Text: Calculus, Early Transcendentals, by Varberg, Purcell, and Rigdon, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007.

MA 26100 is a 4 credit hour, third course in calculus for students majoring in mathematics, engineering, chemistry, and physics. Topics include vectors, partial differentiation, double and triple integrals, line integrals, and vector calculus.

This course will cover chapters 11 through 14 of the calculus textbook. Your grade for this course will be based on weekly quizzes, three midterm exams, and a final exam in the following manner:

           25%,    weekly quizzes,
           45%,    three midterm exams (15% per exam).
           30%     final exam.

           Exam 1   Wednesday, February 6
           Exam 2   Wednesday, March 6
           Exam 3   Wednesday, April 10
           Final    Final exam week.

There will be homework problems assigned in class but the homework will not be collected. However, the quizzes will be closely based on the assigned homework problems and so the best way to prepare for each quiz is to do the homework.

The final grades for this course will use a plus and minus grading system. The possible grades for this course, and a tentative grading scale for the grades, is given in the table below. The final grading scale that I use may not quite be the same as the one given below (the grade cutoffs might possibly be lower, but they will not be any higher than what is given in this table).

In this web site you will find more information about multivariate calculus and this course. There are links to online calculus references and demonstration programs and all of your homework and reading assignments will be posted on one of these web pages.

The objectives for this course are as follows.

1. Students will understand algebraic and geometric operations on vectors.
2. Students will have facility with finding equations of lines and planes in R3.
3. Students will have facility with calculating and interpreting partial derivatives, directional derivatives, and gradients.
4. Students will have facility in calculating double and triple integrals in rectangular, polar, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates along with converting them from one coordinate system to another.
5. Students will have facility with applications of the definite integral including area, volume, and center of mass.
6. Students will be able to parameterize curves and compute line integrals.
7. Students will have facility in computing divergence and curl of a vector field.
8. Students will be able to apply Green’s Theorem.
9. Students will be able to write a more mature mathematical justification.

If you are a student with a documented disability who will require academic/classroom accommodations in this course, please register with the Coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities in the Student Support Services Office located in the Student Union and Library Building (SUL), Room 341, phone numbers: 219-989-2455, 219-989-2454(voice/TTY) or 219-989-2920.

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