Vector Calculus

Math 223 - Section 05 - Fall 1998

• Instructor: Dr. Joceline Lega
  Office: Mathematics 511
  Phone: 621-4350
  e-mail: lega@math.arizona.edu

  Location:

  ECON 109

  Time:

  Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 - 10:50 am

  Office Hours:

  Mondays 2-3 pm (in my office)

  Tuesdays 11-12 am (in the tutoring room - Math Teaching Lab, Room 123)

  Wednesdays 11-12 am (in my office)

  or by appointment.

  Text: Multivariable Calculus, First edition by McCallum, Hughes-Hallett et al., published by Wiley.

  Calculator: A graphics calculator is an important tool that will be used in this course. Students are expected to have a working calculator for each test and exam. No calculator swapping is permitted during testing periods.

  Tests: There will be four tests and a final exam. Each test will be announced in class one week in advance. The tests are tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, Sep. 16; Thursday, Oct. 8; Thursday, Oct. 29; and Monday, Nov. 23. The University has scheduled the final exam for Friday, December 11 from 5pm to 7pm. Each test will be worth 100 points and the final exam worth 200 points.
  

  • Test #1: Wednesday, September 23, 1998
    Review problems: # 2 p. 56, # 17 p. 94, # 18 p. 94, # 23 p. 58, # 3 p. 93, # 10 p. 94, # 11 p. 94, # 32 p. 95.
    Practice Test
    Solution set for Practice Test # 1

  • Test #2: Thursday, October 8, 1998
    Review problems: #40 p. 127, # 44 p. 174, #15 p. 134.
    Practice Test
    Solution set for Practice Test # 2

  • Test # 3: Thursday, October 29, 1998
    Review problems: #4 p. 270, # 16 p. 271, # 18 p. 271, #11 p. 320.
    Practice Test
    Solution set for Practice Test # 3
    Solution set for Test # 3

  • Test # 4: Tuesday, December 1, 1998
    Review problems: Problems on practice test
    Practice Test

  Handouts:

  • Drill problems on derivatives and antiderivatives, with answers
    • PDF version

  Homework: Doing the homework well and on a regular basis is critical in this course. This point cannot be overemphasized. Homework will be assigned regularly. Selected homework will be graded and a final score equivalent to one test, 100 points, will be assigned.
  Click here to see homework assignments

  Attendance: Students are expected to attend every scheduled class, and to be familiar with the University Class Attendance policy as it appears in the General Catalog. It is the student's responsability to keep informed of any announcements, syllabus adjustments or policy changes made during scheduled classes.

  Grades: The total number of points available on tests and homework is 700. Grades will be no lower than those set forth in the following table:

  629 < points	90% to 100%	A
  559 < points < 630	80% to 90%	B
  489 < points < 560	70% to 80%	C
  419 < points < 490	60% to 70%	D
  points < 420	0% to 60%	E

  The grade of I will be awarded if all the following conditions are met:

  • The student has completed all but a small portion of the required work.
  • The student has scored at least 50% on the work completed.
  • The student has a valid reason for not completing the course on time.
  • The student agrees to make up the material in a short period of time.
  • The student asks for the incomplete before grades are due, 48 hours after the final exam.

  

  Vector Calculus Software:

  Click on the picture on the right to get documentation about VectCalc, the MATLAB Graphic User Interface Program used in class.

  
  

  Course Calendar:

  Date	Section		Date	Section
  August 24	11.1		August 31	11.5 and 11.6
  August 25	11.2 and 11.3		September 1	11.6
  August 26	11.4 and computer lab		September 2	11.6 and 12.1
  August 27	11.4 and 11.5		September 3	12.1, 12.2 and 12.3
  September 7	Labor Day		September 14	13.1 and 13.2
  September 8	12.3		September 15	13.2 and 13.3
  September 9	12.3 and 12.4		September 16	Review for test # 1
  September 10	12.4 and 13.1		September 17	13.3
  September 21	13.3		September 28	13.5
  September 22	12.4		September 29	13.5
  September 23	Test # 1		September 30	13.6 and 13.7
  September 24	Comments on test # 1 and 13.4		October 1	13.7 and summary of Chapter 13
  October 5	Homework problems		October 12	Comments on test # 2, and 15.2
  October 6	Review for test # 2		October 13	15.3 and 15.5
  October 7	15.1 and 15.2		October 14	15.5 and 15.6
  October 8	Test # 2		October 15	15.6
  October 19	Homework problems		October 21	Homework problems
  October 20	16.1		October 27	16.2 and 16.3
  October 21	16.1		October 28	Review for test # 3
  October 22	16.2		October 29	Test # 3
  November 2	Comments on test # 3, 17.1 and 18.1		November 9	Homework problems
  November 3	18.1 and 18.2		November 10	18.4
  November 4	18.2 and 18.3		November 11	Veteran's Day
  November 5	18.3		November 12	18.4
  November 16	Homework problems and 19.1		November 23	Homework problems
  November 17	19.1		November 24	20.1 and 20.2
  November 19	19.2		November 25	20.2
  November 18	19.2 and 20.1		November 26	Thanksgiving
  November 30	Review for test # 4		December 7	20.4
  December 1	Test # 4		December 8	Review
  December 2	20.2		December 9	Review
  December 3	20.3		December 10	Dead Day