Honors Analytical Geometry and Calculus III (Math 0240)

Spring 2012

Time and place:

Instructor: Anna Vainchtein (a.k.a. Dr. V)

Main Textbook: Essential Calculus: Early Transcendentals, by James Stewart, Cengage Learning, 2007, ISBN-13: 9780495014287

Recommended (optional): Div, Grad, Curl and All That: An Informal Text on Vector Calculus, W. W. Norton & Company, 4th edition, 2005, ISBN-13: 978-0393925166

Material from this book will be used to supplement Chapter 13 of the Stewart text, but I will provide notes when needed, so that it is not necessary for you to purchase the optional textbook. However, this is a very good book that would be an excellent addition to your library if you decide to purchase it (the paperback edition is currently available on amazon.com new for $35.48 and used from $23.10).

Recitation instructor and grader: Veysel Nezir      MAC hours: Friday 11-2 pm, O'Hara Student Center, Room 215, 4024 O'Hara Street

Course schedule and homework problems

About the class: This is an honors section of MATH 0240. It will cover the material studied in the regular sections in more depth and will also include some additional material. To accomplish this, I will move at a somewhat faster pace than is typical for a regular section of the class. You should expect to see more challenging problems on homework, quizzes and exams. Of course, I want every one of you to succeed in my class and I am always happy to answer your questions. Email is the best way to reach me outside the class and office hours.

Important announcements

Final Exam is on Monday, April 23, 11:00 am-1:00 pm in 704 Thackeray and will cover the entire material we covered this term (sections 10.1-13.9 plus posted lecture notes). The exam is closed book, closed notes, and no calculators are allowed (or needed). Practice problems will be discussed in recitation on 4/19/12 and in class on Wednesday, 4/18/12 and Friday, 4/20/12. In addition, there will be a review session on Friday, April 20, 4-6 pm in 427 Thackeray.

Lecture notes on Divergence Theorem, coordinate-free definition and physical meaning of divergence

Lecture notes on Stokes Theorem, geometrical and physical meaning of curl and what it all means for conservative vector fields

Exam 2 is on Monday, April 2 and will cover the material from sections 11.6-13.4. The exam is closed book, closed notes, and no calculators are allowed (or needed). An old exam will be discussed in recitation on 3/29/12 and we will do more review problems in class on Friday, 3/30/12. If there is enough interest, I will hold an additional office hour on Sunday, April 1, 2-3 pm (email me if you are interested).

Exam 1 is on Monday, February 13 and will cover the material from sections 10.1-11.5. The exam is closed book, closed notes, and no calculators are allowed (or needed). Here is an old exam that was discussed in recitation on 2/9/12.

The final exam is rescheduled to Monday, April 23, 11am-1pm, room TBA.

Veysel's MAC hours are Friday 11-2 pm, O'Hara Student Center, Room 215, 4024 O'Hara Street.
Recitations: These are held twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at noon in  PUBLHL A525. Your recitation instructor is Veysel Nezir, a mathematics graduate student. It is very important that you attend all recitation classes, which complement the lectures by going over more examples and sometimes covering additional material we did not have time to talk about in class. Active participation in the recitations will improve your understanding of the material and problem-solving skills. Part of the recitation time will be used for weekly quizzes (see below); homework will also be collected on Thursdays.    

Homework:  Every week I will assign 10-12 problems to be handed in. Out of these, 4 selected problems will be graded. It is your responsibility to regularly check here for current homework assignments. Homework will be due on Thursdays in recitation class. No late homework will be accepted but the two lowest scores will be dropped, so that missing a couple due to an illness or some other emergency should not affect your grade. Since this is an honors class, the homework problems will be more difficult than the ones typically encountered in a regular MATH 0240 class. It is thus a good idea to start working on the assignment early, so that you have more time. If you have trouble with the assignments, please do not hesitate to see me during my office hours (Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 pm or by appointment), or send me an e-mail. You are also encouraged to ask questions during recitation class or see Veysel during his MAC hours. 
Quizzes: There will be weekly closed book, closed notes quizzes, given during Thursday recitation class. Each quiz will consist of one or two short problems based on the material covered by that week's homework assignment. There will be no make-up quizzes but the two lowest scores will be dropped, so that missing a couple due to an illness or some other emergency should not affect your grade.
Exams: There will be two in-class midterm exams, tentatively scheduled for Monday, February 13 (Exam 1) and Monday, April 2 (Exam 2) and a comprehensive final exam (date/time/place TBA). Calculators will not be allowed (or needed) during these exams. The exams are closed book, closed notes.

Grades: (Tentative as of 12/29/11) Your class grade will be determined as follows:

Missed exam policy: You are expected to attend all classes and exams. If you missed an exam due to an illness or a family emergency, you should notify me ASAP. If you know ahead of time that you are going to have to miss an exam, it may be possible for you to take the exam early. No makeup exams will be given after the exam date because it is difficult to compare the results of different exams. In this case, I will count the average you received on the other exams for your score on the exam you missed.