Math 234:
Calculus 3

Syllabus



Textbook Calculus and Analytic Geometry by G.B. Thomas and R.L. Finney, 9th edition,
Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, ISBN # 0-201-53175-5.

Lectures MWF 11:30AM-12:20PM, C212 Wells Hall.

Office hours: MWF 10:30-11:20AM, A307 Wells Hall.

Recitation TU 11:30AM-12:20PM, C103 Wells Hall.

Teach. Assistant Aurelia Minut, A542 Wells Hall;
E-mail: minutaur@pilot.msu.edu.

Policy The final grade for the course will be based on:

-- three midterms (100 points each);
-- weekly quizzes (100 points);
-- uniform comprehensive final exam (200 points).

Usual grading scale:
4.0 = 90 - 100 %     3.5 = 83 - 89 %     3.0 = 75 - 82 %     2.5 = 68 - 74 %
2.0 = 60 - 67 %       1.5 = 55 - 59 %     1.0 = 50 - 54 %     0.0 = 0 - 49 %

You are expected to attend every class and to read the appropriate sections of the text before coming to class.
Attendance and active participation to class life will be also taken into consideration when computing the final grade.

All exams are closed-book. No cheat-sheets and notes are allowed. You must bring your picture I.D. card to every exam. Make-up exams will be given only in case of an emergency or if a valid excuse is given and verified in advance.

Homework will be mandatory but it will not be collected; though, the weekly quizzes will be based on the homework assignments. You are free to (and encouraged to) work together on the homework assignments.

I expect that you spend about two hours studying for every hour of classtime. I hope that you will find this course interesting and wish you a lot of success. :) :)

Learning Center The Math Learning Center (located in the A-wing of Wells Hall) help during the following hours:

   Sunday 4 - 7PM;
   Monday-Thursday 9AM - noon, 1 - 4PM, 7 - 10PM;
   Friday 9AM - noon.

Important dates Martin Luther King day, no classes: January 18.

Close of computer/telephone enrollment: January 15. From January 19 to 25 you MUST go to A-212 Wells Hall to late add or change sections.

Last day for you to drop a course and receive a 100% refund; Last day to change to a lower level course: February 5.

Last day for you to drop a course without receiving a number grade: March 3.

Spring break, no class: March 6-14.

Common Final Exam: TBA.

Course Outline The following is a tentative plan for this course.

Page and section numbers refer to the text Calculus by G.B. Thomas and R.L. Finney, 9th edition, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, ISBN # 0-201-53175-5.

Lesson Section Page Problems
1 10.1 page 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 16, 17, 21, 29, 31, 35, 41.
2 10.2 page 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 27, 41, 47, 51, 53, 67, 69.
3 10.3 page 3, 7, 9, 11, 17, 23, 27, 29, 35, 37, 57, 59.
4 10.4 page 3, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 25-33 odd, 37, 39.
5 10.5 page 1, 3, 7, 9, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 55, 59, 61, 65, 67, 69.
6 10.6 page 1-11 odd, 17, 21, 25, 27, 33, 37, 45-75 every other odd.
7 10.7 page 3, 7, 9, 15, 19, 21, 23, 29, 33, 41.
8 11.1 page 1, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 27, 31, 33, 39.
9 11.3 page 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15.
10 12.1 page 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 11, 23, 30, 37, 41.
11 12.2 page 5, 9, 15, 17, 19, 29, 35, 37, 51, 53, 58.
12 12.3 page 11, 12, 16, 25, 29, 35, 43, 45, 49, 52, 67, 75.
13 12.4 page 3, 5, 7, 9, 15, 17, 19, 25c, 26b, 27c, 29, 31.
14 12.5 page 3, 5, 7, 9, 12, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37.
15 12.6 page 1, 3, 5, 8, 9, 10.
16 12.7 page 5-31 odd, 34, 40, 43, 47, 49, 53.
17 12.8 page 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 31-41 odd, 42.
18 13.1 page 3-13 odd, 20, 23-35 odd, 39, 41, 43, 47.
19 13.2 page 7, 9, 13, 17, 19, 21.
20 13.3 page 1, 3, 7, 13, 15, 18, 21, 23, 27.
21 13.4 page 5, 9, 13, 15, 21ac, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43.
22 13.6 page 5, 7, 13, 15, 17, 25, 29, 31a, 39, 45, 49, 53, 55, 61, 67, 70, 71.
23 14.1 page 1-9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21.
24 14.2 page 1, 3, 7-23 odd, 37, 39.
25 14.3 page 1-11 odd, 15-25 odd, 29, 31.
26 14.4 page 3-11 odd, 15-23 odd, 26, 35.
27 14.5 page 1, 3, 5, 7, 11-23 odd, 27, 29, 39.
28 14.7 page 1-11 odd, 19, 21, 23.
29 14.8 page 3-15 odd, 23, 25.

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