Department of Mathematics, Statistics
and Computer Science
Wim Ruitenburg's Spring 2006 MATH082.1001 Syllabus
OBJECTIVES: Develop spatial thinking skills in order to better analyze
functions of more than one real variable.
Reinforce and deepen the knowledge acquired in MATH080 and MATH081,
particularly techniques and applications of differentiation and integration.
Extend knowledge acquired in MATH080 and MATH081 to the multivariable domain.
Increase the ability to handle abstraction.
Encounter three or more variables within a single problem.
Provide techniques to visualise objects and trajectories in two and three
dimensional space.
Provide techniques, knowledge, and mathematical tools to understand, analyze,
and discuss in a quantitative manner multidimensional physical, biological,
financial, or similar processes
CLASS PLACE AND TIME: CU001, MWF 1
INSTRUCTOR: Wim Ruitenburg
PREREQUISITES: MATH081.
BOOK: Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, McCallum et at., Calculus, third edition,
Wiley, 2005.
GRADES will be determined by performance on exams and on homework
problems.
There will be four exams: EX1, EX2, EX3 and EX4.
Each exam is worth 10 points.
Final score: We add the top three scores, plus half of the lowest score.
Example: Someone has scored 9, 5, 7, 7. Then the points from the four exams
is 9 + 2.5 + 7 + 7 = 25.5.
There will be quiz problems, about once a week.
Participation is required.
The 4 quiz problem points will be used to adjust the final grade.
Points to grade conversion.
The following are minimum guarantees:
Points
Grade
37-38
A
35-36
AB
33-34
B
31-32
BC
29-30
C
27-28
CD
25-26
D
ATTENDANCE POLICY: You are expected to attend all classes for their
full periods
ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: See the undergraduate bulletin
SEMESTER outline:
Date
Action
Date
Action
January 18
12.1-6
20
23
25
27
30
February 1
13.1-4
3
6
8
14.1-8
10
+++
13
EX1
15
17
20
22
24
27
March 1
15.1-3
3
6
EX2
8
10
20
22
16.1-5
24
27
29
31
April 3
5
7
EX3
10
17.1-4
12
19
21
24
18.1-4
26
28
May 1
3
5
8, 8:00
EX4
Last updated: February 2006
Comments & suggestions:
wimr@mscs.mu.edu