SYLLABUS

MATH 255 Vector Calculus Fall, 2008

Instructor: Ivan C. Sterling, 177 SH, x4370 (240-895-4370), isterling@smcm.edu.

Office Hours: TBA

Book: Calculus III – Marsden & Weinstein

Course Outline: Chapters 13-18

Tests and Grades: There will be five exams (worth 80% of your course grade, 16% each). One of the five exams will be the non-comprehensive final. Homework will be part of your grade (worth 20%). The homework will be collected at the beginning of class on the day it’s due. Late homework will not be accepted. After it is collected I’ll select some homework problems for the TA to grade. The exams will be the same or similar to the homework.

Dates for the exams:

F 9/19; F 10/10; F 10/31; F 11/21; Final: M 12/15 2-4:15.

Grading (roughly): 90-100% A,A-; 80-90% B+,B,B-; 70-80% C+,C,C;

60-70% D+,D,D-; 0-60% F;

Teaching Assistant: TBA; Phone: x5876; Office Hours: TBA; Review Session: TBA;