Math 280 B

Multivariate Calculus

Instructor: Bob Matthews

Bob Matthews (email matthews@ups.edu)
Office: Thompson 390 E
Extension 3561
Office hours (tentative)
- 11:00 - 11:50 MTThF (Please note change)
- Or by appointment.
- Office hours resume in the second week of the term.
Email messages are welcome, and can be used to ask a question or to set up an appointment. My schedule is posted here. Hours marked 'O. H.' are office hours, and hours marked 'open' on my schedule may be available for appointments (to be made in advance), but are not office hours and I may not be in my office during 'open' hours unless I have set up an appointment with you. If none of the office hours work out for you, please send me an email.

Hass, Weir, and Thomas: University Calculus. We will cover parts of chapter 9, chapter 10 through (at least) section 14.4 or 14.5 of chapter 14.

The final exam for Math 280 B is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 14, from 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM. It will be a mandatory, two-hour, in class, comprehensive exam. University regulations require that all students in this section take the final exam at this date and time.

Four hour exams. The lowest hour exam score will be dropped in calculating the class average (please note that this does not apply to the final exam score or to the cumulative homework score.).
A comprehensive, in-class final exam which will have the weight of two hour exams. The final exam score will not be dropped.
Homework will be assigned frequently, and homework assignments will generally be due at least two regular class periods following the assignment (leaving at least a day before an assignment is due to discuss any questions or problems). From each homework set I will select several problems to be graded. Questions on any problems (assigned or not) are, of course, welcome. The homework will have the cumulative weight of one hour exam, but the homework score will not be dropped.

I will make every effort to return homework and exam papers no later than a week from the time they are turned in. That is, papers turned in on a Wednesday should be returned no later than the following Wednesday.
There are generally very few excused absences from exams. A (documentable) illness is one (though I may not always require documentation, you should be prepared to supply it). Lack of preparation, unless caused by a recent (again documentable) illness can not be used for an excused absence. Except for emergencies (accident, medical emergency, etc.) no requests for an excused absence the day of an exam or later can be accepted. Any make-ups should be completed a few days after an exam is taken by the class and in any case should be taken within a week of the class exam.
Exam arrangements can be made with Ivey West at the Center for Writing, Learning, and Teaching (Howarth 105) for students with documented learning disabilities. Formal written arrangements must be made in advance of the day of the exam.
We will use Blackboard for PDF files of lectures. Blackboard will only be used to store these PDF files. Assignments and other communications will be through these web pages and email. To enroll, use the password Leibniz if necessary.

A graphing calculator will be useful for homework assignments and for review.
Calculators will not be permitted on exams.
Please read Which Calculator Should I Use? (pdf) on the Math Department Web Page.