Mathematics 265: Calculus III

Lecture E

Fall 2004

Professor:

Scott Hansen
office: Carver 494
telephone: 294-8171
email: shansen@iastate.edu

Classnotes

Textbook:

Calculus by Varberg, Purcell, Rigdon.

Prerequisites:

Math 166 or equivalent

Credits:

4 credits

Homework:

Students are expected to work the "Suggested Exercises" listed on classnotes link above as the corresponding sections are covered. These will usually not be handed in or graded, but are necessary to do in order to keep up with the class. These will often be the basis for quizzes and "turn-in" homework that will be assigned in lecture or recitation.

Class meetings:

Lectures are MWF 2:10 - 3:00 in Carver 1. There are no classes on Labor Day (September 6), and the week of Thanksgiving Break. In addition to lectures there is one recitation section per week as follows:

Section	Time	Place	Instructor
F1	R2	Carver 2	Rajeev Rajaram
F2	R2	Carver 4	Xiaoliang Xie
G1	T3	Carver 2	Rajeev
H1	R3	Carver 60	Rajeev
J1	T2	Carver 2	Xiaoliang
J2	T2	Carver 60	Ajith Gunaratne

Office hours and email contact:

Instructor (Professor Hansen):
Office hours tentatively are M 1:10 - 2:00, 3:10-4:00, W 4:10 - 5:00; R,F 3-4 in Carver 494
I can also schedule a special appointment if none of these work for you.
Please check with your TA for their office hours

Current course grades

I plan to use Web CT so it should be easy to check on your grades. (I'll explain this better as I get it set up.) Otherwise check with your TA (teaching assistant).

Course Topics:

Chapter 13: Vectors in the plane
Chapter 14: Vectors in 3 dimensions
Chapter 15: Derivatives in n-space
Chapter 16: Integrals in n-space
Chapter 17: Vector Calculus

Help room:

The Mathematics Department runs a help room that is free to all students. The Help Room is in 196 Carver. It begins operation in September. Its hours are

M-F from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Calculators

Students are required to have a calculator for this class. Calculators should be capable of graphing functions and zooming in on the graphs. It is up to you to learn how to use it. Bring the calculators to class. Calculators will be allowed on all exams unless otherwise announced.

Syllabus

We will try to follow the syllabus as the set up by the Math 265 coordinator.

Course Grading

Course grades will be based on the number of course points accumulated. Course points will be awarded for four in-class exams, the homework and quiz scores, and one final exam. The homework and quiz score consists of quizzes given in the recitations and occationally homework assigned in the lecture to be turned in in the recitation sections. Students that are able to take all the in-class exams will have the worst score among these exams and the homework and quiz score dropped and the grade will be calculated from the average of the other scores available. Grade cutoffs (A,B,C,D) will be announced for each exam. The final semester grade cutoffs will be determined from the average of the cutoffs for each exam. Borderline grades, within approximately two-percentage points of each cutoff level will result in "plus" or "minus" grades, such as a B+. The exact cutoffs for the plus and minus grades will be determined more from a curve than an exact formula.

Here is an approximate distribution of course points:

4 in-class exams @ 100 points, with one dropped yields 300 points
1 final exam @ 150 points
Homework and quizzes in recitation @ 100 points
Total = 550 points

Tentative schedule for exams

Test 1: Friday, September 10 (in class)
Test 2: Friday, October 1, (in class)
Test 3: Friday, October 22 (in class) CHANGED: New date: Wed. 10-27
Test 4: Friday, November 19 (in class)
Final Exam: To be announced .

Make-up exams:

There will be NO MAKE-UP exams without OFFICIAL documentation, e.g., as from a physician. Flat tires, weddings, having a cold, having to work, etc., are not enough to warrant make-up exam. If you miss an exam and do not have some official documentation, your grade will be calculated from the average of the other exam scores and homework grade. If you have some official documentation and would like a make-up exam, discuss the situation with your TA. Each situation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. A second missed exam will result in a zero, except under very special circumstances.

Last updated August 20, 2004.