Math 233 - Fall 2011

Section Information

Section Time Location Instructor Office Hours (Cupples I, Room 17)
1 MTuThF 12:00pm - 01:00pm Rebstock 215 Renato Feres Mon Tue 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Wed 12:00pm - 1:30pm
2 MTuThF 01:00pm - 02:00pm Rebstock 215 Renato Feres Mon Tue 2:30pm - 3:30pm; Wed 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Please include Math 233 in the subject line of any email message that pertains to this course. This is particularly important if you send the email from a yahoo or hotmail account instead of a cec or artsci account. It will help avoid accidental deletion of your still unread message. My e-mail address is feres@math.wustl.edu.

Teaching Assistants

The Math 233 TA is:

Tim Chumley
TA Office Hours: MTuWTh from 4 to 5 (Cupples I, room 8.)

Text

University Calculus (Multivariable - 2nd edition) by Hass, Weir, Thomas

Grading Information

There will be three evening exams during the semester, E1, E2, E3, and a final, E4. Times and locations are as follows:

Exam Date Location Time Solutions
E1 Wed, 09/21 Check here on exam day. 7:00-9:00PM Exam I - Solutions
E2 Wed, 10/19 Check here on exam day. 7:00-9:00PM Exam II - Solutions
E3 Wed, 11/16 Check here on exam day. 7:00-9:00PM Exam III - Solutions
E4 Thur, 12/15 Check here on exam day. 3:30PM-5:30PM Exam IV - Solutions


Your final grade will be based on the three exams, E1, E2, E3, the final exam E4, and the Webwork score, W; these are scaled so as to have each a maximum value of 100 points. These five scores are combined according to the following formula:

S = 0.85*(E1 + E2 + E3 + 2*E4 - min(E1, E2, E3, E4))/4 + 0.15*W



The term in parenthesis, T=E1 + E2 + E3 + 2*E4 - min(E1, E2, E3, E4), says that the final exam score, E4, replaces the worst score among E1, E2, and E3, if E4 is not the least value. If E4 is the least score, then all four exams are counted with equal weight. Then the total exam score T/4 and Webwork W are added up with weights 85% and 15%, respectively, to obtain the total score S.

The value of S will be translated into a letter grade of A, B, C, D, F (with plus and minus shadings) in a way that is not stricter than the following table (if the grade distribution of the whole class is significantly lower than usual, then "curving" may be considered, but it is unlikely to be needed):

Numerical Range Letter Grade
[85, 100] A
[70, 85) B
[60, 70) C
[50, 60) D
[0, 50) F


For example, if the evening exam scores are 89, 60, and 81, the final exam score is 94, and the Webwork score is 97, then 94 replaces the 60, and

S=0.85*(89 + 60 + 81 + 2*94 - min(86, 60, 78, 94))/4 +0.15*97 = 90.6.

That gives a grade in the A range.

In assigning pluses and minuses I will observe the following policy: A+ is reserved for the very top scores, and is given sparingly. I expect that only a very small number of students will received an A+. The ranges of letters B and C will be divided roughly evenly into +, -, and unsigned grade, but the exact ranges will take into account the full set of class scores so as to minimize borderline cases. Therefore, these ranges will not be determined until after the full set of class scores are known at the very end of the course.

Exams


When writing exam questions, I often draw from the list of suggested problems (third column of the course plan below), so make sure that you have solved them prior to a test. These problems may not appear in a given test with exactly the same wording or numerical values as in the book since it is always necessary to restate them in an exam appropriate format, taking into account time limitation and other factors.

Exams typically will consist of 15 multiple choice questions.

Here are a few general items to keep in mind:

You should always bring your Washington University Photo ID to exams. Proctors will check student's IDs.

A small (3" x 5") index card may be used as a "cheat sheet." You may write on both sides and include any information you deem useful.

