SYLLABUS


MATH 255 Vector Calculus Spring, 2019



Instructor: Ivan C. Sterling, 177 SH, cell 240-431-8185, isterling@smcm.edu.


Office Hours: TBA & by appt


Book: Calculus III – Marsden & Weinstein


Course Outline: Chapters 13-18


Tests and Grades: There will be four exams (worth 80% of your course grade, 20% each). One of the four 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: R 9/26; R 10/24; R 11/21; Final: M 12/16 7-9:15 pm.


Grading(roughly) 90-100% A,A-;80-90% B+,B,B-;70-80% C+,C,C;60-70% D+,D;0-60% F;


You can earn up to 3 extra % to your final grade for Natural Science & Math (NSM) Colloquium attendance. Two points for a Math/CS lecture & one for others. Email me to let me know after you attended.


Teaching Assistant: Kyler Crank, kbcrank@smcm.edu, phoneTBA, Office Hours: TBA, Review Session: TBA


Drop w/noFee Deadline Friday Sep 6th → Drop w/fee Deadline Monday Sep 16th → Withdraw Deadline Friday Nov 8th ; Midterm grades due: Monday October 28th


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At the completion of MATH 255, students will be able to explain the theoretical bases of various dramatic genres as demonstrated by illustrating them with examples from plays of different eras.

At the completion of MATH 255, students will be able to structure the relationship between algebra and geometry as demonstrated by converting systems of equations to objects in three dimensions (lines, planes, spheres) and vice versa.

At the completion of MATH 255, students will be able to use the rules of calculus with vectors as demonstrated by computing directional derivatives of multivariable functions.

At the completion of MATH 255, students will be able to coordinate various conditions for and consequences of conservativity of vector fields as demonstrated by manipulating the conditions and consequences within problems on vector fields.

At the completion of MATH 255, students will be able to use the Stokes and Divergence theorems as demonstrated by computing special volume and surface integrals.