Math 275

MATH 275
Multivariable and Vector Calculus
Fall Session
2009

Instructor Information

Instructor	Dr. Otis Kenny
Office	MG237A
Phone	426-3348
Hours	9:00-10:00, MTWTh
	or by appointment
	drop-ins welcome
email	okenny@boisestate.edu
	do not send me html formatted email

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You may use either University Calculus by Hass, Weir and Thomas or University Calculus, Part 2, Multivariable by Hass, Weir and Thomas. The second is the last few chapters of the first.

General Information

Math 275 covers Chapter 10 (Vectors and the Geometry of Space) through Chapter 14 (Integration in Vector Fields).

There will be 3 "hour" exams, a comprehensive final and homework. Each hour exam will count 18% of your final grade, the final exam will count 30% and the homework/labs will count 16%. The grading scale is 80%-100% is an A, 70%-79% is a B, 60%-69% is a C, 50%-59% is a D and anything lower than 50% is an F.

N.B. Anything written in red on your papers will be assumed to be written by me!

The daily drill type of homework will be on-line using a system called webwork This site has been moved to here. Since this system is answer driven, there will also be weekly "paper and pencil" homework which will be graded based on your mathematical exposition as well the correctness of the answer. Each daily homework assignment will consist of problems over yesterday's material, problems over today's material and problems over tomorrows material, so you get three assignents on each topic. For the paper and pencil problems, we will use the homework format developed at Harvey Mudd College which can be found here . This format is designed to reduce the time I spend correcting homework. If you do not use this style, your homework will be returned ungraded. We will also have a collection of labs using the maple mathematical software. These labs are designed to help you understand the material. You will need to spend some time learning how to use the system.

Math 275 is an extension of the ideas developed in Math 170 and Math 175 to the multidimensional case. Because it is, you must be competent in the ideas presented in those courses. Homework is an important part of learning mathematics and you need to schedule time for homework every day. The problems that I assign are the minimum number I believe you need to do to see if you understand the material. You will need to work more problems to develop skill and to get to the state where you "know" the material. "Being able to figure out" and "know" are different levels of understanding. For example, I can "figure out" the identity for sin(mx)cos(nx) but I do not "know" it. This means that finding an antiderivative for sin(mx)cos(nx) takes me longer than it would if I "knew" the identity.

If you have a time conflict with another class, and did not get my signature to override the conflict, the other professor gave you permission to miss (arrive late, leave early) his or her class.

Academic Dishonesty

Unfortunately, there has been an increase of academic dishonesty at Boise State in recent years. Academic dishonesty includes such actions as

copying some one else's work and passing it off as your own.
not citing sources in research projects or essays.
using notes or references on exams where such use is prohibited.
working together when you are to work alone.

The university policy on such activities can be found in sections 18A and 18B of the Student Code of Conduct which can be obtained at http://www.boisestate.edu/osrr/scp/student_code.html Such activities in this class will result in a score of zero for the exam or quiz.

Important Dates

The exam dates are fixed. The chapters covered may be different

Monday, August 24	Classes Begin
Monday, September 7	Labor Day Holiday	No class
Tuesday, September 22	Exam 1	Chapters 10, 11
Friday, October 2	Last day to drop
Friday, October 16	Exam 2	Chapters 10, 11, 12
Friday, November 13	Exam 3	Chapters 10,11,12,13
Wednesday, December 16	Comprehensive Final Exam	10:30--12:30

Homework

Week 1 August24--August 28
Week 2 August 31--September 4
Week 3 September 7--September 11
Week 4 September 14--September 18
Week 5 September 21--September 25
Week 6 September 28--October 2
Week 7 October 5--October 9
Week 8 October 12--October 16
Week 9 October 19--October 23
Week 10 October 26--October 30
Week 11 November 2--November 6
Week 12 November 9--November 13
Week 13 November 16--November 20

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Last updated, August 20, 2009