Rutgers Math 251H -- Multivariable Calculus (Honors Section) -- Spring 2006
This section
Math 251H meets MW6 in Hill 124, and T6 in ARC-108. To meet the
schedule of an available Peer Mentor, the workshop class will be on Wednesday.
The instructor for this section is Prof. Bumby. The Peer Mentor is Aori Nevo. A
course site has been created in Sakai (a Course Management System
being tested at Rutgers). Information about the course is likely to
be posted to that site before a copy is added to this page, so you
should report any difficulty accessing the site in class.
Class exams are tentatively scheduled for Tuesday February
7, Tuesday March 7 (changed), Tuesday April
4, and Wednesday April 26. The final exam
is scheduled for Friday May 5, 4 -7 PM.
Links
- Instructor's web page. Look here for
office hours and links to previous courses of Prof. Bumby.
- Semester Web Page. Look here for current
information common to all sections of the course in the current
semester, including Maple Labs.
- Course Web Page. Look here for general
information about the course and its history.
Textbook
James Stewart; Calculus, Early
Transcendentals (fifth edition, with Tools for Enriching Calculus Video CD-ROM and BCA Tutorial); Brooks/Cole, 2003 (1320 pp.);
(ISBN# 0-534-39321-7).
Syllabus and homework
A syllabus will grow in this spot. The homework for each lecture
is due two class meetings (usually one week) after the lecture. Here
is what we have so far.
| Date
|
Section
|
Homework
|
| Jan. 17
|
12.1
|
12, 16, 18.
|
| 12.2
|
20, 26
|
| 12.3
|
8, 18.
|
| Jan. 23
|
12.5 (lines)
|
2, 8, 20.
|
| 13.1
|
20, 22.
|
| 13.2
|
10, 14, 24.
|
| Jan. 24
|
12.5
|
28, 32, 42
|
| 14.4
|
2, 4, 6.
|
| Jan. 30
|
14.6
|
10, 12, 20, 40.
|
| Jan. 31
|
|
NONE
|
| Feb. 06
|
|
NONE
|
| Feb. 07
|
Exam 1
|
| Feb. 13
|
15.3
|
4, 6, 8, 14, 18.
|
| Feb. 14
|
15.5
|
6, 8.
|
| Feb. 20
|
16.4
|
none
|
| Feb. 21
|
14.7
14.8
|
none
|
| Feb. 27
|
15.4
|
8, 16
|
| Feb. 28
|
|
|
| Mar. 06
|
Review
|
| Mar. 07
|
Exam 2
|
Mar. 20
|
16.6
|
|
Mar. 21
|
16.8
|
|
Mar. 27
|
16.7
|
|
Mar. 28
|
15.6
|
|
Apr. 3
|
Review
|
Apr. 4
|
Exam 3
|
Apr. 10
|
15.7
|
4, 10, 14, 16, 28.
|
Apr. 11
|
16.9
|
4, 6, 8, 10, 14.
|
Apr. 17
|
15.8 (cyl.)
|
8, 10, 34.
|
Apr. 18
|
15.8 (sph.)
|
18, 20.
|
Exams
A distribution of grades on each problem on the first exam is given below.
Exam 2
| Prob. # |
Scaled Avg. |
| 1 |
9.93 |
| 2 |
10.00 |
| 3 |
9.11 |
| 4 |
6.74 |
| 5 |
8.82 |
| 6 |
9.41 |
Exam 2 has been
graded. The average was 72.11 (out of 80) with a median of 74. The
scatter plot shows a comparison of grades on the two exams along with
a trend line showing how the score on the first exam predicts
the score on the second. Individual grades have been entered in the FAS
Gradebook. There is also a list of scaled averages
(formed my dividing by the maximum possible score [or base score
] and multiplying by 10) for each problem. Scaling allows easy
comparison of the difficulty of problems of different weight, since
the maximum score is always 10.
Exam 2
| Prob. # |
Scaled Avg. |
| 1 |
9.67 |
| 2 |
7.04 |
| 3 |
9.78 |
| 4 |
9.33 |
| 5 |
8.96 |
| 6 |
9.78 |
Exam 3 has been
graded. The average score was 69.67 and the median was 69. The
scatter plot shows a comparison of this grade to the total of the
first two exams along with a trend line. Individual grades have been entered in the FAS
Gradebook. There is also a list of scaled averages
(formed my dividing by the maximum possible score [or base score
] and multiplying by 10) for each problem. Scaling allows easy
comparison of the difficulty of problems of different weight, since
the maximum score is always 10.
Exam 3
| Prob. # |
Scaled Avg. |
| 1 |
9.00 |
| 2 |
8.78 |
| 3 |
8.00 |
| 4 |
8.74 |
| 5 |
8.96 |
| 6 |
8.89 |
Exam 4 has been
graded. The average score was 75.33 and the median was 75. The
scatter plot shows a comparison of this grade to the total of the
first two exams along with a trend line. Individual grades have been entered in the FAS
Gradebook. There is also a list of scaled averages
(formed my dividing by the maximum possible score [or base score
] and multiplying by 10) for each problem. Scaling allows easy
comparison of the difficulty of problems of different weight, since
the maximum score is always 10.
Exam 4
| Prob. # |
Scaled Avg. |
| 1 |
10.00 |
| 2 |
9.93 |
| 3 |
10.00 |
| 4 |
9.78 |
| 5 |
9.72 |
| 6 |
7.58 |
The final exam has been
graded, and course grades submitted. The average score was 182 out of
200 and the median was 188. The
scatter plot shows a comparison of this grade to the total of all
class work along with a trend line and a line showing a total
course score of 685 separating course grades of A and
B+. Individual grades have been entered in the FAS
Gradebook.
Comments on this page should be sent to: R. T. Bumby
Last updated: May 09, 2006