- Math 131, section 1. MWF 10:00-10:50, room JC217.
Math 131, section 2. MWF 11:00-11:50, room JC217.
- Office hours.
- Course prerequisite: Math 122 or Math 130.
- Multivariate calculus uses linear algebra to extend the important concepts
of single-variable calculus to higher-dimensional settings. Topics include
scalar-valued and vector-valued functions, graphs, level sets, limits and
continuity; partial derivatives, gradients, tangent planes, differentiability,
total derivatives, directional derivatives; paths, velocity, acceleration,
arclength, curvature, vector fields, divergence, curl; extrema, Hessians,
Lagrange multipliers; multiple integrals, change of variables, Jacobians;
line integrals, Green's theorem; surface integrals, Stokes' theorem, and
Gauss' theorem.
See also the
course description from
Clark's Academic Catalog.
- Textbook: Vector Calculus, second edition, by Susan Jane Colley, Prentice-Hall, 2002.
Prentice-Hall has a website for the book at
http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/colley/
- There will be numerous short assignments, mostly from the text, occassional quizzes,
two tests during the semester, and a two-hour final exam during finals week.
- The course grade will be determined from assignments and quizzes, the two midterms,
and the final exam. They will be weighed approximately 2/9 for assignments and quizzes,
2/9 for each midterm, and 3/9 for the final exam.
- Syllabus
- Course schedule
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