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Columbus State Community College

Calculus & Analytical Geometry III/Multivariable Calculus, Math 2153

 

Course Description (from the College):  Introduction to multivariable calculus: Vector valued functions and motion in the plane and in space, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, directional derivatives, gradients, extrema, multiple integrals, line integrals, Green’s theorem, parametric surfaces, divergence theorem, and Stokes theorem. Applications to problems in science and engineering. Prerequisite: MATH 1152; minimum grade of “C”.

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Syllabus  -- in Word format

Homework

Important Dates
Exam I  -- around Monday, February 10th exam key/study guide key
Exam II  -- around Wednesday, March 5th exam key/study guide key
Exam III -- around, Monday, April 14th exam key/study guide key
Final Exam -- Monday, May 5th at noon exam key/supplemental study guide key / practice final key

more detailed schedule in the syllabus

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My CSCC email: bmccall2@cscc.edu
Calc & Stat Lab: M-Th 8-5 (roughly), MWTh Room is TBA (check the schedule outside the algebra lab DH 313).  Additional hours may be available at other campuses, or in the algebra lab before or after calc lab hours (check for tutors who also work the calc lab).  Not all calc tutors can do this level of calculus.

Office hours: TR 12:30-1:00 p.m., W 2:30-4:00 p.m., MT 4:00-6:00 p.m. other hours by appointment

Required WebAssign code is in the syllabus

 

Answer Keys

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Supplemental Homeworks

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graded homework in WebAssign

 

Chapter 11 Application Problems -- key
Chapter 12 Application Problems -- key
Chapter 13 Application Problems -- key
Chapter 14 Application Problems -- key
Chapter 15 Application Problems -- key

Handouts

Polar Coordinates
Common 3D Surfaces
Tangents & Normals - key
Line Integrals
Lagrange Mulitpliers -- key
Relative & Absolute Extrema -- key
Implicit Differentiation -- key
Triple Integrals
Vector Fields
Del-Notation - key
Limits in 2 or more Variables - key
Graphing in 3D
Chain Rule -- key
Jacobians and Change of Variable
Single Variable Differentiation Review - key
Single Variable Integration Review - key
Plotting 3D Surfaces in 2D
Changing Limits of Integration in 2D & 3D
Surface Integrals
Gradients & Level Curves

 

Proofs

Distance Between and Point and a Line in Space (11.14)
12.2 Properties of the Derivative
12.9 Curvature
13.0 Partial Derivatives & Notation
13.4 Sufficient Conditions for Differentiability
13.5 Differentiability Implies Continuity
13.6 Chain Rule: One Independent Variable
13.9 Directional Derivative
13.11 The Gradient
13.19 Lagrange's Theorem
14.5 Change of Variables for Double Integrals
15.1 Test for Conservative Vector Fields
15.5 Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals
15.6 Independence of Path for Conservative Vector Fields
15.8 Green's Theorem

 

Links:

Programs for Numerical Methods - TI-83 (pdf)
PDF Graph Paper
I Will Derive song
How to draw Greek
Graphing 3D Parametric Curves
GraphCalc
Plotting Vector Fields
Vector Fields
Dimensions
Visualizing Gradients
Multivariable Calculus Demonstrations
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Winter 2011 (Math 153)
Spring Quarter 2011 (Math 254)
Summer Quarter 2011 (Math 254)
Winter 2012 (Math 254)
Summer 2012 (Math 254)
Fall 2012 (Math 2153)

 

 

 

 
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