Calculus
III,
MTH 234
Multivariable
Calculus
Sections 001-005, Tue.
Sections 015-018, Thr.
Gabriel Nagy
Visiting Assistant
Professor
Office: A-307 Wells Hall
Phone:
517-353-4484
email: gnagy@math.msu.edu
Syllabus
Schedule, Tuesdays
Schedule,
Thursdays
Teaching
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Syllabus
Lecture Sections
001-005: M, W, F
10:20-11:10 am, in 118 Psychology.
Lecture
Sections 015-018: M, W, F
3:00-3:50 pm, in S-107 South
Kedzie Hall.
Instructor
Office Hours. Tue, 11:00
am - 12:30 pm, Thr 12:30 -
2:00 pm in A-307 Wells
Hall.
Extra
Office Hours: By appointment.
Lecture Slides
Common
Final Exam:
Monday,
December 12th, 10:00 am-12:00 pm.
Common
Final Exam Places:
- Sections
001, 002, 003, 015: E-100 VMC
(Veterinary Medical Center).
- Sections
004, 005, 016, 018: S-105 SKH
(South Kedzie Hall).
- Section
017: B-119 WH
(Wells Hall).
Textbook:
G.B. Thomas, M.D. Weir, J. Hass, Thomas'
Calculus, 12th edition, Addison
Wesley, 2009
ISBN-10: 0321587995, ISBN-13:
970-031587992
Coverage: Sections 12.1-12.6,
13.1-13.3, 14.1-14.7, 15.1-15.5, 15.7,
16.1-16.8.
Recitations:
Tuesdays,
9:10-10:00 am.
Sec. 002: 113 Ernst
Bessey Hall --- TA: Wei
Fan.
Sec. 004: 310 Ernst
Bessey Hall --- TA: Yi Li.
Recitations: Tuesdays, 10:20-11:10 am.
Sec. 001: 118 Farrall
Agricultural Engineering Hall --- TA:
Wei Fan.
Sec.
003: 133 Akers
Hall --- TA: Xu Zhang.
Sec.
005: C-111 Wells
Hall --- TA: Yi Li.
Recitations:
Thurdays, 10:20-11:10 am.
Sec.
018: G-030 Hubbard
Hall --- TA: Yi Li.
Recitations:
Thursdays, 11:30 am-12:20
pm.
Sec. 015: 112 Intramural
Sports Circle --- TA: Xu Zhang.
Sec.
016: 100 Packaging --- TA: Nikolaos Pattakos.
Sec. 017: C-001 Wilson
Hall --- TA: Yuliang Wang.
TA
Office Hours:
Wei Fan:
TBA.
Yi
Li: TBA.
Nikolaos
Pattakos: TBA.
Yuliang Wang:
TBA.
Xu Zhang:
TBA.
Common
Final Exam:
Monday, December
12th, 10:00 am-12:00 pm.
Exams and Quizzes:
There will be four 50-minutes
exams and few short quizzes; for
the dates see the Tuesday
Schedule for recitations
meeting on Tuesdays, or the Thursday
Schedule for recitations meeting
on Thursdays. No notes, no books, no
calculators, no phones, no tablets, no
computers will be allowed in
the exams.
Students are expected to take all
exams and quizzes.
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Lecture Homework:
Completing the assigned homework is
vital to your understanding of the
subject material. You should make
every effort to complete the homework
assignments and seek help with
problems you have not been able to
solve. You
will be informed when an assignment
will be collected.
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Attendance:
Students are expected to attend all
class meetings and are responsible for
all of the material covered
in class and in the homework. Any
changes in this syllabus or in the
scheduling of exams, quizzes, etc.
will be announced during class
meetings.
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Course Grading:
Your course grade will be based on the
maximum of the following two
decompositions:
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- 14% HW/QZ
(lowest dropped)
- 14% Exam 1
- 14% Exam 2
- 14% Exam 3
- 14% Exam 4
- 30% Final
Exam
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- 14% HW/QZ
(lowest dropped)
- 42% Best 3 of 4
Exams (14% each)
- 44% Final Exam
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In addition, you must
take the final examination in order
to pass the course. Since there
are no makeup exams, if you miss an
exam for any reason, your grade will
be based on option 2.
Final grades will be assigned based
on the following scale.
4.0
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3.5
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3.0 |
2.5 |
2.0
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1.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
| [100,
90] |
(90,
85] |
(85,
80] |
(80,
75] |
(75,
70] |
(70,
65] |
(65,
60] |
Below
60
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This scale may be curved to be
more lenient, depending on the final
grade distribution. However, such a
curve is at the sole discretion of
the instructor.
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Academic Dishonesty:
Academic dishonesty is considered a
serious offense at MSU. Students
caught cheating may face failure in
the course and an administrative
sanction which may include suspension
or expulsion from the university. See
the
MSU Academic Integrity Policies.
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Practice
Exams:
Other Sections
Practice Exams: (Provided as
they are.)
Important Dates:
- 08/31/2011:
Class begins.
- 09/05/2011:
Labor day. No class. University
Closed.
- 09/07/2011:
Open adds end at 8:00pm.
- 09/14/2011:
Last day to late add a course, change
sections within a course or to drop to a
lower level course.
- 09/26/2011:
Last day to drop a curse with 100%
refund. No refunds after this date.
- 10/19/2011:
Last day to drop with no grade reported,
at 8:00pm. Middle of Semester.
- 11/24/2011,
11/25/2011: Thanksgiving. No
classes. University closed.
- 12/09/2011:
Last day of class.
- 12/12/2011:
Final exam, 10:00am -12:00 noon.
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