Fall 2009 Course Syllabus
Course: 2043.010.
Course Title: Calculus III.
Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:00AM - 9:40AM.
Place: 203 Barton Hall.
Instructor: Nakamura, Kei.
Instructor Office: 433 Wachman Hall.
Instructor Email: kei.nakamura@temple.edu
Instructor Phone: (215) 204-3972.
Course Web Page: http://www.math.temple.edu/~nakamura/teaching/09fall/math2043.html
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:50AM - 11:00AM.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or higher in Math 0086 or Math 1042, Calculus II, or transfer credit for a course equivalent to Math 0086 or Math 1042.
Textbook: \emph{Calculus - Early Transcendentals} by Jon Rogawski, published by W. H. Freeman \& Co.
Course Goals: To teach students concepts and techniques of multi-variable and vector calculus.
Topics Covered: Vectors in two or three dimensions, lines and planes in space, vector functions and their derivatives, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and vector calculus.
Course Grading: Your score for the course will be the higher of the two scores, computed according to the following schemes: \\ \hspace{7mm} (Scheme 1) 22\% Midterm 1, 22\% Midterm 2, 22\% Quizzes/Homework, 34\% Final; \\ \hspace{7mm} (Scheme 2) 11\% Lower Midterm, 22\% Higher Midterm, 22\% Quizzes/Homework, 45\% Final. \\ Your score for the course will then be converted to a letter grade as follows: \\ \hspace{7mm} 100-93 A, 92-90 A-, 89-87 B+, 86-83 B, 82-80 B-, 79-77 C+, 76-73 C, 72-70 C-, 69-65 D+, 64-55 D, 54-50 D-, 49-0 F.
Exam Dates: Exams are common to and uniform among all sections. The location for each exam will be announced a few days before the exam. The time for each exam is set as follows: \\ \hspace{7mm} (Midterm 1) Monday, October 12, 5:50PM - 7:20PM; \\ \hspace{7mm} (Midterm 2) Monday, November 23, 5:50PM - 7:20PM; \\ \hspace{7mm} (Final) Monday, December 14, 3:30PM - 5:30PM.
Attendance Policy: The attendance is required.
Any student who has a need for accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss the specific situation as soon as possible. Contact Disability Resources and Services at (215) 204-1280, 100 Ritter Annex, to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.
Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed here.
Students will be charged for a course unless a withdrawal form is processed by a registration office of the University by the Drop/Add deadline date given below. For this semester, the crucial dates are as follows:
- The first day of classes is Monday, August 31.
- Labor Day is Monday, September 7.
- The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, September 14.
- Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26.
- The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, November 2.
- The last day of classes is Wednesday, December 9.
During the first two weeks of the fall or spring semester or summer sessions, students may withdraw from a course with no record of the class appearing on the transcript. In weeks three through nine of the fall or spring semester, or during weeks three and four of summer sessions, the student may withdraw with the advisor's permission. The course will be recorded on the transcript with the instructor's notation of "W," indicating that the student withdrew. After week nine of the fall or spring semester, or week four of summer sessions, students may not withdraw from courses. No student may withdraw from more than five courses during the duration of his/her studies to earn a bachelor's degree. A student may not withdraw from the same course more than once. Students who miss the final exam and do not make alternative arrangements before the grades are turned in will be graded F.
The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.