Multivariable Calculus MATH 241-02 Spring 2005

Dr. Gareth Roberts

Office: SWORDS 326
Phone: 508-793-2350
Office hours: Mon., Wed., Fri. 9 - 10, and Tues. 9 - 11 or by appointment.
(See my teaching schedule for other available times.)

Class Picture from AP Calc

FINAL EXAM REVIEW SESSION: Sunday, May 8th, 2:00 - 4:00 pm

Important Information

• Syllabus (PDF File)
• Text: Multivariable Calculus Third ed., Hughes-Hallett, Gleason, McCallum, et al.
• Departmental Statement on Academic Integrity (PDF File)
• College Academic Honesty Policy (PDF File)

ClassRoom Worksheets (PDF files)

• Worksheet on Tangent Planes

Homework (All assignments due at the START of class)

• Assignment 1 (due Jan. 28th)
• Assignment 2 (due Feb. 2nd)
• Assignment 3 (due Feb. 9th)
• Assignment 4 (due Feb. 16th)
• Assignment 5 (due March 4th)
• Assignment 6 (due March 18th)
• Assignment 7 (due April 1st)
• Assignment 8 (due April 8th)
• Assignment 9 (due April 22nd)
• Assignment 10 (due May 3rd)

Computer Projects (PDF files)

• Introduction to Maple Computer Labs (word document)
• Visualizing Functions of Two Variables (due Friday, Feb. 11th)
• Tangent Planes and the Dot Product (due Friday, March 4th)
• Optimization: Celestial Mechanics and Least Squares (due Friday, April 8th)
• Fun with Parameterizations: Cycloids and Lissajous Figures (due Friday, April 29th)

Exams

• Exam 1: Feb. 23, In Class
• Exam 2: April 13, In Class
• Final Exam: Tues. May 10, 2:30 - 5:30

Useful Links

• Graphics for the Calculus classroom
• MathWorld (online mathematics encyclopedia)
• Java Applets on Chaos and Fractals (Play the Chaos Game, make fractal movies or visualize the iteration of functions!)
• Web Links for Mathematics/Mathematicians History
• The Greek Alphabet (learn how to say and write the symbols frequently found in mathematics literature)
• MathSciNet basic subject search

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