Math 251-06 (Multivariable Calculus)

Fall Semester 2022

Lecture: 06 Tu Th 5:30 - 6:45pm Sherman Hall Room 003

Discussions:
Section 07 Tu 7:10 - 8:00pm Math Psyc 104: TA: Owen
McMann
Section 08 Tu 7:10 - 8:00pm Sondheim 108: TA: Jacob
Lombardo
Section 09 Tu 7:10 - 8:00pm Sondheim 108: TA: TBD
Section 10 Tu 7:10 - 8:00pm Sondheim 109: TA: TBD

Instructor: Michael Muscedere

Office: Math/Psych TBD
Office hours: Tu Th 5:30 – 6:45pm in my office, or by appointment.
e-mail: [email protected] (best way to reach me)

Teaching Assistants:
Sections 07: Owen McMann Virtual Office Hours: Office Hours TBD
Sections 08: Jacob Lombardo Virtual Office Hours: Office Hours: TBD

Academic Calendar: https://registrar.umbc.edu/fall-undergraduate-

academic-calendar/

Textbook And Other Resources: James Stewart, Multivariable Calculus,

9th Edition,
Thomas/Brooks Cole, 2015.

Many courses at UMBC participate in the Course Materials Initiative (CMI), a

program in which
students are provided automatically with their course materials and charged
directly through their student fees. MATH 251 is a CMI extension course, a
third semester course in which the first semester (MATH 151) is a
participating CMI course. This means that if you took MATH 151 at UMBC in
Spring 2016 or anytime after, you still have access to your course materials.
If you are entering this course without taking MATH 151 or opting into CMI in
152, you have the ability to opt into CMI by filling out an opt in form (located
on the Bookstore web page, http://bookstore.umbc.edu/cmi) and either
returning it to the Bookstore or e-mailing it to [email protected] by the
semester's add/drop date, February 11th. If you have any questions about
CMI please e-mail [email protected].
All students who opt in or took the prior CMI course receive immediate
access to an electronic version of the required textbook (e-textbook),
Calculus: Early Transcendentals 9th edition by Stewart, via the VitalSource
Bookshelf link in Blackboard. You do not need to go to the bookstore or get a
special code to access the book. You will have access to the e-book for three
full years (from the beginning of the semester). Make sure to download the
VitalSource App for offline use! If an eBook is sufficient for your needs, you
do not need to purchase a physical textbook.

As well as having automatic access to an electronic version of the required

textbook, CMI also gives access to WebAssign, Please make sure to access
WebAssign prior to first day of class by navigating to Other Bb Tools in
Blackboard.

Learning Objectives: Upon completing this course, you should be able to:
 Work with vectors and three-dimensional coordinate systems.
 Visualize lines, planes, curves, and surfaces in three-space.
 Generalize concepts learned in single-variable differential and integral
calculus to the setting of vector functions and space curves.
 Use concepts of calculus in these new, generalized settings in various
applications.
The following objectives are no less important and are not directly course-
content related.
 Develop skills necessary for lifelong learning, including the ability to
independently learn new material and apply this knowledge in different
contexts.
 Develop strong study habits, including how to properly read a
textbook and how to manage your study time.
 Develop analytic and problem-solving skills, including the ability to
break a complicated task into reasonable steps.
Readings: Prior to the beginning of most class sessions, in order to facilitate
learning in class, you are expected to read the relevant sections and go over
the solved examples from the textbook.

Attendance and Behavior: Attendance is crucial to success in this class.

We will be
covering new material at a rapid rate, and if you fall behind, it will be very
difficult to catch up.
There will be no make-ups on WebAssign homework or on any discussion
section activities. Make-up exams will be given at my discretion, in general
only in situations where there is a conflict with a sanctioned university
activity of which I have been notified at least a week in advance. Such
activities may include things like a course conflict or an athletic event. I will
excuse a missed exam due to illness (or a family emergency) only if I am
notified either before the exam or immediately after by email, and only if you
furnish a signed doctor's note (or appropriate document in case of a family
emergency) at the earliest available opportunity.

Please turn off cell phones during class and discussions.

Grading Policy

Quizzes (best 8 out of 12) 25 points each 200 points

Homework (best 20 of 36) 10pts each 200 points

3 In-class exams (100 points each) 300 points
Final Exam 300 points
Total 1000 points

Blackboard will be used to post grades for individual assignments. It is expected that you keep
up with your course grade throughout the semester and alert the professor to any questions or
concerns as soon as possible. Be aware that Blackboard may not calculate your grades
accurately, so you should verify your grade by calculating it directly.

