Cal Poly Mathematics

Math 143-06, Calculus III
Winter 2009

Time: MTRF 1-2
Location: Building 38, Room 221

Instructor: Dr. Ben Richert
Office: Building 25, Room 325
Office phone: (75)6-1681
Office hours: M:12-1,3-4; T:10-11; R:12-1; F:10-11; and by appointment.
Email: brichert@calpoly.edu
Anonymous Feedback Form: http://www.calpoly.edu/~brichert/teaching/143/feedback06.html

Course description: Having learned about a set of basic tools (limits, differentiation, integration, etc.) in Calculus I and II, we now explore a higher level of techniques, including parameterizations, sequences, series, three-space, and vector functions. As well as being valuable (and interesting!) in their own right, these concepts really set the stage for Calc IV.

Course home page: http://www.calpoly.edu/~brichert/teaching/143/143-06.html, or access via Blackboard.

Text: James Stewart, Calculus, fifth edition, Brooks/Cole Publishing, 2003.

Syllabus: We will be working through chapters 11-14 of Stewart's Calculus in this course.

Prerequisites: Math 142.

Grades: Grades will be based on homework, two midterms, and a cumulative final exam. Each of the midterms and the final counts for 28%. The homework counts for 16%. In the computation of your grade, the lower of your two midterm scores will be replaced by the score you received on the final, if that will improve your standing.

Reading: Students are expected to read the section of the text to be covered on a given day before the lecture. You can find the section number for a given day under the Homework tab on Blackboard (or go directly to http://www.calpoly.edu/~brichert/teaching/143/homework06.html

Homework: Homework will be due twice a week---those problems assigned Monday and Tuesday will be due on Friday, while those assigned Thursday and Friday will be due the following Tuesday. Your lowest homework score will be dropped and therefore no late homework will be accepted. Each homework assignment will be worth 10 points, determined as follows. First, a single problem will be chosen and graded on a scale of 0 to 5. The other 5 points will be awarded based on the grader's perception of the completeness of the assignment (a totally complete assignment is worth 5 points; missing or incomplete problems will result in points being deducted).

Exams: There will be two in-class exams and one cumulative final. Exam 1 is scheduled for Tuesday, February 3rd. Exam 2 is scheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd. The cumulative final will be held from 1-4pm on Wednesday, March 18th.