MA 225 D1 Calculus III (Multivariate Calculus): Fall 2020
Lecturer: Takashi Kimura
email: kimura (at) math.bu.edu
Office: MCS 270
Office Hours: TBA
Material Covered: This is a course on the calculus of
functions of multiple variables. We study vector spaces, dot and cross
products, parametrized curves and surfaces, partial derivatives, the chain
rule, the gradient and directional derivatives, the tangent plane, critical points, Lagrange
multipliers, double and triple integrals, surface area, line integrals,
the curl and Green's Theorem, surface integrals
and Stokes Theorem, and the Divergence Theorem. We cover most of the
material in Chapters 12-17 of the text.
Lecture, Discussion Sections and Quizzes:
- Each student must be registered for the lecture section (D1) and one of the discussion sections (D2 to D6).
- Lecture Section: D1: MWF 1:25pm-2:15pm in Room KHC 101
- Lectures will take place in person and will be simulcast on zoom. They will also be recorded and posted on Blackboard afterwards.
- Attendance in lecture, either in person or remotely via zoom, is encouraged if possible. If you do attend the lectures remotely in real time, your video must be on.
- In person Students and Rotations:
- Due to social distancing, room capacity has diminished. Nonremote students will be split into rotations (groups).
- Only one rotation may attend lecture at a time. Your rotation days (days that you can attend lecture) will be emailed to you before the start of class.
- You may not trade rotation days with each other or attend on a day that you are not scheduled without explicit permission from the instructor.
- Students attending lecture in person should bring an additional tablet/laptop and headsets/earbuds to see remote students on Zoom during class.
- Discussion Sections and Quizzes:
- Discussion sections will be taught purely remotely.
- Attendance via zoom in your discussion section is mandatory. All students must have their video on in zoom during discussion sections.
- Discussion sections begin the week of 9/6.
- The discussion sections will be lead by the Teaching Fellow.
- Quiz: There will be a weekly quiz which must be taken, synchronously while visible on zoom, during each discussion section.
- All solutions to the quiz must be handwritten (not typed) and will be uploaded to Gradescope.
- At least one problem will be based on the previous week's homework set.
- No software, online services, or communications with anyone about the content of the quiz are allowed until everyone has finished working on their quiz for that week.
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No make-up quizzes will be given for any reason. However, your lowest three quiz grades will be dropped at the end of the semester.
- A student who takes a quiz in a discussion section for which they are not registered will receive a 0 for that quiz.
Textbook and Online (MyLabMath) Homework System: We will be using an online homework system called MyLab Math (MLM).
- You must purchase a passcode to access MLM since many homework problems with be assigned and machine graded on MLM.
- You will need to provide the MyMath Lab Course ID for this class: kimura46155
- If you have taken either MA 123 or MA 124 at BU in the last three semesters, you should still have access to MLM and do not need to purchase anything new.
- Otherwise, you can purchase a passcode to MLM for $69.99 directly from Pearson when you create your MLM account.
- If you are unsure if you want to take my MA 225 class, you can get 14 days free access to MLM when you register. You must pay at the end of the 14 days if you wish to keep your access going.
- Access to MLM includes an electronic version of the textbook, Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 3rd ed. Pearson, 2019, by Briggs, Cochran, Gillett, and Schulz. The Pearson eText app (iOS and Google Play) is highly recommended.
- A paperback textbook, if desired, can be obtained for $32.70 from here by logging in with the Username: Boston and Password: Terriers
- Detailed MLM registration instructions.
Homework:
- There will be two types of homework assignments:
- MyLab Math (MLM) Homeworks: Multiple choice problems which are machine graded on MyLab Math site.
- Handwritten Homeworks: Nonmultiple choice problems whose solutions must be handwritten (not typed) and uploaded to Gradescope.
- Both the MLM homework and the handwritten homeworks are due weekly. MyLab Math and Gradescope clearly display the day and time at which each assignment is due.
- Homework will generally be assigned on Tuesday and due at 3:00am the following Tuesday.
- Extensions to homework will not be granted for any reason
(including a system freeze on the night the homework is due---start your
homework early!).
Your lowest two homework grades will be dropped at the end of the
semester.
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If you feel a question was graded incorrectly on MyLab Math,
press the "How to report problem with MLM" button and follow the instructions
listed there.
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All submitted work must be your own.
Doing otherwise will be considered a violation of the academic conduct code
(see below).
Exams: There will be two midterms and a final exam which will be administered remotely.
- You will have a fixed time within (at least) a 24 hour window in which to complete and submit each exam.
- No software, online services, or communications with anyone about the content of the exam are allowed until everyone has finished working on their exam.
- All exams must be handwritten (not typed).
- The dates below indicate the start of the 24 hour window:
Midterm 1
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October 6
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Midterm 2
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November 17 (tentative)
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Final
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TBA
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Make-up exams:
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We do not give make-up exams in this course.
If you must miss an exam for some reason, contact me as soon as
possible. A valid reason for missing an exam is something truly exceptional such as a serious
illness.
Grading: Your grade for the course will be determined using the following percentages:
Each midterm exam
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15%
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Final exam
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25%
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Quiz grade
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20%
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MLM Homework grade
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10%
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Handwritten Homework grade
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10%
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Lecturer's Discretion
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5%
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Academic conduct:
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Your work and conduct in this course are governed by the
Boston University Academic Conduct Code.
This code is designed to promote high standards of
academic honesty and integrity as well as fairness.
It is your responsibility to
know and follow the provisions of the code.
In particular, all work
that you submit in this course must be your original work. If you have a question about any aspect of academic conduct, please ask.
Important dates:
- Last day to withdraw without a W grade: October 7
- Last day to withdraw with a W grade: November 6
Recording policy:
- All class sessions will be recorded for the benefit of registered students who are unable to attend live sessions (either in person or remotely) due to time zone differences, illness or other special circumstances. Recorded sessions will be made available to registered students ONLY via their password-protected Blackboard account. Students may not share such sessions with anyone not registered in the course and may certainly not repost them in a public platform. Students have the right to opt-out of being part of the class recording. Please contact your instructor or teaching assistant to discuss options for attending the course in such cases.