Calculus III (MATH V1201-006, Fall 2006)

Day & Time: Monday and Wednesday 1:10 — 2:25pm Location: 312 Math Instructor: Joël Bellaïche Office Hours (Please note the change): Tuesday 2:30pm-3:30pm and Friday 11:30am-12:30pm Teaching assistants : Allison Knupp (undergraduate TA) and Wei Zhang Textbook: James Stewart, Calculus: early transcendentals fifth edition, Brooks/Cole-Thomson Learning, Belmont, CA, 2003. ISBN 0534393217. It is available at the University bookstore or AddALL. Prerequisites: Calculus I or the equivalent. Examinations: There will be two in class tests. The first will be on Wednesday, October 11 and the second on Monday, November 13. The final exam is scheduled on Monday, December 18, 1:10-4pm

Policies & Procedures

Goals: At the end of the course, students should be able to

• make calculations with agility, accuracy, intelligence and flexibility;
• explain the basic concepts of calculus clearly and reason logically with them;
• solve extended problems, with good judgment in the choice of tools and in checking answers.

Expectations: To achieve these goals, students are expected to

• read each section of the textbook before the material is presented in class;
• attend the lectures;
• complete all homework assignments;
• discuss mathematics with other students.

Assessment: The course grades will be computed as follows:

20% Homework

20% First test

20% Second test

40% Final exam

Tests and Exams: There are no makeups for missed tests. You must take the final examination at the time scheduled by the university; no final exams will be given earlier.

Homework: There will be two kinds of homework:

• Exercises give you a chance to practice and refine your basic calculus skills. They will not be collected.
• Problem sets consist of approximately 3 questions. They are not intended to be harder than the exercises although some may well be. Instead, they may ask you to apply a technique in a mildly novel context or combine concepts that you have only seen in isolation before. Problems sets are posted in PDF format; your browser can be trained to automatically open these files with the free program Acrobat Reader. Problem sets will be collected at the beginning of class and late homework will not be accepted. Your best ten problem sets will determine your homework grade.
Graded homework can be found on a box on a table near the office 521.

Written work: We write to communicate. Please bear this in mind as you complete assignments and take exams. You must explain your work in order to obtain full credit; an assertion is not an answer. For specific suggestions see A guide to writing in mathematics classes.

Academic honesty: It is the obligation of each student to understand the University's policies regarding academic honesty and to uphold these standards. Students are encouraged to talk about the problems, but should write up the solutions individually. Students should acknowledge the assistance of any book, software, student or professor.

Help: Help is available if you have trouble with homework or lecture material. My office hours are a good place to start. You may also take advantage of the Mathematics Help Room (333 Milbank Hall, on the Barnard campus). You may drop by whenever the Help Room is open; no appointment is necessary.

Calculators: Calculators — in particular graphing calculators — are not required for this course. If you have one, you are welcome to use it when you do your homework. However, calculators will not be allowed during any tests or exams.

Disabilities: Students with disabilities who will be taking this course and may need disability-related classroom accommodations are encouraged to make an appointment to see the instructor as soon as possible. Also, stop by the Office of Disability Services (BC, CC) to register for support services.

Extra Credit: A maximum of 3 points (added to your average grade, over 100, for the course) is available for extra credit. To earn those 4 points, you should completely solve exercises 4 and 5 page 885, carefully explain your reasoning, and put them into my mailbox before December 12th, 2pm.

Schedule of Lectures