff at case dot edu
- Class WWW Page (this page):
http://filer.case.edu/pxw112/math223/. This page is (and will be, throughout the course) under construction, so please visit it regularly.
- Final exam: 12/8/2009 (Tuesday), 4-7pm; location: TBA
- Text: C.H. Edwards and D.E. Penney, "Calculus / Early Transcendentals", seventh edtion; chapters 11-14
Course syllabus
Catalog Course Description:
Introduction to vector algebra; lines and planes. Functions of several variables: partial derivatives, gradients, chain rule, directional derivative, maxima/minima. Multiple integrals, cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Derivatives of vector valued functions, velocity and acceleration. Vector fields, line integrals, Green's theorem. Prereq: MATH 122 or 124.
Class schedule: A tentative plan of the course can be found here.
It is highly recommended that you read each section at least lightly before
it is covered in class.
Quizzes, Tests and Exam: There will be 2 mid-term tests (100 points each) and the final examination (200 points).
The tests will be during the regular class hours on:
- 10/9/2009 (Friday)
- 11/13/2009 (Friday)
The exact scope of the material for each test will be announced here.
The final examination is comprehensive.
You may use calculators but no notes.
Numerous concepts and methods are introduced in this course and there is no better way to become really familiar with them than to work systematically. To help you with that quizzes will be given
almost every week during the first class (so usually on Monday; for exact dates see here) and will cover the material from previous week. Questions will be amazingly similar to homework exercises.
Total for quizzes that counts toward the final grade will be 90. It will be based on the your score from all the quizzes except for two poorest.
Homework: There will be a homework assignment corresponding to each topic covered. Check this page for the list
of problems. The due date for the homework is the first class in the next week (so usually Monday). Only selected problems will be graded and the total score for the homework is 10 points. Although this means little impact on the final
grade, doing and understanding homework assignments has major impact on your overall performance on the course.
Final grades: Grades in this course will be based upon the total score from mid-term tests, final exam, quizzes and homework assignments (500 points in total).
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