Only basic scientific calculators are permitted. (No graphing calculators.) Typical models of calculators that are acceptable are: Casio FX-250, Casio FX-260, FX-270, Casio FX-300, Sharp EL-501, Sharp EL-506, Sharp EL-520, Sharp EL-531, Sharp EL-546, TI-30, TI-34, TI-36

Note: Use of a prohibited calculator at an exam is an academic integrity violation. Any detected violation of academic integrity will be referred to the disciplinary committee of the College of Arts and Sciences. (General information about the university policy on academic integrity can be found here.)

Just before each exam you can look up your exam room assignment on the web at this link. The room will likely not be your regular classroom, and it may be a different one for each exam. You will be allowed to enter the exam room a few minutes before the starting time to locate your seat and personalized exam booklet, which will have your name printed on it in large letters.

There will be a short time after each exam is graded when you can look at your graded exam in the Math Office (Cupples I, room 100) if you feel there might have been some error in the grading. After that the exams will be put out in a cabinet by the Math 233 bulletin board on the first floor of Cupples I, for you to pick up. Once the exams are returned it will be more difficult to check for possible errors in grading.


The Mathematics Department has the following policy in place for the calculus sections regarding date of the final exam and excused absences:

The exam dates including the final were set by the College office before you registered for this class. You are therefore expected to take the exams at their scheduled times. If you are away because of a university sporting event or field trip, then you may arrange for your coach or professor to administer the exam. Excused absences may be granted in the case of illness or bereavement. All excused absences must be granted by Blake Thornton.

The final exam date cannot be changed for reasons of traveling convenience.

Course plan

Visit this course plan on the on-line syllabus regularly to find the latest entry on suggested problems and other useful course information.

Your main course activities will consist in working out homework problems through Webworks, and preparing for exams. As already pointed out, you should also do the suggested problems below (third column of the following table) in preparation for the exams.

Week Sections Suggested Problems
Aug 30 - Sept 02
 10.1, 10.2 10.1: 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 19, 21, 23, 31, 39
10.2: 3, 5, 9, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 37
Sept 05 - Sept 09

Homework: 9/08 		10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 10.3: 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 21, 25, 27, 33, 37, 43, 65
10.4: 5, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19
10.5: 1, 5, 9, 11, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27
10.6: 1, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 25, 27, 29, 35, 37, 43, 45, 49, 53, 59, 63
AAE Chapter 10: 1, 3, 7
Sept 12 - Sept 16

Homework: 9/15 		11.1, 11.2, 11.3 11.1: 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 47
11.2: 7, 9, 13, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 29, 31, 33, 41, 43, 45, 49, 5153
11.3: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 23, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 45, 49
Sept 19 - Sept 23

EXAM I: 9/21 - Review: 9/20
Exam I - Solutions
11.4, 11.5 11.4: 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 35, 39, 43, 47, 48
11.5: 1, 3, 9, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55, 59, 61, 65, 67, 69, 73
AAE Chapter 11: 5, 13, 17, 18
Sept 26 - Sept 30

Homework: 9/29 		11.6, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 11.6: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 29, 31, 33, 37, 41, 45, 47
12.1: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23
12.2: 3, 7, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 29, 33
12.3: 3, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19
Oct 03 - Oct 07

Homework: 10/06 		12.4, 12.5, 12.6 12.4: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 21
12.5: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 27
12.6: 1, 3, 5, 7
AAE Chapter 12: 1, 3
Oct 10 - Oct 14

Homework: 10/13 		13.1, 13.2, 13.3 13.1: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 41, 45, 51, 55, 59, 61
13.2: 1, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 43, 47, 51, 55, 57, 61, 63, 67
13.3: 3, 7, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 27, 29, 37, 43, 51, 59, 61, 65, 73, 75, 83, 87
Oct 17 - Oct 21

EXAM II: 10/19 - Review: 10/18
 13.4, 13.5 13.4: 1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 47, 51
13.5: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 35
Oct 24 - Oct 28

Homework: 10/27 		13.6, 13.7, 13.8 13.6: 3, 5, 9, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 35, 41, 41, 43, 47, 51, 53, 57
13.7: 3, 7, 11, 21, 29, 31, 35, 37, 39, 43, 45, 47, 49, 53, 57, 59, 61, 65, 67
13.8: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 17, 23, 25, 27, 37, 39, 43,
AAE Chapter 13: 7, 17, 19, 21, 23
Oct 31 - Nov 04