Grade Range Point range

A 90-100% 900 – 1000
B 80-89% 800 – 899
C 70-79% 700 - 799
D 60-69% 600 – 699
F below 59% 0 - 599

Homework and WebAssign:

WebAssign problems will be due each Sunday by 11:59pm. There are no
make-ups or extensions associated with WebAssign. You get five tries for
each WebAssign question. Extra tries will not be issued under any
circumstances. Each WebAssign assignment problem set will be marked out
of 5 points. The lowest 16 WebAssign scores will be dropped; the rest will be
added together and taken as your WebAssign grade. You are still responsible
for the material on any WebAssign problems or assignments that you skip.

WebAssign can be accessed through Blackboard, under Other Bb Tools.

Trying to access We-
bAssign directly through WebAssign's website will not work - you must use
the links in Blackboard. WebAssign access should be provided to you as part
of the Course Materials Initiative, and includes eBook access. I am unable to
answer technical questions about WebAssign. All technical questions about
WebAssign must be directed to the WebAssign support staff. To be clear:
doing only the WebAssign homework each week is not enough to do well in
this course. Students should expect to spend a minimum of 8 to 10 hours per
week on homework and study outside of class for this course. This is an
average of around 1.5 hours per night. This time should include careful
reading (with note-taking) of the textbook as well as working through all of
the book examples and suggested homework problems, at the very least. It
is imperative that you be able to complete practice questions without the aid
of your book, your notes, or the \Watch It!" button on WebAssign. It is better
to spread this work out throughout the week, and not save it all for the
weekend; otherwise it may be hard to follow material that is introduced later
in the week. Do not feel limited by the suggested selection of homework
problems. Success in this course has as much or more to do with proper time
management and study habits, as with aptitude or skill in mathematics.
Students are advised to form study groups and take advantage of office
hours, and of tutoring available through your TA's office hours, the Learning
Resource Center, Student Disability Services, and for athletes, the Athletic
Department.

Quizzes: There will be a quiz in most discussion sections, always covering

the material from the
previous week of class (it is your responsibility to keep track of the material
covered each week). The lowest 16 quizzes will be dropped (except Quiz 0,
which is non-droppable). Each quiz will be approximately 20 minutes long.
There are no make-ups on quizzes except in case of an extenuating
circumstance which needs to be documented. If you arrive late to your
discussion, you risk being shut out of your quiz.

Quiz 0: Quiz 0 is a quiz administered in your discussion section at the

beginning of the term which assesses your ability with the course
prerequisites. This is a required assignment for this course and must be
completed at the beginning of the semester. It is scored as a non-droppable
quiz. Scoring low on Quiz 0 is a very good indicator that you either need to
drop the course, or be prepared to work extra to catch up. To be clear: Quiz
0 is the best barometer that you have to judge whether you're ready for Calc
III. If you cannot score as high as 50% on Quiz 0, you have some serious
catching up to do. If you cannot score as high as 25% on Quiz 0, you need to
seriously consider dropping the course and taking or retaking a prerequisite
course instead. To prepare for Quiz 0, I suggest making use of the Pre-
Homework which is available on Blackboard under Course Documents.

Exams: There will be three exams given in class throughout the term:.
Exams are held in the same room as your usual lecture. All exams will be
taken individually, and will be closed-notes, closed-books, no calculators.
Final Exam: The final exam will be a common exam across multiple sections
of MATH 251, and
will be held at a date and time which is yet to be determined. Since this is a
common exam,
when determining your final exam schedule, you need to look under the
section labelled
\Common Final Exam" on the registrar's website. Please be sure that you do
not make
end-of-semester travel plans until you know when your final exam is. The
final exam will
be taken individually, graded out of 200 points and will be worth 30% of your
performance grade. All exams will be closed-notes, closed-books, no
calculators. You may have noticed that our class points have the final
at 300 points. So the score will be converted by multiplying by a
factor of 1.5.

Academic Integrity: By enrolling in this course, each student assumes the

responsibilities
of an active participant in UMBC's scholarly community in which everyone's
academic work and
behavior are held to the highest standards of honesty. Cheating, fabrication,
plagiarism, and helping others to commit these acts are all forms of
academic dishonesty, and they are wrong. Academic misconduct could result
in disciplinary action that may include but is not limited to
suspension or dismissal. To read the full Student Academic Conduct Policy,
consult the UMBC Student Handbook, the Faculty Handbook, or the UMBC
Policies section of the UMBC Directory.
http://www.umbc.edu/provost/integrity/faculty.html

Accommodations: UMBC is committed to eliminating discriminatory

obstacles that disad-
vantage students based on disability. Student Disability Services (SDS) is the
UMBC department
designated to:
 receive and maintain confidential _les of disability - related
documentation,
 certify eligibility for services,
 determine reasonable accommodations,
 develop with each student plans for the provision of such
accommodations, and
 serve as a liaison between faculty members and students regarding
disability-related issues.

If you have a disability and want to request accommodations, contact SDS in

the Math/Psych
Bldg., room 213 or at 410 455-2459. SDS will require you to provide
appropriate documentation of disability. If you require accommodations for
this class, make an appointment to meet with me to discuss your SDS-
approved accommodations.

Campus Safety: As an instructor, I am considered a Responsible Employee,

per UMBC's Policy
on Prohibited Sexual Misconduct, Interpersonal Violence, and Other Related
Misconduct (located at
http://humanrelations.umbc.edu/sexual-misconduct/umbc-resource-page-for-
sexual-misconduct-and-other-related-misconduct/). While my goal is for you
to be able to share information related to your life experiences through
discussion and written work, I want to be transparent that as a Responsible
Employee I am required to report disclosures of sexual assault, domestic
violence, relationship violence, stalking, and/or gender-based harassment to
the University's Title IX Coordinator.

As an instructor, I also have a mandatory obligation to report disclosures of

or suspected instances of child abuse or neglect
(www.usmh.usmd.edu/regents/bylaws/SectionVI/VI150.pdf).

The purpose of these reporting requirements is for the University to inform

you of options, supports and resources; you will not be forced to _le a report
with the police. Further, you are able to receive supports and resources,
even if you choose to not want any action taken. Please note that in certain
situations, based on the nature of the disclosure, the University may need to
take action.

You will also find that I am committed to creating a classroom environment

in which students of all backgrounds can best succeed, regardless of race,
religion, gender expression, sexual orientation, mental or physical ability, or
any other personal qualities or protected status. We all need to be
supportive of each other. I will not tolerate intolerance or behaviors that
make other students feel unsafe or unable to perform their best.

Class website: Course information (including this syllabus, homework

assignments, and all other documents) will be available at the Blackboard
website: http://my.umbc.edu/go/blackboard
Schedule: There may be changes to this schedule as we go along
Wee Day Date Section Covered in Lecture Discussion Section
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1 T 09/01 12.1: 3-Dimensionl Coordinate System. Quiz 0
2 T 09/06 12.2: Vectors
Th 09/08 12.3: The Dot Product Quiz 1
12.4: The Cross Product
3 T 09/13 12.5 Equations of Lines and Planes
Th 09/15 12.5 Equations of Lines and Planes (Continued) Quiz 2
4 T 09/20 12.6: Cylinders and Quadratic Surfaces
13.1: Vector Functions and Space Curves
13.2 Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions
Th 09/22 13.3: Arc Length and Curvature Quiz 3
13.4: Motion in Space: Velocity and acceleration
5 T 09/27 14.1: Functions of Several Variables
14.2: Limits and Continuity
14.3 Partial Derivatives
Th 09/29 14.4: Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations Quiz 4
6 T 10/04 Exam # 1 on 12.1 through 14.3
Th 10/06 14.6: Directional Derivative and the Gradient Vector
14.7: Maximum and Minimum Values
7 T 10/11 14.8: Lagrange Multipliers
Th 10/13 15.1: Double Integral over Rectangles Quiz 5
8 T 10/18 15.2: Double Integral over General Regions
15.3: Double Integral over Polar Coordinates
Th 10/20 15.4: Application of Double Integrals Quiz 6
9 T 10/25 15.6 Triple Integrals
Th 10/27 15.7: Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates Quiz 7
10 T 11/01 Exam #2 on 14.2 to 15.4
Th 11/03 15.8: Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates
15.9: Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals
11 T 11/08 16.1: Vector Fields
Th 11/10 16.2: Line Integrals Quiz 8
12 T 11/15 16.3 The Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals
Th 11/17 16.4: Green’s Theorem 16.5: Curl and Divergence Quiz 9
13 T 11/22 16.6: Parametric Surfaces and Their Areas
Th 11/24 Thanksgiving Break
14 T 11/29 Exam #3 on 15.3 to 16.6
Th 12/01 15.5 & 16.7: Surface Integrals
15 T 12/06 16.8: Stokes’ Theorem Quiz 10
Th 12/08 16.9: The Divergence Theorem
16 T 12/13 16.10: Summary and Review (Last Day of Class) Quiz 11

Quiz 12 (online)
Final Exam