# Syllabus

## General Information

Title: MA3540: Calculus III
Time: MWF 11:15-12:05PM, Th 9:30-10:45AM
Location: Hyde 316 (MWF), Hyde 315 (Th)

## Course Information and Policies

### Prerequisites

A satisfactory grade in MA2560 (or MA2500 with consent of instructor).

### Course description

This is the third course in the calculus sequence. Loosely speaking, Calculus III revisits the topics from Calculus I and II, but explores them in multiple dimensions. Topics include three-dimensional vectors, directional derivatives and the gradient, and multiple integrals. Some key theorems include Green's Theorem, Stokes' Theorem, and the Divergence Theorem. We will occasionally make use of software packages, like Sage, which is capable of doing symbolic mathematics.

### Textbook

We will be using Calculus, 6th edition (Thomson/Brooks Cole) by James Stewart. There are two different versions that you can choose from. One option is to obtain the full textbook. The second option is to obtain the multivariable version of the book, which consists of chapters of 13-18. Note: This is not the same book that I am using for Calculus I and II. I expect you to be reading the textbook. I will not be covering every detail of the textbook and the only way to achieve a sufficient understanding of the material is to be digesting the reading in a meaningful way. You should be seeking clarification about the material in the textbook whenever necessary by asking questions in class or posting questions to the course forum on our Moodle page.

### Homework

We will have two types of homework assignments.

• Daily Homework: Daily Homework will be assigned each lecture day (typically Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), and will be due the following lecture day. Students are expected to complete (or try their best to complete) each assignment before the due date. For the most part, the exercises for the Daily Homework will consist of problems from the textbook. Daily Homework will be graded on a $\checkmark$-system. There will be approximately 30-33 Daily Homework assignments and five (possibly more) of your lowest homework scores will be dropped. Your overall Daily Homework grade will be worth 15% of your final grade.

You are allowed and encouraged to work together on homework. However, each student is expected to turn in his or her own work. Lastly, students are allowed to modify their homework in light of discussions/presentations made in class; however, you are required to use the felt-tip pens provided in class.

You can find the list of homework assignments here. I reserve the right to modify the homework assignments as I see necessary.

### Exams

There will be 3 midterm exams, which are tentatively scheduled for the following Thursdays: February 23, March 29, and April 26. Each exam will be worth 15% of your overall grade. There will also be a cumulative final exam, which will be on Thursday, May 17 at 11:00am–1:30PM (Note: I'm using our Thursday at 12:30–1:45PM time slot to determine when our final exam is). The final exam is worth 20% of your overall grade. Make-up exams will only be given under extreme circumstances, as judged by me. In general, it will be best to communicate conflicts ahead of time.

### Basis for Evaluation

Category Weight Notes
Daily Homework 15% each assignment has equal weight regardless of length
Weekly Homework 20% each assignment worth 10 points
Exam 1 15% Thursday, February 23
Exam 2 15% Thursday, March 29
Exam 3 15% Thursday, April 26
Final Exam 20% Thursday, May 17 at 11:00am–1:30PM

Grades may be "massaged" at the end of the semester, but in general you should expect the grades to adhere to the standard letter-grade cutoffs.

### Attendance

Regular attendance is expected and is vital to success in this course, but you will not explicitly be graded on attendance. All students should be familiar with the university attendance policy which can be found on page 45 of the PSU Academic Catalog as well as the Academic Integrity and Fairness in Grading policies as written on pages 40-43 of the PSU Academic Catalog. The catalog may be viewed here.

### Getting Help

There are many resources available to get help. First, I recommend that you work on homework in groups as much as possible, and to come see me whenever necessary. Also, you are strongly encouraged to ask questions in the course forum on our Moodle page page, as I will post comments there for all to benefit from. To effectively post to the course forum, you will need to learn the basics of LaTeX, the standard language for typesetting in the mathematics community. See the Quick LaTeX guide for help with $\LaTeX$. If you need additional help with $\LaTeX$, post a question in the course forum on our Moodle page.

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### Math Activity Center

You can also visit the Math Activity Center, which is located in Hyde 351. This student-run organization provides peer tutoring services for most 1000 and 2000 level math courses and some 3000 level courses. Tutors are typically math majors interested in teaching math and practicing their instructional skills. You can drop in anytime during open hours.

### Student Handbook

The PSU Student Handbook addresses policies pertaining to students with disabilities, religious observation, honor code, general conduct, etc. The Handbook can be found here.

### ACT for Growth

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