Multivariable Calculus (Math 212)

Multivariable Calculus - Math 212 Section 002

Spring 2011

Instructor: Dr. Danielle O'Donnol
Office: Herman Brown 452
E-mail: odonnol AT rice DOT edu

Course Information

Meeting time: MWF 11:00-11:50 am
Location: Herzstein Hall Amphitheater
Website: http://math.rice.edu/~dso1/212s11/

Office Hours: Mondays 1:15pm--2:15pm, Thursdays 11am--12noon and 1:15pm--2:15pm
Help Session: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 7pm to 9pm
Help Session Location:

Mondays (only on exam weeks)	HRZ 210
Tuesdays	HRZ 212
Wednesdays	HRZ 212
Thursdays	HRZ 212

TAs: Darren Ong, Natalie Durgin, Diego Vela, Jake Fillman, and James Cooper

During Study Days Help Sessions:

Monday	2pm to 4pm	Room: SEW 301
Tuesday	1:30pm to 3:30pm	Room: SEW 301

Final Exam

on Wednesday April 27th from 7pm to 10pm,

DCH 1042 (if your last name starts with B or C), 1046 (if your last name starts with U, V, W, Y, or Z), and 1055 (else).

It is the policy of the mathematics department that no final may be given early to accommodate student travel plans.
All exams are pledged, closed book, and there are no calculators allowed.

final-spring2010
final-spring2002
final-spring2003

In addition here are some other problems that you can work on:

Section 8.2: 11, 15, and 23.

Section 8.3: 3, 4, 7, 16, nd 17.

Section 8.4: 3, 7, 8, 13, and 18.

7pm in Herzstein Hall Amphitheater

If you have a conflict it is your responsibility to talk to me ahead of time.
All exams are pledged, closed book, and there are no calculators allowed.

not

midterm#3-fall2008

7pm in Herzstein Hall Amphitheater

If you have a conflict it is your responsibility to talk to me ahead of time.
All exams are pledged, closed book, and there are no calculators allowed.

not

midterm#2-fall2008 and Solutions-fall2008
midterm#2-spring2006 and Solutions-spring2006
midterm#2-spring2005 this one has the solutions on the following pages.

7pm in Herzstein Hall Amphitheater

If you have a conflict it is your responsibility to talk to me ahead of time.
All exams are pledged, closed book, and there are no calculators allowed.

not

midterm#1-spring2006 and Solutions-spring2006
midterm#1-spring2003
midterm#1-fall2002
midterm#1-fall2001

Text: Vector Calculus by Jerrold E. Marsden and Anthony J. Tromba, 5th edition.

The textbook for the course is a useful guide. You should carefully study the sections we cover in class. The subject material is not merely one-dimensional calculus with more variables. You will learn the role played by geometry in real-world physical systems, as we cover sections from all 8 chapters in the book.

Requirements: It is your responsibility to understand the material from both the book and lectures for those sections covered.

Homework: You can find the homework assignments on Owlspace. Homework will be assigned weekly, and will be due in class on Fridays (except when Friday is a holiday, then it is due on Monday). If you need it turn it in early you may turn it in at my office under my office door. Your submitted work must be stapled together. Late homework will not be accepted. To compensate for the firm policy against late homework, the two lowest homework scores will not count towards your average.

Homework is not pledged, and you may find it helpful to work with others to solve the homework problems. However, the write-up you hand in must be your work alone. Although you are free to get outside help on your homework, any attempt to falsify your grade is still in violation of the honor code.

Exams: There will be three exams during the semester and a final exam. The exams will be pledged and closed book. Calculators will not be allowed. The exams will be held outside of class. The exams are scheduled for February 9th, March 9th and April 6th at 7pm.

Exam Regrades: If you believe there has been an error in the grading of your exam, please submit for a regrade, your exam together with a written explanation of the error found. All regrading requests must be submitted within a week from the time the exams were returned to the class.

Grade Breakdown: Your grade in the class will be based on the following weights, where the lowest of the midterm exam will be dropped:

Homework:	20%
Exam I:	20%
Exam II:	20%
Exam III:	20%
Final Exam:	40%

So one of the grades from Exam I, II or III will be dropped from your final grade in the class.

Final Exams: It is the policy of the mathematics department that no final may be given early to accommodate student travel plans. We will not know when the final in this course will be scheduled for some time. Therefore, if you should make plans to travel before the end of final exam period, and it turns out that the final for this course is after your scheduled departure date, you will have to choose between keeping your plans and receiving zero for the final, or incurring the costs for changing your plans and taking the final at its scheduled time. Thanks for your understanding.

Note: Any student with a documented disability requiring accommodations is requested to speak with me during the first week of class. All such discussions will remain confidential. Students with disabilities need to also contact Disability Support Services in the Allen Center.

Tentative Schedule:

Week	Sections
1(1/10)	1.1, 1.2, 1.3
2(1/17)	1.3, 1.4, (1.5)
3(1/24)	2.1, 2.2, 2.3
4(1/31)	2.4, 2.5, 2.6
5(2/7)	3.1, 3.3
6(2/14)	3.4, (5.1), 5.2
7(2/21)	5.3, 5.4, 5.5
	Spring Break
8(3/7)	6.1, 6.2
9(3/14)	4.2, 4.3, 4.4
10(3/21)	7.1, 7.2 [Spring Recess]
11(3/28)	7.3, 7.4
12(4/4)	7.5, 7.6
13(4/11)	8.1, 8.2
14(4/18)	8.3, 8.4