Math 2551: Multivariable Calculus

Section K1—K4

Course Information (Fall 2020)

Welcome to Multivariable Calculus. This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamental

concepts of calculus in two and three dimensional spaces. All our students play an important role in our educational mission. Your active engagement is the most important key to your success in this course. We hope that you will find this to be a useful, fundamental, and enjoyable course for your future studies.

Time:

TR, 14:00-15:15 

Important Sites:

Text:

Course information: https://canvas.gatech.edu/ (Required)

TEXTBOOK:  Thomas' Calculus, early transcendentals, 14th edition. We will discuss topics in Chapters 12—16. You are required to  have access code for

Textbook/Homework/Quiz/Tests Access: http://www.mymathlab.com


Here is a more  detailed information on textbook (Please read it carefully)

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MyMathLab Course Information: We will be utilizing MyMathLab (MML) for homework, quizzes, and tests, through a joint code for the Thomas Calculus text and the Lay Linear Algebra text. In order to register, you will need our course id posted on Cavas to enroll into the course on MML for your section. Here is the course ID information too:

MyMathLab Course ID: ( NOTE: Each section has its own course ID #.)

Section K1: liu65623

Section K2: liu72667

Section K3: liu18478

Section K4: liu65842

 

Important notes on MML:

·       If you already have an account on MyMathLab using this combined textbook within the past 18 months, then you do not need to purchase a new code. Login to your account on MyMathLab, select the option to add a new course, and enter our course ID. If you encounter the difficulty on this, please contact Pearson’s customer service to result the problem.

·       If you do not have a MyMathLab account using the Thomas or Lay textbooks, or if your account is over 18 months old, you will need to purchase a new code for our course. Please refer to the registration document, located in the “Resources” section on Canvas, to create your new account.

When signing up for MyMathLab, it will be immensely helpful  (for grading purposes) if you will set your STUDENT ID to your USERID for the GT system (i.e., your Canvas USERID, as in “gburdell3”, etc).

MyMathLab comes with an entire electronic version of the textbook; it is your choice if you would also like to own the textbook in print. You may purchase a MyMathLab code either from the bookstore or on-line while registering at http://www.mymathlab.com. If you prefer to own a hardcopy of the text, the bookstore offers packages of MyMathLab combined with a loose-leaf or hardcover version of the Thomas textbook that is less expensive than purchasing the text and code separately.

PLEASE NOTE: GEORGIA TECH HAS A SPECIAL CODE PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES BOTH TEXTBOOKS.

THIS CODE CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED THROUGH THE CAMPUS BOOKSTORES OR DIRECTLY FROM PEARSON.

CODES PURCHASED BY OTHER VENDORS WILL NOT WORK!

Possible ISBNs for this text are: 9781323835029, 132383768X, , or 9781323837689.


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Course Information

Math 2551 - Multivariable Calculus

Instructor:

Prof. Yingjie Liu

Office:

Skiles 134

Phone:

(404)894-2381

E-mail:

yingjie at math dot gatech dot edu

Course webpage

 https://gatech.instructure.com/courses/145564

Office Hours:

Tu, 15:15-16:15, Thu, 11:00-12:00. Refer to the links of Microsoft Teams meetings on Canvas .

Teaching Assistants:


K1: Wu, Hao   ( hwu406@gatech.edu) 

K2: Ma, Shaojun  (shaojunma@gatech.edu) 

K3: Wu, Hao  (hwu406@gatech.edu )

K4: Ma, Shaojun  (shaojunma@gatech.edu) 

Studio:

MW: 12:30—13:20 ;  K1(Skiles 257), K2(Skiles 270)

MW: 11:00—11:50;  K3 (Skiles 257), K4(Skiles 270) . 

Homework:

Homework is on-line through MyMathLab.
It is strongly recommended to work out every problem in the assignments
before each quiz.

Quizzes & Tests

There will be a quiz every two weeks through Gradescope on Canvas. Quizzes are based on homework assignments, and other tests (also through Gradescope) will be more in traditional format. Steps, reasonings, and relatively detailed calculations are required for quizzes and other tests.

We will have two midterms and one final exam.

Academic Honesty

All students are expected to comply with the Georgia Tech Honor Code (the honor code can be found at http://www.policylibrary.gatech.edu/student-affairs/code-conduct). Any evidence of cheating or other violations of the Georgia Tech Honor Code will be submitted directly to the Dean of Students. Cheating includes, but is not limited to:

·       Using an unapproved calculator, books, or any form of notes on tests.

·       Copying directly from any source, including friends, classmates, tutors, internet sources (including Wolfram Alpha), or a solutions manual.

·       Allowing another person to copy your work.

·       Taking a test or quiz in someone else's name, or having someone else take a test or quiz in your name.

·       Asking for a regrade of a paper that has been altered from its original form.

Grading:

Grades will be based on the exams, quizzes, and on-line homework.

 

Your best five quizzes (Gradescope) count for 20%;  

On-line homework counts for 20%.

Gradescope Midterms count for 40% (20% each).

Gradescope final exam counts for 20%.

If no curve is applied, your final grade will be assigned as a letter grade according to the following scale:

A 90-100%

B 80-89%

C 70-79%

D 60-69%

F 0-59%

Curves:

When it is needed, curves will be determined by the median of each studio section after final exam according to the end-of-semester grade distribution. In this course, we will only apply curves on the overall course grades, not for any individual 

 

 

Tentative Syllabus (subject to change)

Week 

Date

Topics covered

Week 1

08/17--08/21

12.1,12.2, 12.3--12.6,                   

Week 2

08/24-08/28

13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 

Week 3

08/31-09/04

13.4, 13.5,  Quiz 1   

Week 4

09/07-09/11

Labor day, 13.5, 13.6, 14.1, 

Week 5

09/14-09/18

 14.2, 14.3, Quiz 2 

Week 6

09/21-09/25

14.4, 14.5

Week 7

09/28-10/02

14.6, 14.7, Midterm 1 (Practice Midterm)

Week 8

10/05--10/09

 14.8, 14.9, 14.10, Quiz 3 (Oct. 12)

Week 9

10/12-10/16

15.1, 15.2, 15. 3

Week 10

10/19-10/23

15.4,  15.5, 15.6 Quiz 4 (10/21/2020)

Week 11

10/26-10/30

 15.7,  15.8

Week 12

11/02-11/06

 16.1, 16.2,  Midterm 2 (11/4/2020) (Practice Midterm)

Week 13

11/09-11/13

16.3, 16.4, 16.5, Quiz 5

Week 14

11/16-11/20

 16.6,  16.7, 16.8, Quiz 6

Week 15

11/23-11/27

Thanksgiving

Week 16

11/30-12/06

Final exam (Practice Final, Answer Key)

Final Exam Time: Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2:40PM ‐ 5:30PM

Requirements and Guidelines Specific to Fall 2020