our textbook, Multivariable Calculus, 7th ed,
Stewart, Cengage (ISBN-13: 978-0-538-49787-9), is loaned free for your use
this semester by your instructor. The ISBN is provided if you would like
to order and own your own copy.
Mathematica, a computer algebra system that Delta College offers
free to registered students through a site license. Follow these
instructions
to use Mathematica Online or download and install the application and
documentation on your computer.
Useful Materials:
TI-89 graphing calculator, or similar. The instructor will demonstrate
primarily with Mathematica and Desmos.
Attendance:
Attendance in our course is measured only by on-time completion of
assessments.
If you complete all assessments assigned for a given week on-time you are
marked "present" for the week, otherwise you are marked "absent".
Official Course Dates:
This course does not meet during the Delta College Labor Day Break
(Saturday, August 31-Tuesday, September 3) or during the Delta College
Thanksgiving Break (Wednesday, November 27-Sunday, December 1).
Student Resources and College Policies
There are many excellent resources that you can benefit from and many
college policies that you should be aware of all gathered at one place:
https://www.delta.edu/students/.
I answer your emails in the order they are received, usually within 24
hours. I will use your Delta College email address.
Reading
Read through the sections that we will cover. Work through the
examples.
Recommended exercises
Test yourself by doing the recommended exercises listed on our section
outlines and make notes of any exercises that you have questions about.
Though you will not hand these in as homework, you are expected to be
able to do these problems. Some of these exercises may be similar to or
may form the basis of exam problems.
Office hours
Office hours, in-person or online, are open times for you to come and
have your individual questions answered.
Homework
I expect that you will be assigned approximately 60 homework exercises
this semester. I will help you learn to write complete and correct
solutions.
You can collaborate and compare solutions with classmates while you work
on your homework, but you must write your solutions yourself.
Exams
The three exams will feature important concepts and exercises similar to
those from the homework and text.
Exam solutions will be evaluated for the correctness of the explanations
and answers. The answers alone will be worth very little credit.
Technology
You will need to use both Desmos and Mathematica at various times
throughout the course to produce graphs and diagrams for problems.
You will need to learn to draw accurate, effective, and complete graphs
and diagrams by hand.
Practice producing graphs and diagrams both by hand and with appropriate
technology.
Graphing calculators such as the TI-Nspire or TI-89 may be helpful, but are
not required.
I will demonstrate primarily with Mathematica and Desmos.
Deadlines
Homework will be submitted once a week at the beginning of class.
Exams will be given in class.
Late homework is not accepted and there are no make-ups for missed exams.
Contact me ahead of time if you have a conflict with a deadline and we
will find a mutually agreeable solution.
Your percentage scores on the three exams will each represent 25% of
your grade.
Your percentage score on the total of your homework exercises will
represent 25% of your grade.
Add these four components then round up to the nearest whole percentage to
determine your letter grade.
A (93%-100%), A- (90%-92%), B+ (87%-89%), B (83%-86%), B- (80%-82%),
C+ (77%-79%), C (73%-76%), C- (70%-72%), D+ (67%-69%), D (63%-66%),
D- (60%-62%), F (0%-59%).
Each week I will return your graded papers and a copy of your current grade
report, including your scores on all assessments taken to date. Review your grade
report to make sure that it is accurate.