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Northern Virginia Community College

Calculus & Analytical Geometry III,  Math 265

 

Course Description (from the College):  Presents vector-valued functions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals and topics from the calculus of vectors. 4 hours.  Prerequisite: MATH 174/264; minimum grade of “C”.

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Syllabus  -- in Word format
       

Homework

Important Dates
Exam I  -- Monday, June 3rd key/study guide key/make-up/key
Exam II  -- Monday, June 10th exam key/study guide key
Exam III  -- Monday, June 24th exam key/study guide key
Final Exam -- Monday, July 1st exam key/supplemental study guide key / practice final key

more detailed schedule in the syllabus

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Announcements:

Math Office: (AA 352 -- Remote)
NOVA Math office: 703-845-6220
My NOVA email: bmccall@nvcc.edu
Office Hours: by appointment, send me an email and we can set up a time.

 

 

Answer Keys (for synchronous course only)

Quizzes

Quiz #1 -- key

Homeworks (for synchronous class only)

Homework #1
Homework #2
Homework #3
Homework #4
Homework #5
Homework #6
Homework #7
Homework #8
Homework #9
Homework #10
Homework #11

Lecture Notes

       
       
       
       
       
       

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 -- key
Matrices Overview -- key

 

Projects

Laser Diffraction
Contour Curves
Craft Day

 

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
3D Point Plotter
Graphing 3D Parametric Curves
Graphing Parametric Surfaces
Graphing 3D Surfaces
GraphCalc
Plotting Vector Fields
Vector Fields
3D Vector Fields
Dimensions
Visualizing Gradients
Multivariable Calculus Demonstrations
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Fall 2018
Summer 2021
Summer 2022
Fall 2023
Summer 2024

Multivariable Calc Playlist

 

 
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