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Section Number | Instructor | Meeting times |
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01 | Sarah Lamoureux | MWF 8:00-9:30, LN G412 |
02 | Xiangjin Xu | MWF 9:40-11:10, CW 204 |
03 | Matt Wolak | MWF 11:10-12:50, CW 112 |
04 | Matt Wolak | MWF 1:10-2:40, LN G412 |
05 | Abraham Berman | MWF 2:50-4:20, LN G412 |
06 | L. William Kazmierczak | MWF 4:40-6:10, CW 112 |
07 | Ryan McCulloch | MWF 4:40-6:10, LN G412 |
08 | Ryan McCulloch | MWF 11:20-12:50, FA 209 |
Course coordinator: Dr. Xiangjin Xu
Multivariable Calculus, 9th Edition, James Stewart
You will need an online access code to WebAssign. More info on this below.
For each section of material covered there will be an assignment of problems on WebAssign. Your WebAssign homework counts towards your grade. Study groups are encouraged, but students should not become too dependent on others. Watching the instructor, or other students, do the problems will not be enough to learn the material. It will be necessary for you to do many exercises yourself in order to be successful on the exams. Attempts to solve homework problems provide the best way to learn the material and to prepare for exams.
WebAssign is an online homework system which includes an e-book version of our text. If you purchased the textbook package from our Bookstore or “Cengage Unlimited” when taking 226/227, then you do not need to purchase another one. If you buy the book through the Binghamton University Bookstore then it comes with an access code. If you do not wish to buy the textbook package through the Bookstore, then you can instead purchase “Cengage Unlimited” (1-semester or 4 months). This comes with the ebook and can also be purchased through our Bookstore. “Cengage Unlimited” also comes with the option to rent a hard copy of the textbook by just paying for shipping and handling. You'll have temporary free access to WebAssign for two weeks into the semester without an access code.
To gain access to your WebAssign section you need to submit the “Class Key” that you receive from your instructor. All information regarding how to login with Class Key and purchase an access code can be found here Binghamton University WebAssign Registration
Your username is your Binghamton University username and the institution code is “binghamton”.
Math 227 or Math 230
Develop theoretical and practical skills for multivariable calculus. Specifically, students are expected to be able to demonstrate the following:
The final grade will be determined as follows:
Week | Dates | Sections | Topics |
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1 | Aug 21-23 | 12.1 | 3-D Coordinates |
12.2 | Vectors (Skip Physic Problems/Applications) | ||
2 | Aug 26-30 | 12.3 | Dot Products (Skip Direction Angles) |
12.4 | Cross Products (Skip Torque & Triple Product) | ||
12.5 | Lines and Planes (Skip Distances) | ||
3 | Sep 2-6 (Add/Drop Deadline is Sep 3) | No Class | Labor Day |
12.6 | Quadric Surfaces | ||
13.1 | Vector Valued Functions | ||
4 | Sep 9-13 | 13.2 | Derivatives of Vector Valued Functions |
13.3 | Arc Length Only (Skip Curvature & Normal/Binormal Vectors) | ||
13.4 | Motion in Space (Skip Tangential & Normal Components of Acceleration) | ||
5 | Sep 16-20 | Review | Exam 1 Review: Chapters 12 and 13 |
Exam 1 | Chapters 12 and 13 | ||
14.1 | Functions of Several Variables | ||
6 | Sep 23-27 | 14.2 | Limits and Continuity |
14.3 | Partial Derivatives | ||
14.4 | Tangent Planes and Linear Approximation | ||
7 | Sep 30 - Oct 4 | 14.5 | The Chain Rule |
No Class | Rosh Hashanah | ||
No Class | Rosh Hashanah | ||
8 | Oct 7-11 | 14.6 | Directional Derivatives and the Gradient |
Friday classes meet on Tuesday, Oct 8 | 14.7 (Class on Tues, Oct 8) | Maxima and Minima | |
14.8 (Class on Wed, Oct 9) | Lagrange Multipliers | ||
No Class | Yom Kippur | ||
9 | Oct 14-18 | 15.1 | Double Integrals over Rectangles |
15.2 | Double Integrals over General Regions | ||
15.3 | Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates | ||
10 | Oct 21-25 | Review | Exam 2 Review: Sections 14.1-15.3 |
Exam 2 | 14.1-15.3 | ||
15.6 | Triple Integrals | ||
11 | Oct 28 - Nov 1 (Withdraw Deadline is Oct 28) | 15.7 | Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates |
15.8 | Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates | ||
16.1 | Vector Fields | ||
12 | Nov 4-8 | 16.2 | Line Integrals |
16.3 | The Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals (FTL) | ||
16.4 | Green's Theorem | ||
13 | Nov 11-15 | 16.2-16.4 Problems | More Line Integrals, FTL, Green's Theorem |
16.5 | Curl and Divergence | ||
16.6 | Parametric Surfaces | ||
14 | Nov 18-22 | 16.7 | Surface Integrals |
16.7 | Surface Integrals | ||
16.8 | Stokes' Thm | ||
15 | Nov 25-29 | 16.8 | Stokes' Thm |
Friday classes meet on Tuesday, Nov 26 | 16.9 (Class on Tuesday Nov 26) | Divergence Thm | |
No Class | Thanksgiving Break Wed-Fri | ||
16 | Dec 2-6 | 16.7-16.9 Problems | More Surface Integrals, Stokes' Thm, Divergence Thm |
Review | Final Exam Review: The test is cumulative with about 80% of the exam covering sects 15.6-16.9 | ||
No Class | Reading Day | ||
17 | Dec 9-13 | Final Exam | View Final Exam schedule |
There is free tutoring offered though University Tutoring Services. All information regarding tutoring can be found here: http://www.binghamton.edu/clt/tutoring-services/index.html
If you have test anxiety information about how to handle anxiety can be found here:https://www.binghamton.edu/hpps/mental-health/anxiety.html
If you need accommodations for a disability, please see your instructor with documentation from Services for Students with Disabilities. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.
Cheating is considered a very serious offense. According to the University Catalog, cheating consists of: “Giving or receiving unauthorized help before, during or after an examination”. The full strength of Binghamton Academic Honesty Policy will be applied to anyone caught cheating. This may include failing the course, and further disciplinary action. All students should be familiar with the University's Student Academic Honesty Code.
The math help rooms and free tutoring from the CLT can be very useful. The very best students are the ones who ask for help.
Please note that no calculators are allowed during exams.
This course is a 4-credit course, which means that students are expected to do at least 12.5 hours of course-related work or activity each week during the semester. This includes scheduled class lecture/discussion meeting times as well as time spent completing assigned readings, studying for tests and examinations, participating in lab sessions, preparing written assignments, and other course-related tasks.