Instructor: Professor Steven Zucker
Calculus, 9th edition by Salas, Hille & Etgen (Chapters 12-17)
and printed material distributed by the professor, and documents placed on-line by the professor.
Material: You are responsible for the material in all sections of the textbook and other documents from which homework is assigned. Don't forget that you can be held responsible for material that is not covered at all in class. Such material will be things that are not hard to pick up from the reading, and it will not occur frequently, so don't be frightened. (See also "Basic Premise" below.)
The basic unit of time within the course is the week. We shall follow, more or less, the schedule below. The schedule may get changed during the course of the semester, but such changes will be announced.
Week 1 (of 9/8/02). Introduction, Ch. 12.1-12.5
Week 2 (of 9/15/02). Ch. 12.6, 12.7, 14.1, 14.2
Week 3 (of 9/22/02). Ch. 14.3-14.6
Week 4 (of 9/29/02). Ch. 13.1-13.4
Week 5 (of 10/6/02) Ch. 13.5-13.7 (skip curvature), 15.1, 15.2
Week 6 (of 10/13/02) [Fall Break], [Exam 1: Weeks 1-4], Ch. 15.3
Week 7 (of 10/20/02) Ch. 15.4-15.7
Week 8 (of 10/27/02) Ch. 15.8, 15.9, 16.2, 16.3
Week 9 (of 11/3/02) Ch. 16.4, 16.5, 16.10 [for double integrals]
Week 10 (of 11/10/02) Ch. 17.1-17.4
Week 11 (of 11/17/02) [Exam 2: Weeks 5-9], 17.5, 17.6
Week 12 (of 11/24/02) Ch. 17.7, 17.8, 16.6
Week 13 (of 12/1/02) Ch. 16.7, 17.9, 17.10
Basic Premise: It is expected that you make use of the lectures, the textbook, documents placed in this "Calculus III (Fall '03)" folder of my homepage and your own intelligence to build your understanding of the material. These resources should get combined to produce good comprehension and facility. It is intended that the lectures provide you with good guidance as to how to approach the material, assuming that you are keeping up with the course. It is a mistake to believe that you must either get everything in class, or else you must get everything from the reading. The recommended mode of operation is to look a little at the material in the textbook before the material is lectured on, so that you gain some familiarity with the material. If you never did that before, you'll be surprised how much it helps!
Recitation Sections: The class is broken into smaller groups for problem sessions, conducted by a teaching assistant (TA), who is a graduate student in the Department of Mathematics. There are three TA's for this course: Sokmin Hong, Eun Kyoung Lee, and Giuseppe Tinaglia.
The TA will administer a quiz (short exam) on the material of the preceding week at the beginning of section. You may not use books, notes or calculators during the quizzes. After the quiz, the TA will answer questions about the material of the current homework assignment. The TA should not be expected to go over problems due for submission (see below).
Homework: It is an essential part of the learning process to work out a large range of problems. Assignments are given on-line each week (usually by Tuesday), and it is in your interest to work out all of them. Only 3 or 4 of the problems will be collected, of which two will be graded. These will be designated "WI" (writing-intensive). They will be graded strictly for completeness of exposition, in that they should resemble the style of the textbook (be presentable for publication), but have no steps omitted. In general, writing up your solutions clearly should help you to learn the material clearly. They are due in class the following Tuesday. They will be collected at the end of lecture, they are returned in recitation that week. Ordinarily, we will refuse to accept late homework.
You are encouraged to discuss the material with other students. However, you are to write up your homework solutions by yourself. Failure to do so (i.e., copying) is a violation of University policy on Ethics, which I quote from below. We will report all known cases to the Ethics Board.
The strength of the university depends on academic and personal
integrity. In this course, you must be honest and truthful. Ethical
violations include cheating on exams, plagiarism, reuse of assignments,
improper use of the Internet and electronic devices, unauthorized
collaboration, alteration of graded assignments, forgery and
falsification, lying, facilitating academic dishonesty, and unfair
competition.
Report any violations you witness to the instructor. You may consult
the associate dean of students and/or the chairman of the Ethics Board
beforehand. See the guide on "Academic Ethics for Undergraduates" and
the Ethics Board web site
for more
information. (I infer that this site can be reached only by a JHU
connection.)
Exams: There will be two Midterms and a Final. You may not use books, notes or calculators during the exams. This is written in the instructions for all exams. Also written is a version of the following: Write legibly, and show all relevant work -- or risk losing credit. Your solutions will be judged as answers to what is asked.
To give you more than just 50 minutes, the midterms will be given in the evenings of October 14 and November 17, and will cover the sections of the textbook from which homework assignments were returned to the students prior to those dates (see the above course schedule). Times and rooms for the midterms will be announced as soon as they are determined. There will be review sessions instead of lectures on these dates.
Students with documented disabilities or other special needs that require accommodation must register with the Office of Academic Advising in their School. We will need to have received confirmation from Academic Advising before we can help you. After that, contact the instructor at least 5 days prior to each exam.
The Final will be a 3-hour exam that is comprehensive of the entire course. It will be held from 9am-12noon on December 12. This is the time where the Final Exams in Calculus I, II and III are given. The Final will weight the material beyond the second Midterm, i.e., of Weeks 10-13, so that each week of the course contributes more or less equally to the determination of the course grade (see the description of the grading method below).
Anyone who misses a (quiz or) exam must make arrangements within two days of the missed exam for scheduling a make-up exam. We require proof of a valid excuse. Make-up exams will usually be given orally by the professor.
Grading: Homework and quizzes: 100 pts. (20%); Exam 1: 100 pts. (20%); Exam 2: 100 pts. (20%); Final: 200 pts. (40%)
Office Hours: Students tend to feel better about the course after coming to the office hours. If you are having difficulty with the course, I strongly urge you to see me. The weekly hours (available to walk-ins) are: W2:30-3:30 and F3 in Krieger 210. If these times are unsuitable, you may arrange an appointment (e-mail zucker@jhu.edu , or call 410-516-7403). It is a 12-year tradition that I hold office hours the evening before the Final (though I could not do it in Spring 2002 because of a conflict).
In addition, there are pooled TA office hours in the Help Room, Krieger 213, in which the Math Department TAs are on duty in shifts. The hours are:
Mon-Fri 9am-9pm with the following exception: closed Fri 5-9pm.
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Steven Zucker