Daily Reading
- Final Exam “on” May 8 from 1-4 PM
- Try to turn in by Friday May 8 at 4 PM
- I’ll try to monitor zoom as much as I can between now and then, and will definitely be on during the “official” final time.
- Problem 1c will be much easier if you have a printed-out version of page 2. If you can’t do that, tracing it will be fine, or you can try to make a freehand sketch and I’ll be generous. It’s worth very few points (10 out of a total of 400), so don’t stress too much.
- Monday, April 27: Read §9.2-3.
- Friday, April 24: Read §9.1.
- Slides
- Video
- 3Blue1Brown video on divergence and curl.
- Wednesday, April 22: Read §8.3
- Monday, April 20: Read §8.2
- Friday, April 17: Read §8.1
- Wednesday, April 15: Ready § 7.5
- Slides
- Video
- A nice visualization on Green’s theorem
- Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal on Green’s Theorem (and Stokes’s Theorem)
- Monday, April 13: Read §7.3-7.4.
- Friday, April 10: Read §7.2.
- Wednesday, April 8: Finish §6.4. Read §7.1.
- WeBWork due Tuesday, April 7
- Monday, April 6: Finish §6.3. Read §6.4.
- Friday, April 3: Read §6.2 in the notes. Look at §6.3 through page 92.
- Watch this video on changing coordinates in integrals.
- Slides
- Video
- Webwork due Thursday, April 2 at midnight
- Wednesday, April 1: Read §6.1 in the notes.
- Monday, March 30: Read §5.4 in the notes.
- Slides
- Video
- Watch a few videos to help you visualize integrals in other coordinate systems:
- Cylindrical coordinates
- Visualizing spherical coordinates
- Illustrating the spherical wedge and explaining why the “Jacobian” factor in spherical integrals is $\rho^2 \sin (\phi)$. Especially relevant starting at about 7 minutes in.
- Turn in test 2 before class starts!
- You should pick your own time, and try to take less than 90 minutes.
- Follow the same calculator rules as usual: scientific calculator okay, graphing calculator or anything fancy not okay.
- You can use your notes, or anything on this website, but don’t go looking stuff up elsewhere while you’re taking the test.
- When you’re done, upload it to Moodle.
- Friday, March 27: read §5.3 in the notes.
- Wednesday, March 25: read the rest of §5.2 in the notes.
- Monday, March 23: read §5.2 in the notes at least through page 69.
Course Goals
In this course we will extend our theory of calculus to cover functions of multiple variables. We will understand these functions algebraically and geometrically, and learn how to use the tools of differential and integral calculus to further understand them.
Topics will include: 3D graphing, planes, partial derivatives, vectors, directional derivatives, gradients, the chain rule, optimization and Lagrange multipliers, integration, parametrization, vector fields, line and surface integrals, and Green’s, Stokes’s, and the Divergence theorem.
The course syllabus is available here.
Course Notes
- Complete Notes
- Section 1: Multivariable Functions
- Section 2: Vectors
- Section 3: Derivatives
- Section 4: Optimization
- Section 5: Integrals
- Section 6: Parametrization
- Section 7: Line Integrals
- Section 8: Surface Integrals
- Section 9: Divergence and Differential Forms
Homework
Webwork
The primary way this course will handle homework assignments is through the MAA’s online WeBWork interface. You will need to go here and log in to your account; your login is the same as your Oxy login name, and your password is your student ID. (Please change this as soon as possible.)
I currently plan to have weekly homework assignments, generally due on Tuesdays. (We do not have class on Tuesday, but the homework system is online so that’s fine. I’ll be on campus to answer questions on Tuesday afternoons.)
There is a very brief assignment due this Friday, January 24, just to make sure you have gotten into the system.
- Friday, January 24: A brief assignment to make sure you can use the system
- Tuesday, January 28: Homework 1, on multivariable functions.
- Tuesday, February 4: Homework 2, on limits, continuity, vectors, and the dot product
Written Assignments
Each week you will have a written assignment due, generally on Wednesdays.
- Written Homework 1, due Wednesday, January 29
- Written Homework 2, due Wednesday, February 5
- Written Homework 3, due Wednesday, February 12
- Written Homework 4, due Wednesday, February 19
- Written Homework 5, due Wednesday, February 26
- Written Homework 6, due Wednesday, March 4.
Tests
Tentative midterm dates are February 21, March 20, and April 10.
The final exam will be held in our usual classroom according to the official schedule.
Graphing calculators will not be allowed on tests. Scientific, non-programmable calculators will be allowed. I will have some to share, but not enough for everyone.
- Test 1
- Test 2: Rescheduled. March 27?
- Test 3
- Final Exam “on” May 8 from 1-4 PM
Mathematica
You don’t need Mathematica at any point in the course, but it can be very helpful to do calculations or experiment with visualizations. Occidental has a license that allows you to install Mathematica on your personal computer.
You can download Mathematica by following this link. You will be asked to create an account. After you have created an account and logged in, return to that link to download Mathematica for your computer.
References
There is no official textbook for this course. If you would like references or other perspectives, I recommend the following free online textbooks: