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Quizzes will be every Tuesday, beginning the 2nd week of the semester - unless there is an exam.
The Math Department is setting a weekly puzzle question. Each Monday, the question is posted outside the Math Main Office, Carver 396. No cash prizes, just a certificate for the first correct solution each week. But the problems are nice and you could certainly have a go at them. Complete Contest rules are also posted outside Carver 396.
Here is a page with some animations - you can see a curve with the tangent and normal vector moving along, the cross product of two vectors etc. You only need a Java-enabled browser. Still under construction - email me with comments! What else would you like to see? eg a rotating curve producing a surface? tangent lines? distance between planes? More difficult is stuff where you get to input data beyond the control panel, directly into the picture. But it can be done, I hope to add to this site over time.
265 G1: MTRF 1.10-2 in 0298 Carver
265 M1: MTRF 3.10-4 in 0174 Carver
Experience shows that attending lectures really works better than just reading books. If you did not attend a lecture for whatever reason, it is your responsibility to find out and learn whatever was covered in that lecture (do you know anybody who took notes?).
The first class is Monday, August 25, 2008, and the last class is Friday, December 12, 2008. There are no classes on Labor Day (9/1) and during Thanksgiving Break (11/24-28). In the week Dec 15-19, there will be the Final exam. I will publish the exact date here as soon as I know it. Do check the ISU website (Students/Exam schedules), but note that our Final will be published under large group exams.
| Varberg-Purcell-Rigdon Calculus Prentice/Hall, Ninth Edition. Publisher's website for the book. Note - this has changed, math content is only accessible with a 'Student Access Kit', essentially a code which came with a new textbook. Pro - it is valid for Cal I, II, and III. Con - if you have a used book, it will cost $55 extra. |
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Suggested Homework - this will not be graded, but is important for success in this class. Ask questions about it in class and/or office hour if you get stuck! Before you do that, make sure that you read the relevant section of the textbook. They usually have a worked example that is quite close. It may also be helpful to try a related odd-numbered problem first with the answer in the back of the textbook.
WebCT is a tool for publishing your grades with statistics like average, max/min.
The Math Help Room is staffed by students who can help with questions, too. It opens the second week of the semester.
Consulting Hours are the times when you can drop into my office to see me in person. Apart from these regular hours, you can also make appointments via email. In that case, please check my schedule and suggest a time.
A syllabus and objectives for this course may be found on the departmental calculus page. This lists the material and the skills you will learn in this course with an approximate timescale and is the basis for the departmental common exams.
Your course grade will be determined from (percentages subject to adjustment):
[15%] Quizzes. On Tuesday of each week without an exam, a 10-minute quiz will be given. This portion of your course grade will be determined by your best quiz scores. There will be no make-ups, but the lowest 3 quiz scores will be dropped. Quiz problems may address anything covered from the previous Tuesday up to and including the previous Friday.
[10%] Report on project. One small project will be assigned after Exam 2. Working in small teams you will use Calculus to explore some scientific problem and report your results. These projects will make use of the software MATLAB.
[45%] Exams - 3 hour exams will be given, worth 15 percentage points each.
If you believe that you have a disability that qualifies under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and requires accommodations, you should contact the Disability Resources (DR) office for information on appropriate policies and procedures. DR is located on the main floor of the Student Services Building, Room 1076; their phone is 515-294-6624. The next step is to see me. I am happy to assist with accommodations, but I will not provide them retroactively (so get it done before the first exam!).
This webpage is http://www.public.iastate.edu/~roettger/265/homepage.html
