MATH2374 Vector Calculus

Note:

Room/Time: Lecture: WF 9:05-9:55 AM FraserH 102
                      Discussion: T 4:40-5:30 STSS 119, Th 4:40-6:35 VinH 5

Textbook: Marsden and Tromba, Vector Calculus, Fifth Edition.

Lecturer: Dan Matheny

Discussion leader: Chung-I Ho
Campus Office: Vincent Hall Room 422
Campus Telephone: (612) 624-8553
Email: hoxxx090@math.umn.edu
Web Page: http://www.math.umn.edu/~hoxxx090

Office Hours: M 4:30-5:30, T 3:00-4:00 or by appointment.


Calculators: CALCULATORS ARE NOT ALLOWED!


Course information: check the course syllabus. The best place to find course materials, including online readings, quizzes, homework, and labs is the Moodle page. Log in at Moodle or your myU page.


Exams: There will be four 50-minute in-class midterm exams and a 2-hour final exam. The final exam will be a comprehensive exam over all the material covered in the course. All exams are closed book and notes. All sections take the same final exam.


Practice Problems (Homework): The practise problems consists of the list of problems found on the page titled Suggested Homework Problems. You are expected to work these problems outside of class. It is very unlikely that a satisfactory grade can be achieved without the student working the suggested problems. The Homework assignments are given by the problems with "*" in Suggested Homework Problems. Each assignment is due by the last class of each week.

