LECTURES: MTW-12, Krieger 300 -- Prof. Zucker
SECTION: F-12, Maryland 104 -- T.A.: Hamid Hezari
TEXTBOOKS: Colley, Vector Calculus, 2nd ed.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schey, div, grad, curl, and all that, 3rd ed.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . [written material distributed or posted by the professor]
GRADING: Homework: 20%; Exam 1: 25%; Exam 2: 20%; Final Exam: 35%.
The final exam is to be viewed as "Exam 3 plus Comprehensive".
OFFICE HOURS: The weekly hours
(available
to walk-ins) are
M9:30-10:30 and W2:15-3:30 in Krieger 210. If these times
are unsuitable, you may
arrange
an appointment (e-mail zucker@jhu.edu , or call 410-516-7403).
HOMEWORK: Homework is assigned each week and is due by 1:00pm the following Monday, unless stated otherwise. It is returned in section that week. Ordinarily, we will not accept late homework.
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 evening. They 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. It will be held Tues May 17, 2-5pm. 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.
Anyone who misses an exam must make arrangements within two days of the missed exam for scheduling a make-up exam. We require proof of a valid excuse.
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 SEMESTER BY THE WEEK: (following the contents of Colley)
The basic unit of time within the course is the week. Find below an approximate schedule for the course. This schedule may get changed during the course of the semester, but such changes will be announced.
Week 1 (of 1/31/05). Introduction, Ch. 1.1-1.3
Week 2 (of 2/7). Ch. 1.4-1.7
Week 3 (of 2/14). Ch. 2.1-2.2
Week 4 (of 2/21). Ch. 2.3-2.4
Week 5 (of 2/28). Ch. 2.5-2.7
Week 6 (of 3/7). Ch. 4.2-4.3
SPRING BREAK
Week 7 (of 3/21). [EXAM 1 (on Weeks 1-5)], Ch. 4.3, 3.1-3.2
Week 8 (of 3/28). Ch. 6.1, 6.3, 6.4
Week 9 (of 4/4). Ch. 5.1-5.6
Week 10 (of 4/11). Ch. 6.2, 7.1, 3.3-3.4
Week 11 (of 4/18). [EXAM 2 (on Weeks 6-9)], Ch. 7.2
Week 12 (of 4/25). Ch. 7.2-7.4
Week 13 (of 5/2). Ch. 8
BASIC PREMISES: It is expected that you make use of the lectures, the textbook, documents placed in this "HCalc3S05" 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. 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 prior to the lecture. If you never did that before, try it! you'll be surprised how much it helps.
The TA should not be expected to work out assigned problems that are due for submission.
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.)