Homework: 11/03 		14.1, 14.2, 14.3 14.1: 3, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27
14.2: 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, 15, 19, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 39, 41, 45, 47, 49, 53, 61, 63, 67, 69, 71, 77, 79
14.3: 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21
Nov 07 - Nov 11

Homework: 11/10 		14.4, 14.5, 14.6 14.4: 3, 5, 7, 11, 15, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41
14.5: 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, 35, 37, 41, 43, 47
14.6: 3, 7, 11, 15, 21, 23, 27, 33
Nov 14 - Nov 18

EXAM III: 11/16 - Review: 11/15
 14.7, 14.8 14.7: 3, 5, 9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 33, 35, 37, 43, 45, 47, 51, 55, 61, 65, 67, 71, 73, 81
14.8: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 21, 25
AAE Chapter 14: 7, 23, 27
Nov 21 - Nov 25

 15.1, 15.2 15.1: 1, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 15, 19, 23, 25, 29, 35, 37
15.2: 3, 7, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29
Nov 28 - Dec 02

Homework: 12/01 		15.2, 15.3, 13.4 15.2: 31, 35, 39, 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53
15.3: 1, 3, 5, 9, 11, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 31, 33
15.4: 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17
Dec 05 - Dec 09

Homework: 12/08 		15.4, 15.5, 15.6 15.4: 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 39
15.5: 3, 5, 9, 11, 17, 21, 23, 27, 29, 31, 33, 37, 39, 43, 45, 51,
15.6: 1, 3, 9, 13, 21, 23, 27, 37, 41
December 15

FINAL EXAM 3:30 - 5:30 PM

Link to old exams from previous math courses.


Homework

Homeworks are given weekly and are due on Thursdays by midnight. They are done through Webwork, which is accessed via this link. (You may need to scroll down the Webwork page to find the set.) I will try to have the assignments ready for you to work on a week before they are due.

Make sure to start your homework early; there is always the possibility of some unanticipated problem with Webwork or the assigned exercises, and no help may be available in the evening of the due date.

Help Resources

There are a number of ways to get help with hard problems or for understanding some material a little better:

Office Hours

My office hours are above. You should feel free to come in and talk about any material. If you can't make it at those hours, you can call me or send me an e-mail and I will try my best to find another time.

The Calculus Help Room

Graduate student Teaching Assistants for the Calculus courses (127,128,131,132, 233) hold office hours at various times, Monday through Friday, at Lopata 323. They will try to help students from other courses with miscellaneous calculus questions. Students who need occasional help with homework during the evening may also visit the Calculus Help Desk in Cornerstone. The exact hours for the calculus help room may be found here: Calculus Help Room Schedule.

Peer-led Team Learning (PLTL)

Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) will be offered for Math 233 this semester. Groups of 6-8 students meet with an experienced student for two hours each weekend to work on a problem set designed to reinforce concepts taught in the course and explore some material in more detail. This is a voluntary, but valuable supplement to your calculus courses. There is a limited number of spots available.

Students can sign up online for PLTL anytime between 5:00pm on Tuesday August 30 and 11:59pm Sunday, September 4. The link to the application (which will not be functional until the start time above) is: Cornerstone. The link PLTL has more information on CalcPLTL.

Any questions should be directed to Lisa Kuehne.

Useful links

It can be useful and fun to explore the topics of this course using mathematics software. There are many free programs available for free download or web based. Here is one that is especially flexible and easy to use: WolframAlpha. A more geometry based program that is very nice to play with is GeoGebra. I particularly like Scilab, which is a free software alternative to the very popular, but expensive, Matlab. (Easy instalation is required.)



Renato Feres
feres@math.wustl.edu
Cupples I, Room 17
(314) 935 - 6752 (office phone)

Department of Mathematics
Washington University
Campus Box 1146
Saint Louis
Missouri, 63130 USA.


Last Updated: August 21, 2011