Course

Outline
Course Details

Course Name: Calculus III for Engineers

Course Number: MATH 223
Course Code
40068 (section 01)
(CRN):
Year & Term: 2020 Spring Term
Calculus: A Complete Course, 9th edition, Robert A. Adams and
Required Text:
Christopher Essex. We will not use MyMathLab.
Course Website: Blackboard/Course Tools
Restrictions: Enrolment in the College of Engineering or enrolment in the College of
Arts and Science with a major in Mathematical Physics or Physics
Prerequisites: MATH 123 and 124
Important Note: Engineering students may take this course with prerequisite of MATH
110 and 116 if they seek permission of the Engineering Students' Centre.
Arts & Science students majoring in Mathematical Physics or Physics
may receive permission to take this course by contacting the
Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Students with credit for
MATH 225 or 276 may not take this course for credit.

Instructor Details
Course coordinator: Dr. Mohamad Alwan
Office: 212 McLean Hall
Contact: 306-966-6108, [email protected]
Office Hours: By email

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Schedule
Section Day Instructor Time Location
Lectures: 01 M-F M. Alwan 11:00am-12:20pm Online
Labs: L01 M-F TBA 12:30-1:20pm Online

Course Description
Vectors and coordinate geometry in 3-space; vector functions and curves; partial
differentiation; applications to partial derivatives; multiple integration.

Course Overview
We will cover the following topics from Calculus: A Complete Course by Adams and Essex:
vectors and coordinate geometry in 3-space (10.1-10.7), vector functions and curves (11.1-
11.5), partial differentiation (12.1-12.9), applications of partial derivatives (13.1-13.4), multiple
integration (14.1-14.7), as time permits. The topics in Chapter 10.1-10.6 are review material;
you are responsible to independently study those sections. You must read the lectures: the
actual topics are a selection from those in the textbook and the lectures may include details
and techniques that are not in the textbook.

Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students should be able to:

• calculate and apply cross product, dot product, and equations of lines and planes;

• be familiar with polar, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems;

• calculate and apply derivatives and integrals of vector-valued functions;

• be familiar with radial and transverse velocity and acceleration in polar coordinates;

• calculate partial derivatives, including the use of the chain rule and implicit
differentiation;

• calculate and use multivariate linear and Taylor approximations;

• determine if a symmetric matrix is positive definite, negative definite, or indefinite;

calculate and classify critical points of multivariate functions;

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• calculate constrained extrema by the method of Lagrange multipliers;

• calculate global extrema of multivariate functions on simple closed and bounded

domains;

• calculate and apply double and triple integrals in Cartesian, polar,

cylindrical, and spherical coordinates;

• attain overall familiarity with the theory of multivariate calculus; synthesize the
concepts of multivariate calculus in a problem context.

Evaluation of Final Grade

Quizzes 20%; Midterm tests 30%; Final examination 50% (*)

(*) You must write the final examination in order to receive a passing grade in this course.
Your actual final grade will be based upon your raw final grade, subject to the discretion of the
instructors. We are constrained in the assignment of grades to the University-wide standards,
which are published here.

Academic Misconduct and Appeal Procedures

This course will conform to the rules and guidelines for both academic misconduct and appeal
procedures.

Term Tests and Final Examination

There will be two tests (midterms), scheduled as follows:
Test #1: Tuesday 26 May 2020. Take-home, online test
Test #2: Tuesday 16 June 2020. Take-home, online test
There will be a take-home, open-book, online comprehensive final examination held in the
regular exam period June 24-26.
Quizzes, tests and examinations are take-home, open-book, and online. Essential formulas will
be posted on Blackboard. Solutions to the quizzes, tests are posted on Blackboard after the
test.

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Midterm and Final Examination Scheduling

Midterm and final examinations must be written on the date scheduled. Final examinations
may be scheduled at any time during the examination period; students should therefore avoid
making prior travel, employment, or other commitments for this period. If a student is unable
to write an exam through no fault of his or her own for medical or other valid reasons,
documentation must be provided and an opportunity to write the missed exam may be given.
Students are encouraged to review all examination policies and procedures.

Calculator Policy
You may use a simple scientific (non-graphing, non-programmable) calculator for all tests and
the final exam. Approved calculators include: TI 30Xa, TI 30XII, Casio fx-260, Casio fx-300MS,
Sharp EL-531X, HP 10s. Whether or not a calculator was used, insufficiently detailed solutions
may not receive full credit.

Blackboard Assignments
Blackboard assignments will be posted on a regular basis. These assignments are not to be
handed in; however, you are strongly recommended to solve all problems (See the Labs-quiz
section below). Although you are encouraged to work individually, you may discuss with other
students, or seek assistance from your instructor. The use of extraordinary aids -- beyond a
simple calculator, notes, and the textbook - such as a symbolic manipulator, or Internet
collaboration - is not permitted.

Labs - quizzes
You may refer to the tentative schedule below to see the quiz weeks/dates. The length of each lab is
TBA. You will be tested on topics covered in the previous lectures and appeared on the weekly
assignments. All quizzes are take-home, open-book, and online exams, but you can use a simple
calculator. So that, you are NOT allowed to discuss the problems with others. Solutions to the problems
will be posted on Blackboard after the quiz.

Course Policy on Incomplete Work

There will be no “make-up” or “substitute” quizzes or tests: the weight of a missed quizzes or
test will be transferred to the final exam if the student has a legitimate reason and provides
adequate documentation. Contact the instructor as soon as possible if you have missed, or will
miss, a quiz or term test. You must write the final examination in order to receive a passing
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grade in this course. If for any reason you are not able to write the final examination at the
scheduled time, contact your College to apply for a Deferred Final Examination.

Help
If you have a question or require help, first try to resolve the question by yourself, using your
book, your notes and the material posted on the course website. You will find better success in
the course by spending a good effort to understand a concept or problem in your own way. If
that fails, your instructor can resolve many questions by e-mail.

Tentative Schedule: Please see next page.

Tentative Schedule
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Week Date Topic/Section Comments

1 May 6, 7, 8 Vector functions and curves Read 10.1-10.6
(11.1, 11.3-11.5)
2 May 11-15 Vector functions and curves Quiz #1
(11.1, 11.3-11.5) (Tuesday, May 12)
Read 10.1-10.6
3 May 19-22 Partial differentiation (12.1-12.9) Quiz #2
(May 18 (Tuesday, May 19)
Holiday)
4 May 25-27 Partial differentiation (12.1-12.9) Midterm #2
(Tuesday May 26)
4-5 May 28-31 Spring Break (May 28-June 1)
June 1
5 June 2-5 Partial differentiation (12.1-12.9) Quiz #3
Applications of partial derivatives (Tuesday, June 2)
(10.7,13-1-13.3)
6 June 8-12 Applications of partial derivatives Quiz #4
(10.7,13-1-13.3) (Tuesday, June 9)
Multiple Integration (10.6, 14.1, 14.2, 14.4-
14.7)
7 June 15-19 Multiple Integration (10.6, 14.1, 14.2, 14.4- Midterm #2
14.7) (Tuesday, June 16)
8 June 22, 23 Multiple Integration (10.6, 14.1, 14.2, 14.4- Final Exam Period:
14.7) (June 24-26)

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