MATH 124 - Multivariable Calculus 

Fall 2004 

Lectures  TTh  8:00 - 9:20 a.m. Room: 558 SNOW Line # 19231
Exams Grading Time Table

Instructor: Rodolfo H. Torres. 
Office: 623 Snow - TE : 864-7310. 
e-mail: torres@math.ku.edu
web page: http://torres.faculty.ku.edu/124/
Tentative Office Hours: Tuesdays: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Fridays: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
and by appointment.
Textbook: Vector Calculus, Second Edition, by S. J. Colley, Prentice Hall, 2002. (Required)
Calculator: TI-83 Plus - Graphing Calculator (or equivalent) (Required)
Prerequisites: Math 250. Not open to students with credit in Math 123. 
Enrollment: 151 Strong Hall (all changes: drops, adds).
Withdrawals: Aug. 19  - Sept. 9     The course is deleted from the student's record.
Sept. 10 - Oct. 27       A grade of W goes on the student's record.
Oct. 28 - Dec. 8         Requires Instructor's approval and signature in the drop form.

 

Course Material

The material to be covered in this course is mostly contained in chapters 1 through 7 of the book. The material includes review of vectors and euclidean geometry. Differentiation of multivariable functions and its applications. Integration--line integrals, multiple integrals, surface integrals. Fundamental theorems of vector calculus--Green's Theorem, the divergence theorem and Stoke's Theorem.

Classes

The students are expected to bring the textbook and the calculator to every class. They should read the book and attempt to solve some of the problems in preparation for each class.

Homework

Homework problems will be assigned almost every class. Unless otherwise previously announced, they will be collected every Thursday. Homework is a major part of the learning process in Mathematics. It is essential that the students work on the problems on a regular basis. The students are encouraged to work and discuss the problems in groups, but they should turn in individual solutions. The problems will be usually listed at www.math.ku.edu/~torres/124/hw.shtml but the students should contact the instructor for the latest update of the assignments.
No late homework assignments will be accepted.

Exams
The course has three In-class Exams and Final Exams. The specific material to be covered in each exam will be properly announced in advanced.
 
FINAL EXAM: Tuesday, December 14, 7:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Grading

Your grade in the course will be determined by the number of points that you accumulate. The points are distributed in the following way:
 
Homework, Quizzes and/or Projects  200 points
In-class Exams 1, 2 and 3  450 points
Final Exam 250 points
 
Total 900 points

A total of at least 810 points (90%) will guarantee an A, 720 (80%) a B, 630 (70%) a C, and 540 (60%) a D.

Tentative Timetable

Dates
 Sections Hws Exams/Holidays
08/19 Preview

08/24-08/26 Review of Chapter 1 Hw. 1
08/31-09/02 Sec. 2.3, 2.4 & 2.5 Hw. 2
09/07-09/09 Sec. 2.6, 3.1 & 3.2 Hw. 3
09/14-09/16 Review
In-class Exam 1
09/21-09/23 Sec. 4.1, 4.2, & 4.3 Hw. 4
09/28-09/30 Sec. 5.1, 5.2, & 5.3 Hw. 5
10/05-10/07 Sec. 5.4, 5.5 & 5.6. Hw. 6
10/12-10/14 Sec. 3.3, 3.4
Fall Break
10/19-10/21 Sec. 6.1; Review Hw. 7 In-class Exam 2 (postponed)
10/26-10/28 Sec. 6.2
In-class Exam 2
11/02-11/04 Sec. 6.3 & 7.1 Hw. 8
11/09-11/11 Sec. 7.2 & 7.3 Hw. 9
11/16-11/18 Review Hw. 10 In-class Exam 3
11/23 Sec. 7.4
Thanksgiving Break
11/30-12/02 Miscellaneous Topics Hw. 11
12/07-12/09 Review

Contact the instructor for updates.

Students with disabilities

The staff of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD), 135 Strong, 785-864-2620, coordinates accommodations and services for KU courses. If you have a disability for which you may request accommodation in KU classes and have not contacted them, please do as soon as possible. Please also see me privately in regard to this course.

Policy on religious observances

Any student in this course who plans to observe a religious holiday which conflicts in any way with the course schedule or requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to discuss alternative accommodations.
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The instructor reserves the right to modify the information given here and/or any web page for the class.
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