Week
Suggested Homwork
Homework
Due Date
#1

Wednesday

Section 1.3
8, 15d, 16b

Friday

Section 1.3
22a, 26, 29, 30

Wednesday

Section 1.3
Problems 6, 12, 16ac, 18

Friday

Section 1.3
Problems 21, 24, 28, 32

 1/27
#2

Wednesday

Section 1.5
2a, 4, 8, 11a, 17

Friday

Section 2.1
1a, 2b, 5, 10, 25

Wednesday

Section 1.5
Problems 2c, 6, 7, 12, 13

Friday

Section 2.1
Problems 2ac, 4, 6, 26

2/3
#3

Wednesday

Section 2.3
Problems 2b, 3b, 6b

Friday

Section 2.3
Problems 12b, 13c, 14

Wednesday

Section 2.3
Problems 2ac, 6acd, 8c

Friday

Section 2.3
Problems 12ac, 13a, 16, 18

 2/10
#4

Wednesday

Section 2.4
Problems 3, 15, 17

Section 2.5
Problems 2f, 5b, 6b, 9, 13

Friday

Section 2.6
Problems 3b, 8, 13b

Sample final
Problem 2

Wednesday

Section 2.4
Problems 2, 16, 18

Section 2.5
Problems 2e, 5d, 6d, 11

Sample final
Problem 7

Friday

Section 2.6
Problems 3a, 4b, 7b, 13a, 16

Sample final
Problem 9a

 2/17
#5

Wednesday

Section 3.1
Problems 2, 7b, 15a

Section 5.1
Problems 5, 8

Section 5.2
Problems 1b, 2b, 5, 7

Friday

Section 5.3
Problems 1b, 2e, 4, 12

Wednesday

Section 3.1
Problems 6, 9, 15b, 16

Section 5.1
Problems 4, 6, 7

Section 5.2
Problems 2c, 4, 6

Friday

Section 5.3
Problems 2a, 6, 9

 2/24
#6

Wednesday

Section 5.4
Problems 2c, 10, 13

Friday

Section 5.5
Problems 6, 9, 12, 21, 22

Wednesday

Section 5.4
Problems 2b, 11, 12

Friday

Section 5.5
Problems 7, 10, 15, 20

 3/3
#7

Wednesday

Section 4.1
Problems 10, 13

Section 4.2
Problems 6, 9, 12

Friday

Section 4.3
Problems 1, 5, 20

Section 4.4
Problems 11, 14, 17, 25, 28

Wednesday

Section 4.1
Problems 7, 11, 14

Section 4.2
Problems 4, 7, 10

Friday

Section 4.3
Problems 4, 7, 8

Section 4.4
Problems 10, 13, 15, 19, 26, 27

 3/10
#8

Wednesday

Section 7.1
Problems 3b, 6a, 7, 10

Section 7.2
Problems 2c, 7, 11, 14, 20

Friday

Section 8.1
Problems 2, 3b, 5

Wednesday

Section 7.1
Problems 3a, 6b, 9, 11

Section 7.2
Problems 2d, 3, 6, 12, 15

Friday

Section 8.1
Problems 3ad, 6a, 7, 9, 13

 3/24

Spring break
 Spring break
#9

Wednesday

Section 8.3
Problems 2, 3, 6

Friday

Section 8.3
Problems 9, 13b

Wednesday

Section 8.3
Problems 4, 7

Friday

Section 8.3
Problems 13ac, 15a

Sample final
Problem 9b

 3/31
#10

Wednesday

Section 1.4
Problems 3b, 9

Section 6.1
Problems 2, 3, 4, 7

Friday

Section 6.2
Problems 2, 3b, 11, 23, 30

Wednesday

Section 1.4
Problems 2c, 3c, 4, 12

Section 6.1
Problems 1, 5

Friday

Section 6.2
Problems 3a, 4, 9, 13, 19, 25

Sample final
Problem 8

 4/7
#11

Wednesday

Section 7.3
Problems 3, 4, 7, 9a

Friday

Section 7.4
Problems 5, 8, 10, 13

Section 7.5
Problems 3, 8, 11, 14

Wednesday

Section 7.3
Problems 2, 6, 8, 10, 14

Sample final
Problem 3

Friday

Section 7.4
Problems 1, 6, 7, 12, 15

Section 7.5
Problems 1, 4, 6, 9, 10

 4/14
#12

Wednesday

Section 7.6
Problems 2, 5, 7, 9, 15

Sample final
Problem 6

Friday

Section 8.2
Problems 2, 3, 7, 8, 11

Wednesday

Section 7.6
Problems 2, 5, 7, 9, 15

Sample final
Problem 6

Friday

Section 8.2
Problems 2, 3, 7, 8, 11

 4/21
#13

Wednesday

Section 8.2
Problems 18, 21, 25

Friday

Section 8.4
Problems 4a, 5b, 10

Wednesday

Section 8.2
Problems 19, 23

Sample final
Problem 5

Friday

Section 8.4
Problems 3, 4b, 7, 8, 12

Sample final
Problem 4

 4/28
#14

Wednesday

Section 3.2
Problems 1, 5

Friday

Section 3.3
Problems 3, 5, 9, 10, 18, 23, 34

Wednesday

Section 3.2
Problems 2, 3, 6

Friday

Section 3.3
Problems 4, 11, 13, 16, 17, 21

Sample final
Problem 1

Section 3.4
Problems 1, 5, 12, 16

 5/5


Make-up Midterm Exams: Make-up midterm exams will be given to students with legitimate excuses such as verified illness, University sponsored events, etc. Written documentation is required.


Grading:


The course records will be kept in a numerical system. The letter grades, ``A to F'' will only be assigned to the final exam, and of course, the course grade. The course grade is weighted as follows:

The sum of the 8 homework assignments counts for 15%.

Each midterm counts for 12.5% (or 50% total).

The final exam counts for 35% of the final grade.

The final letter grade is assigned according to the Mathematics Department's grading policy for Math 1271, which applies to all sections.

A grade of S requires a grade of C or better.


Attendance: Lecture attendance is strongly suggested for successful course completion. Attendance will not be taken on a regular basis.


Incomplete grade: A grade of ''I'' will be given for failure to complete all course requirements due to reasons beyond the students control. The minimal requirement for an incomplete grade is a substantial amount of course work at the level of C- or better. An ``I'' grade requires a written agreement between the student and the instructor. It also requires the completion of a form, which can be obtained in Vincent Hall 115. After 1 year, an ''I'' turns into an ''F'' if the course work is not completed. Any arrangement for an incomplete grade MUST be made before the final exam.