Name: Andrew Sills (Hill Assistant Professor of Mathematics)
Office: 242 Hill Center
URL:
www.math.rutgers.edu/~asills
Telephone Number: (732) 445-3488 Office Hours: MT 3 Name: Nick Weininger
Office: HLL 620
Office hours: M5, F4
Telephone: (732) 445-8211
email: nweining@rci.rutgers.edu
URL:
www.math.rutgers.edu/~nweining Meeting times and locations:
Lectures: TF 2, ENG B120, Busch campus.
Recitation:
Information about the TA (recitation instructor):
Information about the Course
Textbook: Calculus: Early transcendentals by Stewart, 4th edition
This course will cover chapters 12-16 of Stewart’s book. The general subject is multivariable calculus — the calculus of several (mostly 2 and 3) variables. Attendance at both lectures and recitations is required.
There will be two in-class exams during the semester and a final during finals week. I expect that exam #1 will be on Friday, October 10 and that it will cover material through section 14.7 and that exam #2 will be on Friday, November 14, and that it will cover material through section 16.3.
Grading:
Quizzes will be administered and Maple labs will be collected during recitation. One practical incentive for reading the book and doing the homework is that quite a few of the quiz and exam problems will be modeled on worked examples from the book or from assigned homework problems. Calculators are not allowed on quizzes or exams.
Students are responsible for announcements made in class, including (but not limited to) any changes to this syllabus.
Important tips for getting a good grade:
Do the homework and prepare for the quizzes. There is a lot of material in Math 251 and it pays to be organized in your approach to the course. Many students find it difficult catch up if they fall behind.
If you find that you've forgotten material from Calc I or Calc II, go back and look it up! Work a few exercises from the appropriate section to resolidify your understanding. In particular, if you've forgotten any basic differentiation or integration formulas, look them up and learn them.
It is important to take the examinations on the day when they are given. Makeup exams will only be given to students who have valid medical excuses. A student who misses a scheduled makeup exam for any reason will receive an F for the course. No makeup quizzes will be given; however, the lowest quiz score will be dropped.
Don't count on mercy from the instructor at the end of the semester. The only way to get the grade you want is to earn the appropriate grades during the semester on tests, quizzes, and Maple labs.