MATH 2339: Calculus and Analytical Geometry (III)
Fall, 2009

Course schedule

Textbook:     Essential Calculus. Early Transcendentals   by James Stewart, published by Thomson Brooks/Cole in 2007.

Homework policy:

• Homework will be assigned each week and due at the beginning of class each Monday. (If a Monday is a holiday, then homework is due on Wednesday in the same week.) Late homework will NOT be accepted.
• It is very important that you attempt the problems by yourself first. The effort you spend on homework will help to consolidate/improve your understanding, which will make you better prepared for the exams. Consulting with others are encouraged, but only after your own serious attempts.
• You do not need to type your answers. But you should write legibly, and write your solutions in a connected, step-by-step manner, with explanatory sentences if necessary. Writing down only the final answer is not a good practice and therefore not acceptable.

Math TA help sections:   Monday through Thursday, 4:30--7:30 pm, at Clements Hall, Room 225.

Exams:     There will be three midterm exams (in-class, 50 minutes). All students are expected to take exams on time . Exceptions are granted only with acceptable reasons and with permission from the instructor. There will be a 3-hour comprehensive final on a university scheduled date. For all the exams: No calculators, books, lectures notes are allowed. But you can use a formula sheet that you prepare for the exams. (The formula sheet is not to exceed 1 page, size A4, you can write on both sides).

Grading:    

Homework	Class attendance	Midterm 1	Midterm 2	Midterm 3	Final exam
7%	2%	22 %	22 %	21 %	26 %

Educational outcomes:  

Minimum requirements include being able to do the following
1. Compute dot and cross products and manipulate vectors in 2-d and 3-d.
2. Find equations of lines and planes that satisfy given conditions in 3-d.
3. Compute partial derivatives.
4. Solve optimization problems in multi-dimensions.
5. Compute double integrals and triple integrals (in various coordinates); compute line integrals.

Dates to note:     2009-2010 academic calendar

• Sept 1:   Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing.
• Sept 11:   Last day to declare pass/fail, no credit or first-year repeated course grading options. Last day to request excused absence for observance of a religious holiday.
• Nov 10:   Last day to drop a course.
• Oct 12-13, Monday - Saturday:   Fall break;  
• Dec 9:   Last day of instruction for this course.
• Final exam:   Location: Hyer Hall 102 Time: Thursday, Dec 17, 11:30 AM - 2:30 PM
  

Honor Code:     Please review the Honor Code documented in the SMU Undergraduate handbook. The highest level of academic integrity will be expected.

University-wide regulations:    

• Disability Accommodations: If you need disability accommodations, you must first contact Ms. Rebecca Marin, Coordinator, Services for Students with Disabilities (214-768-4557) to establish eligibility for accommodations. Then you should schedule an appointment with the professor to make appropriate arrangements.
• Religious Observance: Religiously observant students wishing to be absent on holidays that require missing class should notify their professors in writing at the beginning of the semester, and should discuss with them, in advance, acceptable ways of making up any work missed because of the absence. (University Policy No.1.9.)
• Excused Absence for University Extracurricular Activities: Students participating in an officially sanctioned, scheduled university extracurricular activity will be given the opportunity to make up class assignments missed as a result of their participation. It is the responsibility of the student to make arrangements with the instructor prior to any missed scheduled exam or assignment for making up the work. (University Undergraduate Catalog.)

External links:

• Stewartcalculus.com (webpage for the textbook)
• Calculus.org
• Prof. Strang's book on Calculus
• Multivariable Calculus, (MIT OCW)
• plotting parametric surfaces