Math 221 Section 07
Fall
2006
Course
webpage: http://www.math.tulane.edu/~mjoyce/math221.html
Instructor: Michael Joyce
Meeting Time: MWF 12:00 - 12:50, R 11:00 - 12:20
Location: Tilton 301 (MWF), Gibson 400A (R)
TA: Edward Selser
Course content: This course studies functions of several
variables, concretely focusing on those of two or three variables where we
can use our geometric intuition to understand the situation more clearly.
The focus of the course is to understand what it means to differentiate
and integrate functions of several variables and to generalize the
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to functions of several variables. The
course will focus on both theoretical understanding of the concepts
involved and application of the concepts to solve concrete problems.
Textbook: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, by Ian Stewart,
Fifth edition
Attendance: Students are expected to attend all class meetings.
Homework: Weekly homework assignments are an essential part of the
course. They are not collected or graded. Instead, they form the basis
for the weekly quiz given in recitation. It is your responsibility to the
homework on a timely basis, as success in this course necessitates that
you do (as a bare minimum) the problems assigned. The weekly assignments
are given below.
Exams: There will be three in-class exams during the semester, each
of which will be weighted 15% toward your final grade. They are scheduled
for Thursday, September 28; Thursday, November 2; and Thursday, December
7. (These dates could conceivably change, in which case I will make an
announcement in class.)
Final Exam: The final exam will take place on Wednesday, December
13 from 8:00 AM until 12:00 PM. You must take the final exam at the
scheduled time. The final exam will be weighted as 40% of your final
grade.
Quizzes: Each Thursday during recitation, a short (15-20 minute)
quiz will be administered, based on the homework assignment that was due
that day. These quizzes will be weighted as 15% of your final grade.
Recitation meetings: During recitation meetings, you will have the
opportunity to go over homework problems and other questions you have
regarding the material covered in the past week with the TA, Mr. Selser.
During recitation, a short quiz will be administered based on the homework
problems due that week.
Academic honesty: All students are expected to comply with the
Honor Code of
the Liberal Arts and Sciences. I take academic honesty very
seriously and will take appropriate steps regarding all perceived
violations.
Additional resources: The tutoring center offers
help for students taking Math 221. Consult their webpage for their
schedule of services and contact information.
Homework assignments and exam dates:
- HW #1 (due Thurs, Sept 7): 12.1 #5, 8, 14, 16, 32, 36; 12.2 #2, 14,
19, 22, 25, 35; 12.3 #1, 5, 7, 10, 14, 15, 20, 23, 26, 27, 51
- HW #2 (due Thurs, Sept 14): 12.4 #2, 3, 9, 12, 15, 23, 26, 29, 33;
12.5 #3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13, 17, 20, 23, 28, 30, 31, 37, 40, 45, 46, 59,
65
- HW #3 (due Thurs, Sept 21): 13.1 #1, 4, 17, 22, 23, 24, 34, 35, 36,
40; 13.2 #4, 9, 13, 20, 23, 34, 37, 40; 13.3 #1, 3, 10, 13, 18; 13.4 #3,
11, 15, 18a, 19, 28
- Exam #1: Thurs, Sept 28
- HW #4 (due Thurs, Oct 5): 14.1 #1, 6, 17, 23, 26, 30, 37, 40, 53, 59,
60; 14.2 #7, 11, 20, 28, 35; 14.3 #17, 20, 26, 35, 37, 48, 60, 83; 14.4
#1, 3, 4, 12, 17, 24, 29
- HW #5 (due Thurs, Oct 12): 14.5 #2, 5, 7, 9, 15, 21, 24, 31, 38, 39,
40; 14.6 #4, 7, 8, 15, 17, 24, 25, 29, 38, 39, 41, 47; 14.7 #5, 9, 13, 14,
27, 30, 33, 40, 46
- HW #6 (due Thurs, Oct 19): 14.8 #3, 6, 9, 13, 18, 19, 28, 34; 15.1 #3,
5, 11, 12, 13; 15.2 #2, 4, 7, 9, 15, 20, 21, 23, 28, 33
- HW #7 (due Thurs, Oct 26): 15.3 #2, 4, 8, 11, 14, 15, 17, 19, 24, 26,
32, 41, 46, 50; 15.4 #5, 6, 9, 10, 13, 17, 19, 21, 29, 32; 15.6 #1, 6, 8,
12
- Exam #2: Thurs, Nov 2
- HW #8 (due Thurs, Nov 9): 12.7 #3, 10, 16, 19, 34, 38, 39, 49, 55;
15.7 #5, 8, 11, 15, 18, 19, 28, 34; 15.8 #7, 9, 12, 18, 21, 23, 33, 35;
15.9 #2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 14, 19, 20
- HW #9 (due Thurs, Nov 16): 16.1 #2, 5, 11, 14, 21, 23, 31, 32; 16.2
#2, 4, 8, 10, 13, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 38, 39; 16.3 #3, 6, 7, 9, 13, 16,
18, 21, 27, 33
- HW #10 (due Wed, Nov 22): 16.4 #1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 16, 17; 16.5
#1, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 36
- HW #11 (due Thurs, Nov 30): 16.6 #3, 4, 12, 13, 17, 19, 22, 23,
24, 31, 33, 35, 39, 43, 45; 16.7 #5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 17, 21, 22, 24,
25
- HW #12 (due Wed, Dec 6): 16.8 #2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11a, 18;
16.9 #3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 19
- Exam #3: Thurs, Dec 7