Math 126 D - Calculus III - Autumn 2013

Lectures

Monday/Wednesday/Friday
1:30-2:20 in Mary Gates Hall (MGH) 389

Instructor

Boris Solomyak
Padelford C-328
Phone: 206-685-1307
solomyak 'at' math.washington.edu

Office Hours

Monday/Wednesday 3:00-4:00 in PDL C-328, and by appointment (starting September 30)

Topics

Information Sheet
Calculator Policy
The Course
Syllabus and Homework Assignments
Grades
Homework
Exams
Quiz Section and TA's
The Textbook
Final Exam location and ground rules.

Math 126 Note to Student
Taylor Notes: During the last three weeks of the class we will be using locally produced notes instead of the textbook. They are available at this link.

The Course

This course covers a collection of somewhat diverse topics: vectors and vector functions, polar coordinates, calculus on vector functions, lines and planes, curvature, multi-variable functions, partial derivatives, optimization, double integrals, Taylor polynomials and Taylor series.

Grades

Your grade is determined by how you do relative to the class as a whole. Grades will be based on total score earned. Your score will be made up of the following

Homework--10 %
2 Midterms--27 % each
Final--36 %

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Homework

will be assigned regularly, see the calendar for the problems due. You are responsible for all the problems assigned (i.e. any of it could appear on the exams). You will complete homework through an online website called webassign. The assignments will be due on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 p.m. You will have an opportunity to ask questions about the homework during the quiz sections. Homework is the most important part of the course! You can only learn mathematics by DOING it!

Exams

There will be 2 midterm exams. They will be given on the dates listed in the calendar. They are 50 minutes long and will be given in Quiz Section. You must bring a Photo ID to all exams.

Final Exam

will take place from 1:30pm to 4:20pm on Saturday, December 7. Note that this is not the time listed in the final exam schedule. Students MUST PETITION IN ADVANCE if they have a legitimate reason to take a make-up final. Petition forms are available in the Math Advising Office, C-36.

Final Exam Location:

Sections Location

DA-DD TBA

Sections	Location
DA-DD	TBA

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Rules for taking exams

You are allowed to use one handwritten 8.5 by 11 sheet of notes.
Graphing calculators are not allowed.
There are no make-up exams. If you have a compelling and well-documented reason for missing a test, your other tests will be weighted more heavily. Speak to the professor about it as early as possible!

Quiz section

On Tuesdays and Thursdays you will meet with a Teaching Assistant in a smaller group. This gives you a chance to get more of your homework questions answered. Some days there will be a worksheet that you can work on while the TA circulates and answers questions. On some weeks there will be a practice midterm exam. The midterm exams will be held in Quiz Section.

The TA's are:

Sections	Name	Office	Email
DA & DB	Kristin DeVleming	PDL C-8F	kdev 'at' math.washington.edu
DC & DD	Karthik Iyer	PDL C-430	karthik2 'at' math.washington.edu

Text

Multivariable Calculus by James Stewart (this is a custom text for UW --- you may also use Calculus: Early Transcendentals, seventh edition by Stewart).

Calculators

You will need a scientific calculator for Math 126. Graphing calculators are not allowed on quizzes and exams.

The scientific calculator must have trigonometric functions, like Sin and Cos, as well as logarithms and exponentials (ln and exp).

The calculator must not be a graphing calculator. A graphing calculator is any device with a multiline display that has the ability to graph mathematical functions. Examples are the TI-86 or the HP-49G. See your instructor before the first quiz if you are not certain if your calculator is acceptable.

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Mathematics Department

University of Washington