- Fall Semester 2003
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Bryan Smith | Thompson 321-E | 879-3562 | bryans@ups.edu |
Office Hours | | 1:00 - 1:50 P.M. | M,W,F |
| | 1:30 - 2:00 P.M. | TH |
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MATH 221-C | Thompson 318 | 12:00 - 12:50 A.M. | M,W,F |
| Thompson 318 | 12:30 - 11:20 A.M. | TH |
I am also available for meetings at other times. In particular I
expect to consistently be available from 3:00 to 3:30 on class days.
If you have trouble meeting during office hours please make an
appointment for a better time.
- TEXTBOOK, CALCULATOR
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- Textbook
- Calculus, 3rd Edition, Strauss,
Bradley and Smith, ©2002, Prentice-Hall. Inc.
- Calculator
- TI-86 or equivalent. If you already have
a different calculator, see
http://math.ups.edu/info/calculators.html for more
information about calculator requirements. Science/Math
majors will be writing technical material for this and
upper-division classes and might consider buying a
technical word processor for this purpose.
- COURSE CONTENT
- We will cover chapters 9 through 13 of our textbook.
By studying this material you will learn how the concepts of
one-variable calculus extend to functions of more than one variable.
The only prerequisite for this course is an understanding of the
fundamental ideas taught in MATH 121 and MATH 122 (the first two
semesters of the calculus sequence). Some of the concepts from
these courses are: function, limit, continuity, derivative,
antiderivative, definite integral, the Fundamental Theorems of
calculus, differential equations, function approximations,
sequences, and series.
- READING
- Developing your ability to read and understand a
(relatively) technical piece of writing is a primary goal of
this sophomore-level course. To this end, you will be responsible for the
material covered in my lectures (which will be related to the material in the
textbook but will not follow it exactly) as well as the material
in the textbook.
To help you know what to read and when, I have posted a
tentative Course Calendar on my web page. This calendar
indicates what material I expect to cover on each class day as
well as other useful information such as Assignment due dates and
University holidays.
- PROJECTS
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You will be working on a take-home project almost every week in which
there is not an examination. I try to write projects that are
interesting, educational, and challenging so they will rarely be
`straightforward' and will occasionally include problems that are
open-ended in the sense that there is no one best solution. I will
drop your lowest project score.
I expect your results to be written using complete
sentences which guide a reader through your work (see below for
more specific comments on writing style). I encourage you to work
on the projects in small groups. However, if you do work
with others, you must do your own write-up of the results. This is
non-negotiable! Collaborating on how to write the solution will
result in zero credit. The write-up must also include the names of
those with whom you worked as well as citations of any sources you
used in your research. It is best to think of these projects as
officially assigned papers in which you completely explain your
analyses of the problems and fully document and cite all sources
used. When I read your submissions I will mark them according to the Rubrik
attached to the end of this information sheet.
Writing Style
At the very least your projects should be
- Written without any help in presentation or style
(although you may work in groups during the
problem-solving stage)
- In ink or written on a word processor with the
names of any collaborators cited on the cover page. (If you
do not work with anyone be sure to mention that fact on the
first page)
- Written using complete, accurately punctuated
sentences
- Presented in the first person and with a clear,
easy-to-follow expository style
- Targeted at an
audience consisting of students not in this class but
with an equivalent mathematical background.
Since many of you are either science or mathematics majors,
you might consider using a word processor to write your
papers. Reasonable technical word processors that also have
symbolic manipulation packages include:
- Scientific Notebook
- Mathematica
- MathCad
- MatLab
- EXAMINATIONS
- There will be an examination approximately
every three weeks and your lowest score will be dropped. No makeup
examinations will be given - a missed exam will be your dropped
score. Students representing the University (music, athletics,
forensics, et cetera) on an examination day may re-schedule their exam
but must talk with me before the actual exam.
The examination schedule is
- Exam 1
- February 5, 2004
- Exam 2
- February 19, 2004
- Exam 3
- March 11, 2004
- Exam 4
- April 8, 2004
- Exam 5
- May 5, 2004
Examinations are written so approximately half of each exam is
``straightforward'' and the remainder involves more challenging
problems. The expectation is that, as well-prepared
students, you will work the ``straightforward'' problems without
hesitation and the others will highlight the depth of your
knowledge.
- FINAL EXAM
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The final examination will be comprehensive. It will
be held in our classroom on
Wednesday May 12, 2004; 12:00 -2:00 P.M. |
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Please note this schedule and do not plan to leave
town before the scheduled final. Previously purchased
airline tickets are not a valid reason for re-scheduling a final
examination.
- HOMEWORK
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I will assign (and have posted on the course web page) homework
problems from the textbook on which I expect you to spend
considerable time and effort. Thursday classes (except January 22)
are reserved for questions and answers.
You will benefit most from these discussions if you have worked on
the assigned exercises. I only list a selection of problems
on the web page. It is your responsibility to determine if you need
to work more.
- GRADING
- The different aspects of the course will be weighted
according to the following percentages:
Homework | 0% |
Projects | 44% |
Examinations | 44% |
Final Examination | 12% |
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- ATTENDANCE POLICY
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I expect you to come to class every day. I don't take
attendance, but in a class of this size it is easy to
notice when someone is not here.
Attending class helps enormously in learning mathematics. Class
time is often used to (1) explain material from the textbook,
(2) introduce material or work on problems not found in the
textbook, (3) give
hints on assignments, and (4) go over assigned problems.
[Exam problems are sometimes remarkably similar to
assigned problems and examples worked in class.]
If you have to miss any of your classes for any reason,
I will appreciate your letting me know why
you will be missing, in advance if possible.
- First Assignment
- (Due this Friday at 6:30 A.M.) Find my
university web page and look at the calendar and list of homework
problems.
(http://www.math.ups.edu/~bryans/index.html)
Also, send an e-mail message to me at bryans@ups.edu indicating
you have access to the internet and understand Beverly Smith
(bsmith@ups.edu) does not appreciate receiving Bryan Smith's e-mail
messages.
Projects Multivariable Calculus
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Points | Logic and Mathematics |
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5 | Arguments are correct, complete and without
extraneous or misleading material. |
4 | Arguments have only one of: a few minor errors,
omissions or inappropriate material. |
2 | Arguments have at least two of: errors, omissions
and inappropriate material. |
0 | Arguments are more seriously flawed. |
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Points | Use of Terminology and Notation |
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2 | All technical terms, concepts and notation are used
correctly. |
1 | There are minor problems with terminology and or
concepts. |
0 | There are major problems with terminology or
concepts. |
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Points | Written Presentation |
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3 | Follows citation requirements and all other writing
guidelines. |
2 | Follows almost all of the guidelines with only
minor lapses. |
1 | Follows about half of the guidelines |
0 | Does not meet most writing guidelines. |
Writing Guidelines
It is best to think of these formal projects as officially assigned papers
in which you completely explain and justify your analyses of the problems.
I expect your papers to be
- Fully footnoted and documented. Specifically,
- All collaborators (or lack of same) in problem-solving are cited on
the cover page and any ideas of theirs used in your paper are footnoted or
cited in-line.
- All reference works used are footnoted or cited in-line.
- Written without any help in presentation or style (although you may
work in groups during the problem-solving stage).
- In ink or written on a word processor.
- Written using complete, accurately punctuated sentences.
- Presented in the first person plural and with a clear, easy-to-follow
expository style.
- Targeted at an audience consisting of students not in this class but
with an equivalent mathematical background.