Math 265: Calculus III
Spring 2006

• Instructor: L. Peterson
• Section information: Section 1, class number 5078, 9:00-9:50 A.M., MTRF, Witmer 309
• Prerequisite: Math 166
• Office: 322 Witmer Hall. You may leave messages for me in the Math Office, Room 313 Witmer Hall.
• Office hours: I will announce my office hours in class and post them on my Web site. Please fill in the information below.

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  These office hours do not apply during university recesses and holidays, on Reading and Review Day (May 5, 2006), or during final exam week. Additional office hours, including hours on Reading and Review Day and during final exam week, are available by appointment or, when possible, by drop-in.
• Phone numbers: 777-4609 (office), 795-8984 (home), 777-2881 (Mathematics office)
• Messages: If you cannot reach me, you may leave recorded messages at my 777-4609 number. You may also leave a note for me in the Mathematics office, Room 313 Witmer Hall.
• E-mail address: lawrence.peterson@und.nodak.edu
• URL for Web site: http://www.und.nodak.edu/instruct/lapeters. Use of the Web is optional. I will announce all assignments in class as well as on the Web.
• Textbook: Calculus, Fifth Edition, by James Stewart (Brooks/Cole, Belmont, California, 2003). This is the only required book for my sections of this course. Please read it as the course progresses. You may purchase the text at Barnes & Noble in Grand Forks or from any other book distributor. If Barnes & Noble has run out of copies of the book, they may not order any more copies unless you go to the textbook counter and ask them to order a copy specifically for you.
• Course content: In Math 265 we will take ideas from Calculus I and II and apply them to functions of two or three variables as well as to curves and surfaces in three-dimensional space. Many of the practical applications that we discuss will come from physics. Students who lack significant background in physics may still find these applications interesting.
• Study time: Many of you will find that this is a difficult course. You should plan on spending at least two hours of study outside of class for each class period. If you are spending less than this amount of time, then spend some extra time reading the book or doing problems above and beyond those that I assign.
• Tutorial help: You may come to see me in my office for help with questions or difficulties that you may have. Tutorial help is available in the University Learning Center (Room 201, Memorial Union); this help is free to UND students. You may also wish to visit the Mathematics Learning Center (Rooms 310 and 312, Witmer Hall); the tutors in the Mathematics Learning Center may not be experienced with Calculus III topics, however.
• Grading:
  • Midterm exams: 60%
  • Final exam: 25%
  • Homework: 15%
• Grading scale: 90% A, 80% B, 70% C, 60% D
• Homework: I will assign and collect homework problems regularly. I will grade selected problems (approximately three to six problems per week, usually taken from the even-numbered problems that I assign). Homework is due at 4:20 P.M. on the announced due date for the given assignment. It is best to hand homework in when I collect it in class. Otherwise, you may bring your homework solutions directly to me in my office or to the staff in the Mathematics Department office. Do not slide assignments under the door of the Mathematics Department office. You may hand in late homework up through 4:20 P.M. on the next business day following the announced due date, but I will reduce your score by approximately fifty percent in this case. I encourage you to work in groups, but do not copy other people's solutions. Some assignments may involve work in the Mathematics Computer Laboratory.
• Solution keys: A file folder in the Mathematics Learning Center (Rooms 310 and 312, Witmer Hall) will contain solutions to past homework problems. You may borrow them for a few minutes at a time. Feel free to photocopy them. There are photocopiers on the second floor of Witmer Hall and at the Chester Fritz Library.
• Exams: There will be three midterm exams and one final exam. The midterm exams will occur in class during regular class periods. The final exam will be comprehensive with an emphasis on the material that we cover after the third midterm.
• Computers: You may not use computers or calculators during exams or quizzes, but I recommend that you buy a scientific calculator or a graphing calculator. Graphing calculators are generally better than ordinary scientific calculators.
• Absences from exams: If you will be absent from an exam, call me in advance.
• Attendance policy: I want you to succeed in this course. Please attend all class sessions if possible. Please be respectful and considerate of other people in the class.
• Changes to policies: Course policies, including all policies described in this syllabus, are subject to change. I will announce any changes to the policies.
• Comments and concerns: Let me know if you have any comments about the class. If you have emergency medical information to share with me, if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, or if you need accommodations in this course because of a disability, please make an appointment with me. If you plan to request disability accommodations, you are expected to register with the Disability Support Services (DSS) office (190 McCannel Hall, 777-3425 voice/TTY).

            Jan. 10   13.1               Mar.  6   16.2
            Jan. 12   13.2               Mar.  7   16.3
            Jan. 13   13.3               Mar . 9   16.3
                                         Mar. 10   16.4
            Jan. 17   13.4
            Jan. 19   13.5               Mar. 20   16.5
            Jan. 20   13.6               Mar. 21   16.5
                                         Mar. 23   16.7
            Jan. 23   13.6               Mar. 24   16.7
            Jan. 24   13.7
            Jan. 26   13.7               Mar. 27   16.8
            Jan. 27   14.1               Mar. 28   16.9
                                         Mar. 30   16.9
            Jan. 30   14.2               Mar. 31   17.1
            Jan. 31   14.3
            Feb.  2   Review             Apr.  3   17.2
            Feb.  3   Exam I             Apr.  4   17.2
                                         Apr.  6   Review
            Feb.  6   14.4               Apr.  7   Exam III
            Feb.  7   14.4
            Feb.  9   15.1               Apr. 10   17.3
            Feb. 10   15.3               Apr. 11   17.4
                                         Apr. 13   17.4
            Feb. 13   15.4
            Feb. 14   15.4               Apr. 18   17.5
            Feb. 16   15.5               Apr. 20   17.6
            Feb. 17   15.5               Apr. 21   17.6

            Feb. 21   15.6               Apr. 24   17.7
            Feb. 23   15.6               Apr. 25   17.7
            Feb. 24   15.7               Apr. 27   17.8
                                         Apr. 28   17.8
            Feb. 27   15.8
            Feb. 28   16.1               May   1   17.9
            Mar.  2   Review             May   2   17.9
            Mar.  3   Exam II            May   4   Review

• Final Exam: The final exam for this course will occur from 5:30 to 7:30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 10, 2006, at a location that I will announce in class.

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Contact Person: Larry Peterson
E-mail: lawrence.peterson@und.nodak.edu
Phone: (701) 777-4609
Date of most recent update: 9 January 2006
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