MA 1024 - Calculus IV - A-Term F13

Place/Time:

Lecture: MTRF: 3:00-3:50, AK 116

A03A:

Conference: F: 8:00-8:50, SH 308

Laboratory: W: 8:00-8:50, SH 003

A04A:

Conference: F: 1:00-1:50, HL 154

Laboratory: W: 1:00-1:50, SH 003

Instructor Info:

Prof. Burt S. Tilley

Stratton Hall 202A (508) 831-6664.

e-mail: tilley -at- wpi -dot- edu (Not read between 5:00 pm-5:00 am)
Office Hours: TRF: 12:00pm-1:00pm, or by appointment

Teaching Assistant: Joseph Gaone

Salisbury Labs 329 (508) 831-6581

e-mail: jmgaone -at- wpi -dot- edu
Office Hours: T: 11:00-12:00pm; R 2:00-3:00pm, or by appointment.

MASH: Kevin Ackerman (ksackerman -at- wpi -dot- edu):

Office Hours: ARC: T 1:00-2:00; EPC: MR 7:00-8:00

Textbook:

Vector Calculus, Marsden and Tromba, Sixth Edition, W.H. Freeman and Co., ISBN: 978-1-4292-1508-4. Topics can be found on the Instruction Page

Course Objectives:

Understand multivariable functions, limits, and continuity.
Be fluent in differentials, chain rule, directional derivatives, and gradients.
Be fluent in multivariable integrals in Cartesian, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates.
Understand the roles of definitions, theorems and proofs.
Understand how to use computer software (Maple) in multivariable calculus.

Feedback

Students will be asked to write 'minute papers' periodically throughout the semester.

Special Arrangements:

Students with disabilities who believe that they may need accommodations in this class are encouraged to contact the Office of Disability Services Office (ODS) as soon as possible to ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion. The DSO is located in the Student Development and Counseling Center and the phone number is 508-831-4908, e-mail is disabilityservices@wpi.edu

If you are eligible for course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability (whether or not you choose to use these accommodations), or if you have medical information that I should know about please make an appointment with Prof. TIlley immediately.

Classroom Etiquette:

No open/powered-up electronic devices during lecture or conference without permission from the instructor.
No photography during lecture or conference without permission of the instructor..
Keep discussion down to a minimum: activities not related to the problem at hand is disrespectful to all in the room who are participating.
Success in class: Read text before lecture, take notes, ask questions, work out lots of problems, have fun, repeat.

Academic Dishonesty:

Each student should be familiar with WPI's Academic Honesty Policy (http://www.wpi.edu/offices/policies/honesty) All acts of fabrication, plagiarism, cheating and facilitation will be prosecuted according to the University's policy. If you are unsure whether your intented actions are considered academically honest or not, please see Prof. Tilley!

Deliverables:

There are many skills that you will develop in this course, besides the pencil-paper mode of working in Calculus. They are (along with their weight in your final grade):

Deliverable	Description	Due Date/Time	Grade Weight
Textbook Homework:	Homework sets will be posted each week on myWPI in the Assignments section. These assignments at the beginning of lecture on Thursday. A random subset of these problems will be graded for the score. The homework will be returned to you during the following Friday conference. The format for an acceptable homework solution is given here. The two lowest written homework scores are dropped. No late homework is accepted. Practice problems from the text are listed on the deliverables page. You are not expected to solve all of the Practice Problems: Do as many as you need to understand the material before trying to solve the collected written homework.	Monday Lecture 3:05pm	10 %
WebWorK:	These online exercises will use WebWorK, a web-based collection of programs for submission of homework. WebWorK provides immediate feedback to students and gives them the opportunity to correct mistakes during the process. These problem sets are listed on the deliverables page, and each assignment is of equal weight. The lowest three WebWork assigments will not be included when calculating the overall average.	2:00 pm on the due date	10 %
Laboratory Assignments:	There are six lab reports which compose this grade. The laboratory is based on the symbolic manipulator Maple, and they are done completely in the laboratory period. The laboratory is in SH 003. There is no credit for late laboratory reports, nor are there make-up opportunities for the lab reports.	Laboratory Page	15 %
Exams:	Three one-hour comprehensive exams will be administered for all students taking MA 1024A. The exams are closed book, with no notes or calculators permitted. Please make arrangements now so that there are no conflicts with the time and date for the exam (during the lecture period). Approximately half of the points of the exams will come verbatim from the written homework assignments.	September 13, 2013 September 27, 2013 October 17, 2013	20% 20% 25%

Additional Help/Tutoring

Math Tutoring Center: The Mathematics Tutoring Center is available for any WPI student taking a course in calculus, differential equations, statistics, and linear algebra. The MTC is located in Stratton 002A and is open Monday-Thursday 10am-8pm and Friday 10am-4pm. You do not need an appointment, but can drop in at any time.

Grading:

Final grades will be assigned as A,B,C,I, or NR. I do not discuss grades by e-mail. In general, grades will be distributed approximately as follows:

A: 90-100%

B: 80-89%

C: 68-79%

NR: other