Math 318, Fall 2006

Math 318, Calculus of Several Variables, Fall 2006

Differential and integral calculus of functions of n-variables making some use of matrix algebra, and at a level of rigor intermediate between that of Calculus III and upper level analysis courses. STUDENTS MAY NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR BOTH MATH 318 AND MATH 308. Prereq: Math 233 and 309 (not concurrent). 3 units.

Homework: Written assignment due at the beginning of class each Wednesday.
Exam 1: Classtime, Friday, October 13.
Exam 2: Classtime, Friday, November 13.
Final Exam: 10:30 a - 12:30 p Tuesday, 19 December 2006.

Class times: MWF 10:00 am - 11:00 am.
Classroom: 301 Lab Sciences
Text book: Multivariable Mathematics: Linear Algebra, Multivariable Calculus, and Manifolds, by Theodore Shifrin, published by John Wiley & Sons, 2005. ISBN 0-471-52638-X
Instructor: Gary R. Jensen
Office: 104 Cupples I
Phone: 935-6302
e-mail: gary@math.wustl.edu
Office Hours: TBA and by appointment in 104 Cupples I.

Syllabus

The course will cover all or most of Chapters 1-8 of the assigned text, depending on what pace seems appropriate. The goal of the course is to introduce you to a way of thinking about mathematics that will make it easier for you to learn this subject in more advanced courses or from reading more advanced texts.
A detailed Lesson Schedule and the homework assignments are posted in Telesis, which you can access if you are registered in the course. It is strongly recommended that you work more exercises in the text than are assigned.