Spring 2011 Course Syllabus

Course: Mathematics 2043.007.
Course Title: Calculus III.
Time: MWF 10:40 - 11:50.
Place: BB 107.
Instructor: Vishik, Elena Ya.
Instructor Office: Wachman Hall, room 634.
Instructor Email:
Instructor Phone: 215-204-7888.
Office Hours: MWF 1:30-3:00.
Prerequisites: A grade of C or higher in Math 0086/Math 1042, Calculus II, or transfer credit for a course equivalent to Math 0086/Math 1042.
Textbook: Calculus - Early Transcendentals by Jon Rogawski, First Edition, W.H.Freeman and Company.
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: The score for the course will be computed according to the following scheme: Test 1 - 24%, Test 2 - 24%, Quizzes/Homework - 18%, Final Exam - 34%.
Exam Dates: All exams are common and uniform. Test 1: Tuesday Feb 22, 5:50pm-7:20pm, Test 2: Tuesday April 12, 5:50pm-7:20pm, Final: Thursday May 5, 3:30pm-5:30pm.
Attendance Policy: Your attendance will be monitored. After missing 6 classes without a proper documentation explaining the reason for your absence, your final grade will be lowered by 1 notch (e.g., from C to C-). The next 6 classes missed without a proper documentation will lower your final grade by 1 more notch. And so on.
Calculator Policy: Calculators are NOT allowed during exams and in-class quizzes.
Quizzes/Homework: Doing homework is essential in calculus courses. There will be a 20-25 min. quiz every week (when there is no midterm). Each quiz will consist of 4-5 problems similar to the ones assigned from the textbook. There will be no make up quizzes. The lowest two scores for the quizzes given before Test 2, will be dropped. Homework will be regularly assigned from the textbook. It will not be collected and graded on a regular basis (only occasionally), but it will be the basis for the weekly quizzes.
Letter Grades: 93-100 A, 90-92 A-, 87-89 B+, 83-86 B, 80-82 B-, 77-79 C+, 73-76 C, 70-72 C-, 65-69 D+, 55-64 D, 50-54 D-, 0-49 F.
Make Up Policy: No make ups for missed quizzes or exams will be given except in cases of DOCUMENTED emergencies. If such an emergency occurs, you must contact me as soon as possible. No make ups will be given after graded tests are returned.

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 Tuesday, January 18.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, January 31.
• Spring recess is the week of Sunday, March 6.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, March 28.
• The last day of classes is Monday, May 2.

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.