Summer 2001, Semester I
Instructor: Petronela
Radu
Office: WeH
6205, x8-5190
Office Hrs: Monday
,Wednesday, Friday from 10:30am to 11:30am
Tuesday, Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30
E-mail:pradu@andrew.cmu.edu
Schedule: Monday
through Friday from 9:00am to 10:20am, SH 224
Note:
The date for the second test has changed from Tuesday, 06/19 to Wednesady,
06/20.
Course
Description: This course
is designed to broaden the perspective in Calculus from
a one
dimensional point of view to a multidimensional one. The process not only
requires a
generalization
of basic concepts like differentiation and integration, but also the introduction
of some
new notions: polar coordinates, vectors, (oriented) curves and surfaces.The
material
proceeds
step by step culminating with the most important theorems of Calculus in
Three
Dimensions:
Green's Theorem, Stokes' Theorem and the Divergence Theorem. During
the
course,
the students will be provided the opportunity to demonstrate their computational
skills
and their
understanding of the basic concepts in Mathematical Analysis.
The text is Calculus by James Stewart, Chapters 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Homework
Assignments: About twice a week the students will
be required to turn in an
assignment which
will consist of 15-20 problems given in class- additional problems will
be
assigned at
the request of the students.Also, at the beginning of each class randomly
selected
students will
be asked to answer questions related to the reading assignments they received
in
the previous
lecture.
Grading
and Exams: There will be two tests and a final. The average
of the tests and final
exam will be
60 % of the final grade and the homework assignments will represent the
remaining
40%. Make-up
exams will be administered only in extreme cases.Cheating will be penalized
by
at best giving
a lower letter for the course grade.The test dates are : Tuesday 06/05,
Wednesday
06/20,
Friday 06/29.
Course
Policy: Class attendance is expected.If you miss a class
it is your responsability to
get the material
and the homework assignments from your colleagues.You may discuss your
homework assignments
with each other, but the solutions should be written up individually.
If you have any suggestions, please feel free to bring them up!