Math 143-13, Calculus III
Winter 2010
Time: MTWR 3-4
Location: Building 38, Room 202
Instructor: Dr.
Ben Richert
Office: Building 25, Room 325
Office phone: (75)6-1681
Office hours: M: 12:10-1; T: 9:10-10, 12:10-1; W: 10:10-11; R: 12:10-1; and by appointment.
Email: brichert@calpoly.edu
Anonymous Feedback
Form: http://www.calpoly.edu/~brichert/teaching/143/feedback13.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: Blackboard
on my.calpoly.edu (or go directly to
http://www.calpoly.edu/~brichert/teaching/143/143-13.html).
Text: James Stewart, Calculus, 5th
edition, Brooks/Cole Publishing, 2003.
Syllabus: We will be working through
chapters 1-5 of Stewart's Calculus in this course.
Prerequisites: Math 142.
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/homework13.html
Grades: Grades will be based
on homework (online and written), two midterms, and a cumulative final
exam--each component counting for 25% of your final score. 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.
Homework: Homework is due
twice a week---those problems assigned Monday and Tuesday will be due
on Thursday, while those assigned Wednesday and Thursday 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 consist of two components, an online component and a written
component. The online homework is your chance to practice some of the
basic skills of the course in a forum that provides instant
feedback pertaining to those basic skills. The written
component gives you a chance to learn by doing in a more comprehensive
manner: you will use the basic tools of calculus to solve
problems and communicate your solutions. Overall, the
online portion of the homework is worth 9% of your final grade, while
the written portion is worth 16% (totalling to 25%). You can find
the current homework assignment under the Homework tab on Blackboard,
(or go directly to
http://www.calpoly.edu/~brichert/teaching/141/homework02.html).
Exams: There will be two
in-class exams and one cumulative final. Exam 1 is tentatively
scheduled for Tuesday, February 2nd. Exam 2 is tentatively scheduled for Monday, March 1st.. No
makeup midterms will be given. The final will be held from 1pm
- 4pm, Monday, March 15.
Furlough Days: Cal Poly
faculty are required to take six furlough days during the Winter
quarter. This will result in the cancellation of lecture and office
hours on 1/19, 2/8, 2/16, and 3/8.
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