Math 280 B
Fall 2009 Lecture and Exam Schedule
Please see The Official
Schedule for details of the schedule for University events. Please
note that if any date in the following conflicts with the official schedule and
exam schedules, the official schedules apply.
Fall 2009 Exam Schedule:
- Exam #1 will be Friday, September 25
- Exam #2 will be Friday, October 23
- Exam #3 will be Friday, November 13
- Exam #4 will be Friday, December 4. Please note that this is in
the last full week of the term.
- The final exam for Math 280 B is scheduled for Monday, December
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 take the
final exam at this date and time.
This is a tentative schedule of lectures and readings, and is likely to
change as we progress through the semester. I will try and keep exam dates
fixed (and will provide adequate notice of changes in exam dates), but all else
is subject to change. The date and time of the final exam is, of course,
set by the University and is not subject to change.
Week 1: Monday, August 31
- Topics
- Introduction to the course
- Vectors
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Office hours resume next week
Week 2: Monday, September 7
- Topics
- Vectors and vector-valued functions
- Reading
- Finish Chapter 10
- Start Chapter 11
- Other Notes
- Monday, September 7, is Labor Day (no classes or office hours)
- Office hours resume this week
Week 3: Monday, September 14
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Monday, September 14, is the last day to drop without record.
- Hour Exam #1 will be next Friday
Week 4: Monday, September 21
- Topics
- A digression on polar coordinates (time permitting)
- Reading
- Chapter 9
- Finish Chapter 11
- Other Notes
- Hour Exam #1 will be Friday, September 25
Week 5: Monday, September 28
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
Week 6: Monday, October 5
- Topics
- Partial derivatives
- Gradient descent
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Next Monday, October 12, is the last day to withdraw with an automatic
"W". Please review the University's add/drop policy in the
Academic Handbook (the Logger)
Week 7: Monday, October 12
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Monday, October 12, is the last day to withdraw with an automatic "W".
Please review the University's add/drop policy in the
Academic Handbook (the Logger)
- Friday, October 16, is mid-term (not an exam date for us)
- Hour exam #2 will be Friday, October 23
Week 8: Monday, October 19
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Monday and Tuesday, October 19 - 20, is Fall Break. No classes or
office hours.
- Hour exam #2 will be Friday, October 23
Week 9: Monday, October 26
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
Week 10: Monday, November 2
- Topics
- A further digression on polar co-ordinates (time permitting)
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Hour Exam #3 will be next Friday.
Week 11: Monday, November 9
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Hour Exam #3 will be Friday, November 13
Week 12: Monday, November 16
- Topics
- Integration in other co-ordinate systems
- Reading
- Chapter 9
- Finish chapter 14
- Other Notes
Week 13: Monday, November 23
- Topics
- Integration in vector fields
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Wednesday, November 25, is a travel day. No classes or office
hours.
- Thursday and Friday, November 26 and 27 are part of the Thanksgiving
Holiday Break. No classes or office hours.
- Hour Exam #4 will be next Friday
Week 14: Monday, November 30
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Hour Exam #4 will be Friday, December 4. Please note that this is
in the last full week of classes.
Week 15: Monday, December 7
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Wednesday, December 9 is the last day of classes.
- Thursday and Friday are the Reading Period.
Week 16: Monday, December 14
- Topics
- Other Notes
- Math 280 B (meets MTThF 10:00 AM) has its final exam on Monday,
December 14, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM