S CIENCE P ROGRAM

Calculus III C OURSE O UTLINE

FALL 2024

General Information. Course Costs. In addition to the cost of the text listed above,
Discipline: Mathematics Course code: 201-DDB-05 a scientific calculator ($10 - $25) is required. Any basic scien-
Ponderation: 3-2-3 Credits: 2 32 tific (non-graphical) calculator without numerical differentiation
Prerequisite: 201-NYB-05 (grade> 65%) or integration capabilities will be acceptable (check with your
Objectives: teacher!). A graphics calculator ($100 - $150) could also be use-
• OOUV: To apply a scientific or technological approach to a ful, but will not be allowed for tests or the final exam.
field in the natural sciences
• OOUU: To apply knowledge and skills that have already Evaluation. The Final Evaluation in this course consists of the
been acquired to one or more topics in the natural sciences Final Exam, which covers all elements of the competency. A stu-
Students are strongly advised to seek help from their instructor dent’s Final Grade is a combination of the Class Mark and the
as soon as they encounter difficulties in the course. mark on the Final Exam. The Class mark will include three to
four in-class written tests worth 75%, and other homework and
assignments will make up the balance.
Introduction. Calculus III is the last course in the Calculus se- The Final Exam is set by the Course Committee (which consists
quence. It is offered as an option course in the Science Program of the instructors currently teaching this course).
for students intending to pursue university studies primarily in
Engineering, Physics, Mathematics or Chemistry. It is normally Students must be available until the end of the final examina-
taken in the fourth semester. tion period to write exams.
Calculus III extends the basic concepts of Calculus I and Cal- The Final Grade will be the better of:
culus II (limits, continuity, derivatives and integrals) to vector- • 50% Class Mark and 50% Final Exam Mark, OR
valued functions and to functions of two or more variables. It • 25% Class Mark and 75% Final Exam Mark
reinforces the student’s skills in techniques of sketching graphs Students choosing not to write the final examination will receive
in two and three dimensions using parametric equations, polar, a failing grade of 50% or their class mark, whichever is less.
cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Geometric concepts from
Linear Algebra are widely used. Calculus III also advances the Note that in the event of unexpected changes to the academic
treatment of power series begun in Calculus II. Emphasis will be calendar, the evaluation plan may be modified.
placed on clarity and rigour in reasoning and in the application of
methods. Some of the applied problems solved in this course will Other Resources.
be taken from other disciplines in the program, primarily Physics. Math Website.
Students are encouraged to use a scientific graphing calcula- http://departments.johnabbott.qc.ca/departments/mathematics
tor and suitable mathematical software programs (such as Maple)
Math Study Area. Located in H-200A and H-200B; the com-
that are available for their use in the Math Study Area. However,
mon area is usually open from 8:30 to 17:30 on weekdays as a
only non-graphical calculators are permitted on tests and exams
quiet study space. Computers and printers are available for math-
(more details under “Course Costs”). The course uses a standard
related assignments. It is also possible to borrow course materials
college-level Calculus textbook, chosen in collaboration with the
when the attendant is present.
Calculus I and II course committees.
Math Help Centre. Located in H-216; teachers are on duty from
Methodology. This course will be 75 hours, meeting three times 8:30 until 15:30 to give math help on a drop-in basis.
a week for a total of five hours. The main technique used is the Academic Success Centre. The Academic Success Centre, lo-
lecture approach. Other methods that may be used are: problem- cated in H-139, offers study skills workshops and individual tu-
solving sessions, class discussions, assigned reading for indepen- toring.
dent study, and computer lab projects. Regular homework in-
volving a minimum of five hours per week should be expected. Course Content (with selected exercises). The exercises listed
Students are responsible for all problems and exercises in the text below (referring to the eighth edition of the textbook) should help
relevant to material covered in class. you practice and learn the material taught in this course; they
The Mathematics Department (H-200A and H-200B) func- form a good basis for homework. Your teacher may supplement
tions as a quiet study area and as a centre where students may this list during the semester. Regular work done as the course
seek help with their mathematics courses. There are also several progresses should make it easier for you to master the course.
computers equipped with the Maple software program available Chapter 11: Infinite Series.
for student use.
11.8 Power Series (1-30, 41, 42)
Textbook. Your teacher may require 11.9 Representations of Functions as Power Series (1-20, 25-
Calculus, Multivariable (Eighth or Ninth Edition), 32, 39, 40)
by James Stewart. 11.10 Taylor and Maclaurin Series (31-44, 49-80)
It is available at the bookstore for about $156. 11.11 Applications of Taylor Polynomials (13ab, 14ab, 15ab,
18ab)
Chapter 10: Parametric Equations and Polar Curves. College Policies.
10.1 Curves Defined by Parametric Equations (1-22, 34) Policy No. 7 - IPESA, Institutional Policy on the Evalua-
10.2 Calculus with Parametric Curves (1-16, 25, 31-35, 37- tion of Student Achievement: https://www.johnabbott.qc.ca/wp-
40, 51) content/uploads/2021/05/Policy-No.-7-IPESA-FINAL.pdf.
10.3 Polar Coordinates (1-26, 29-42, 49, 61-64) Religious Holidays (Article 3.2.13 and 4.1.6). Students who
10.4 Areas and Lengths in Polar Coordinates (1, 5-12, 17-21, wish to miss classes in order to observe religious holidays must
23-35, 37-41, 45-47) inform their teacher of their intent in writing within the first two
Chapter 12: Vectors and Geometry of Space. weeks of the semester.
12.1-12.5 Vector Geometry (Review) Student Rights and Responsibilities: (Article 3.2.18). It is the re-
12.6 Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces (1, 3-9, 11, 13, 15, 17, sponsibility of students to keep all assessed material returned to
31-38, 43, 44) them and/or all digital work submitted to the teacher in the event
Chapter 13: Vector Functions. of a grade review. (The deadline for a Grade Review is 4 weeks
after the start of the next regular semester.)
13.1 Vector Functions and Space Curves (1-14, 21-27)
13.2 Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions (3-27, 35- Student Rights and Responsibilities: (Article 3.3.6). Students
40, 47-49) have the right to receive graded evaluations, for regular day di-
13.3 Arc Length and Curvature (1-6, 13a, 14a, 17-23, 42-45, vision courses, within two weeks after the due date or exam/test
60) date, except in extenuating circumstances. A maximum of three
13.4 Velocity and Acceleration (3-16, 22, 37-40) (3) weeks may apply in certain circumstances (ex. major essays)
if approved by the department and stated on the course outline.
Chapter 14: Partial Derivatives.
For evaluations at the end of the semester/course, the results must
14.1 Functions of Several Variables (1, 13-31, 45-54, 67-70) be given to the student by the grade submission deadline (see cur-
14.2 Limits and Continuity (5-22, 30-37, 39, 40) rent Academic Calendar). For intensive courses (i.e.: interses-
14.3 Partial Derivatives (5-8, 15-65, 78, 79) sion, abridged courses) and AEC courses, timely feedback must
14.4 Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations (1, 3, 11, 13, be adjusted accordingly.
17-19, 21, 25-34)
14.5 The Chain Rule (1-12, 15, 17, 21-34, 38, 45, 47, 49, 53) Academic Procedure: Academic Integrity, Cheating and Plagia-
14.6 Directional Derivatives and the Gradient Vector (1, 4-13, rism (Article 9.1 and 9.2). Cheating and plagiarism are unaccept-
21-25, 33, 41-43) able at John Abbott College. They represent infractions against
14.7 Maximum and Minimum Values (1, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, academic integrity. Students are expected to conduct themselves
17, 19, 31-38, 41, 45, 49, 53) accordingly and must be responsible for all of their actions.
14.8 Lagrange Multipliers (3-14, 21, 23) College definition of Cheating: Cheating means any dishonest
Chapter 15: Multiple Integrals. or deceptive practice relative to examinations, tests, quizzes, lab
15.1 Double Integrals Over a Rectangles (8, 15-35, 39, 42) assignments, research papers or other forms of evaluation tasks.
15.2 Double Integrals Over General Regions (1-31, 45-56, Cheating includes, but is not restricted to, making use of or be-
58) ing in possession of unauthorized material or devices and/or ob-
15.3 Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates (1-4, 6-23, 39) taining or providing unauthorized assistance in writing examina-
15.6 Triple Integrals (3-8, 13, 15, 17, 19-22, 23a, 27, 28, 33, tions, papers or any other evaluation task and submitting the same
35) work in more than one course without the teacher’s permission. It
15.7 Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates (1-12, 15-19, is incumbent upon the department through the teacher to ensure
22, 29, 30) students are forewarned about unauthorized material, devices or
15.8 Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates (1-15, 17, 18, practices that are not permitted.
21, 23, 29, 30, 41-43) College definition of Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a form of cheat-
15.9 Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals (1-6, 15, 17, ing. It includes copying or paraphrasing (expressing the ideas of
19, 25, 27) someone else in one’s own words), of another person’s work or
the use of another person’s work or ideas without acknowledge-
ment of its source. Plagiarism can be from any source including
books, magazines, electronic or photographic media or another
student’s paper or work.
OBJECTIVES STANDARDS
Statement of the competency General Performance Criteria

To apply the methods of multivariable calculus to the study of functions and problem
solving. • Appropriate choice of concepts, laws and principles.
• Rigorous application of concepts, laws and principles.
• Appropriate use of terminology.
• Adequate graphical or mathematical representation.
• Consistency and rigour in problem solving and justification of the ap-
proach used.
• Observance of the scientific method and, where applicable, experimental
procedure.
• Justification of the approach used.
• Assessment of the plausibility of results.
• Correct algebraic operations.
• Accuracy of calculations.

Elements of the Competency Specific Performance Criteria

[Specific performance criteria for each of these elements of the competency
1. To analyze the convergence of power series. are listed on the following pages.]
2. To describe plane curves using parametric equations and polar coordinates.
3. To apply calculus to vector-valued functions.
4. To make three dimensional drawings.
5. To study calculus of functions of several variables.
6. To solve optimization problems.
7. To calculate and apply double and triple integrals.
OBJECTIVES STANDARDS
Specific Performance Criteria Intermediate Learning Objectives

1. Power series
1.1 Use of Taylor’s Theorem to define functions 1.1.1. Write Taylor polynomials of a function centred at c.
1.1.2. Write Maclaurin polynomials of a function.
1.1.3. Write the Lagrange form of remainder.
1.1.4. Calculate bounds on errors.
1.1.5. Determine the accuracy of an approximation.
1.2 Analysis of convergence of power series 1.2.1. Define a power series centred at c.
1.2.2. Determine the radius and interval of convergence of a power series.
1.2.3. Determine convergence at the endpoints.
1.2.4. Differentiate power series.
1.2.5. Integrate power series.
1.3 Representing functions by power series 1.3.1. Recognize and use geometric power series.
1.3.2. Add power series.
1.3.3. Multiply power series.
1.3.4. Divide power series.
1.3.5. Substitute kx or xn for the argument of a power series.
1.4 Use of Taylor/Maclaurin series to define a function 1.4.1. Define a Taylor/Maclaurin series.
1.4.2. Determine when a function equals its Taylor/Maclaurin series.
1.4.3. Recognize and use binomial series.
2. Representation of plane curves
2.1 Use of parametric equations to analyze curves 2.1.1. Parametrize a variety of curves.
2.1.2. Recognize the orientation of a parametrized curve.
2.1.3. Determine when a parametrized curve is smooth or piecewise-smooth.
2.1.4. Determine dy/dx and d2 y/dx2 for a parametrized curve.
2.2 Applications of parametric equations 2.2.1. Determine the arc length of a parametrized curve.
2.2.2. Determine the area of a surface of revolution generated by revolving a
parametrized curve about the x or y axes.
2.3 Use of polar coordinates to analyze curves 2.3.1. Convert from rectangular to polar coordinates and vice versa.
2.3.2. Graph curves given in polar coordinates.
2.3.3. Find dy/dx on the graph of an equation in polar coordinates.
2.3.4. Find horizontal and vertical tangents to graphs in polar coordinates.
2.3.5. Find tangents at the pole.
2.3.6. Find the points of intersection of graphs in polar coordinates.
2.4 Applications of polar coordinates 2.4.1. Find the area of a region in polar coordinates.
2.4.2. Find the arc length of a curve in polar coordinates.
2.4.3. Find the surface area of a surface of revolution generated by revolving a
curve given in polar coordinates.
3. Vector valued functions
3.1 Investigation of vectors in the plane and in space 3.1.1. Perform vector addition and scalar multiplication.
3.1.2. Recognize the axioms of a vector space.
3.1.3. Find the length and direction of a vector.
3.1.4. Be conversant with two different vector notations: row vectors and the i,j,k
notation.
3.1.5. Compute the dot product of two vectors.
3.1.6. Give a geometric interpretation of the dot product.
3.1.7. State the properties of the dot product.
3.1.8. Find the angle between two vectors.
3.1.9. Determine when two vectors are orthogonal.
3.1.10. Compute the direction cosines of a vector.
3.1.11. Find the orthogonal projection of one vector onto another.
3.1.12. Write a vector as an orthogonal sum of two vectors.
3.1.13. Compute the cross product of two vectors.
3.1.14. Give a geometric interpretation of the cross product.
3.1.15. State the properties of the cross product.
3.1.16. Give a geometric interpretation of the triple scalar product.
3.2 Description of lines and planes in space 3.2.1. Write the parametric equations of a line.
3.2.2. Write the symmetric equations of a line.
3.2.3. Write the equation of a plane.
3.2.4. Find the angle between two intersecting planes or lines.3
3.2.5. Find the line common to two intersecting planes.
3.2.6. Find the distance between a point and a plane.
3.2.7. Find the distance between a point and a line.
OBJECTIVES STANDARDS
Specific Performance Criteria Intermediate Learning Objectives

3. Vector valued functions (continued)

3.3 Study of vector calculus 3.3.1. Find the domain of a vector-valued function.
3.3.2. Sketch the graph of a vector-valued function as a curve in R2 and R3 .
3.3.3. Define the derivative of a vector-valued function.
3.3.4. Differentiate and integrate vector-valued functions.
3.3.5. Apply the properties of the derivative: linearity, product rules, and the chain
rule.
3.4 Applications of vector calculus 3.4.1. Define velocity, acceleration, and speed.
3.4.2. Find the unit tangent vector and the principal unit normal vector to a curve.
3.4.3. Find the tangential and normal components of acceleration.
3.4.4. Find the arc length of a space curve given by a vector-valued function.
3.4.5. Use the arc length parameter to parametrize the curve.
3.4.6. Define curvature.
3.4.7. Use various formulas for curvature.
4. Three dimensional drawings
4.1 Analyzing surfaces in space 4.1.1. Recognize when an equation describes a cylindrical surface.
4.1.2. Recognize the shape of a quadric surface from a second-degree equation.
4.1.3. Write the equation for a surface of revolution.
4.1.4. Transform coordinates between rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical co-
ordinate systems.
4.1.5. Sketch surfaces in cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
5. Multivariable calculus
5.1 Study of functions of more than one variable 5.1.1. Find the domain of a function of two or more variables.
5.1.2. Sketch a function of two variables as a surface.
5.1.3. Describe the level curves of a function of two variables.
5.1.4. Describe the level surfaces of a function of three variables.
5.1.5. Investigate limits and continuity for functions of two variables (intuitively).
5.1.6. Define Partial Derivatives.
5.1.7. Find the first and second partial derivatives.
5.1.8. Find the total differential.
5.1.9. Apply the appropriate chain rule in differentiation.
5.1.10. Find partial derivatives of an implicitly-defined function.
5.1.11. Find and interpret directional derivatives and the gradient.
5.1.12. State and prove the properties of the gradient.
5.1.13. Find the equation of the tangent plane and the normal line to a surface at
a point.
6. Optimization
6.1 Solutions of optimization problems 6.1.1. Determine critical points.
6.1.2. Find relative extrema for functions of two variables.
6.1.3. Apply the second partials test to determine extrema.
6.1.4. Use the method of Lagrange Multipliers to determine extrema.
7. Double and triple integrals
7.1 Evaluating double and triple integrals 7.1.1. Evaluate iterated integrals.
7.1.2. Define the double and triple integrals as Riemann sums.
7.1.3. State the properties of the double and triple integrals.
7.1.4. Apply Fubini’s Theorem in rectangular coordinates.
7.1.5. Transform a double integral from rectangular to polar coordinates.
7.1.6. Transform a triple integral from rectangular to cylindrical and spherical
coordinates.
7.1.7. Define the Jacobian.
7.1.8. Use the Jacobian to change variables in evaluating a double integral.
7.2 Applications of the double and triple integrals 7.2.1. Find areas, volumes, mass, centre of mass and surface area using the double
integral.
7.2.2. Find volumes using the triple integral.