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<h1>Math 213<br>
Multivariate Calculus
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<h2><b>Syllabus, Mayterm 2014</b><br />
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<p>8:00-9:30 am and 10:30-noon<br>
in Good Library <b>GL 104</b></p>

<p><b>Prerequisite:</b> Math 211 (Calculus
   I) completed with a grade of <i>C</i> or better.
</p>





<a name="pmr"></a> 
<h3> Instructor</h3>

<p align="center">
<a href="/~paulmr/">Paul Meyer Reimer</a><br>
Sci 011  &nbsp; &middot; &nbsp; x7318 &nbsp; &middot; &nbsp; 
  <a href="mailto:paulmr@goshen.edu">paulmr@goshen.edu</a><br>
Office hours: M-F 1-2 PM and by appointment</p>


<h3>Text / course materials</h3>

<ul> 

<li><img src="_g/Stewart.jpg" alt="textbook image" align="right"
hspace='5' /><b>Textbook</b>: James Stewart, <em><a
href="http://www.cengage.com/search/productOverview.do?Ntt=james+stewart+calculus||85315857210887869501912535608902203077&N=16&Ntk=APG||P_EPI&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial">Multivariable
Calculus: Concepts and Contexts, 4th Edition</a></em>, (Cengage
Learning, 2009).  We will cover chapters
9-13.<br><br>
The cost of your webassign.net class section includes online access to an e-book of Stewart's textbook.</p>


<li><i><b>Mathematica</b></i>: 
  Available on GC lab computers. <a href="http://www.goshen.edu/physix/mathphys/gco/Mathematica.php">Getting started / reference</a>.

<li><b>Homework</b>: <i><a href='http://webassign.net''>webassign.net</a></i>, class key: <tt>goshen 6464 8596</tt>.

<li><b>Grades</b>: and other course material on <a href="http://moodle.goshen.edu">moodle.goshen.edu</a>.</li>

<li><b>E-mail</b>: read your ___@goshen.edu e-mail or <span style='color: #292' title="in Zimbra choose: Preferences &gt; Mail">forward it</span> to your favorite e-mail service.

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<h3>Course Objectives</h3>
<p>The <b>core</b> concepts / techniques of multivariate calculus include: vectors and vector operations, vector-valued functions, functions of several variables, partial differentiation, multiple integration, vector fields, line and surface integration, and vector analysis.  

<p>You will be able to:

<ul>
<li> describe and use the core in analytic, numeric, graphic, and verbal contexts.
<li> solve pure and applied problems.
<li> use computer software to investigate and visualize the core, and solve multivariate calculus problems.

<li>learn mathematics effectively by reading a textbook, completing exercises, collaborating with peers, and interacting with an instructor.
<li> communicate mathematics effectively in writing and conversation.
</ul>

<h3>Class activities, attendance, study</h3>

<p>To get an *average* grade in a 4-credit hour course, you should expect:
<table>
<tr style="background-color:#ddd"><th>semester</th><th>&nbsp;</th><th>May term</th></tr>
<tr>
<td align="right">54 hours in class + 108 hrs out =</td><td>162</td>
<td>= 47 hrs in class + <b>115 hrs</b> out</td></tr>
</table>
<p>Our class is *very* concentrated: Spreading this out over the May term, each day we'll meet for 3 hours, and you should count on spending 7 hours out of class on reading, assignments, and study.
That's a lot of Calculus! That's a full time job! Make sure you take some breaks, and use weekends both for some study and some relaxation.

<p>You are expected to attend class every day and to actively participate in class activities.  You are expected to come prepared. This means that you should have read the book and be prepared to ask questions about the reading and the problems you are asked to do. You should be prepared to do problems and take part in class discussions and in class problem solving.  Attendance is reflected in the 'participation' part of your semester grade.

<p>See the page on <a href="mathdo.php">Math-<i>do</i></a>, <i>The way of math</i> for more concrete suggestions.


<h3 id='grading'> Grades</h3>
	<table border="0" cellpadding="7" cellspacing="0"  style="float:right; margin:15px">
  <tr>
    <td align="right"><b><a href='#hw'>homework</a></b></td>
    <td align="right">25%</td>
    </tr>

  <tr>
    <td align="right"><b>exams</b></td>
    <td align="right">24%$\times$3=72%</td>
    </tr>

 <tr>
    <td align="right" valign="top"><b>participation</b></td>
    <td align="right" valign="top">3%</td>
    </tr>
 
</table>
<p>minimum grade outcomes: </p>
<ul>A/A-  93%/90 <br />
  B+/B/B- 87%/83/80 <br />
  C+/C/C- 77%/73/70<br />
  D+/D 67%/60<br />
F &lt; 60% 	</ul>
<p>I <i>may</i> adjust this scheme down a bit (e.g. 89% might end up being good
  enough for an A), but I certainly won't adjust it up.<br />
  <br  />
</p>
<p>Grades are intended to reflect the degree to which the mathematical content has been mastered - not the performance of one student in relation to others.

<p>If you have reason to drop this course, be sure to check the deadline for doing so. 
If you think you need to receive the "I" (incomplete) grade, you must see me to discuss this option. An incomplete will not be automatically given.

<h3>Exams</h3>
The three exams are cumulative in the sense that material in later sections assumes understanding and knowledge gained from previous sections. 
Exams can only be rescheduled or made up under very unusual  circumstances.  You'll need written documentation and should let your instructor know ahead of time or as soon as possible thereafter.







<h3>Collaboration</h3>
<p>You are encouraged to use all available resources in order to learn the concepts and techniques discussed in this course. In particular, conversations with other students and the instructor can be an effective learning method. Reading other books and web pages can be another effective learning method. However, copying someone else's work subverts the learning process.
<p>For assignments, you may look at and discuss another student's work, but any written work developed during collaboration with another student should be destroyed before writing your own solutions. Give written acknowledgement to people with whom you have had discussions and to any written materials (other than the text) that were helpful.

<p>For exams, you may not use any resources unless a specific exception is stated by the instructor.

<p>Failure to observe the above rules will result in a penalty ranging from a zero on the assignment or exam to immediate failure of the course. Any violation of academic integrity will be reported to the Academic Dean.

<p>Observation of the above rules will result in the satisfaction of knowing that you have earned your grade.


<h3>Academic Resource &amp; Writing Center</h3>
<p>Goshen College wants to help all students be as academically successful as
  possible. If you have a disability and require accommodations, please contact
  the instructor or Director of the Academic Resource and Writing Center, Lois
  Martin, early in the semester so that your learning needs may be appropriately
  met. In order to receive accommodations, documentation concerning your disability
  must be on file with the Academic Resource and Writing Center, GL113, x7576,
  lmartin@goshen.edu. All information will be held in the strictest confidence.
  The Academic Resource and Writing Center offers <b>tutoring
    and writing assistance for all students</b>. For further information please see <a href="http://www.goshen.edu/studentlife/arwc/">www.goshen.edu/studentlife/arwc/</a>.</p>

<h4>Image credits</h4>
<p><a href="http://dbs.umt.edu/flightlab/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/upstroke.jpg">University of Montana Flight Lab</a></p>
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