Math 241, Sections 0111-0142
Fall, 2010

Course Description

This course is the third semester in the standard calculus sequence for students majoring in mathematics, engineering, and the physical sciences. The prerequisite is MATH 141 or 141H at UMCP or equivalent advanced placement or transfer credit from elsewhere. Some background in physical sciences (at the level of high-school physics) is useful but not required. Whereas first-year calculus deals basically with functions of one variable and their graphs in the plane, this course deals with calculus of functions of two or more variables and of vector functions or vector fields in three-dimensional space. The course also covers multiple integrals, volume, surface area, and the classical theorems of Green, Stokes and Gauss. We will also discuss some physical applications.

The course will make use of the mathematical software package MATLAB, a product of The MathWorks. Use of the software package will be explained as we go along. As a useful byproduct of the course, you should eventually learn enough about MATLAB to be able to use it in your other science, engineering, and mathematics courses. The current version of MATLAB is MATLAB Release 2010a. If you are not already a MATLAB user, we strongly suggest that you learn on this version or on the most recent version available in a convenient university computer lab. If you already have a working copy of an earlier version of MATLAB, then you can continue to use it if you wish, but please be aware that we will not be willing to spend a lot of time telling you how to modify current MATLAB code to make it run under previous versions of MATLAB.

There are two kinds of class periods, lectures and discussions. Lectures will be held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9:00 to 9:50, in room 0131 of the basement of Reckord Armory. Discussion sections (in classes of 20-30) will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at various times. Please check your schedule carefully for the location of your discussion section, as most but not all sections are located in the Mathematics Building. Some MATLAB demonstrations will be held in the discussion sections. The discussion sections will also be used for quizzes, going over homework problems, answering your questions on the material, etc. A complete schedule for the course, along with dates of quizzes and exams, may be found on the homework page.

In the event of snow or other inclement weather, class and scheduled quizzes or exams will be held unless the university is closed. Check the university web page, local radio or TV, the WTOP web page, or 301-405-SNOW for campus status.

Course Help

There is tutoring help with MATLAB in the WAM Lab in PG2, as well as regular tutoring help with the Ellis and Gulick topics (look for 241 in the table).

A useful resource is the math department testbank of old exams. If you search under MATH241, you will find lots of old exams to study from.

Instructors

Your TA is ...

Section	Time	Classroom	TA	TA email	TA Office
0111	8 AM	MTH 0104	Lucas Tcheuko	lucast@math.umd.edu	MTH 4204
0112	8 AM	MTH 0303	David Shaw	dshaw3@math.umd.edu	MTH 4414
0121	9 AM	MTH B0425	Lucas Tcheuko	lucast@math.umd.edu	MTH 4204
0122	9 AM	MTH 0403	David Shaw	dshaw3@math.umd.edu	MTH 4414
0131	10 AM	MTH 0403	Ben Sibley	bsibley@math.umd.edu	MTH 4305
0132	10 AM	MTH 0304	Jeremy Bradford	jbradfor@math.umd.edu	MTH 4310
0141	11 AM	MTH 0105	Ben Sibley	bsibley@math.umd.edu	MTH 4305
0142	11 AM	ARM 0119	Jeremy Bradford	jbradfor@math.umd.edu	MTH 4310

Course Evaluation

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Textbooks

1. [EG] Calculus, Sixth Edition by R. Ellis and D. Gulick, Thomson, 2004, ISBN 978-0-7-5931379-8 (REQUIRED). Available at the University Book Center or at Maryland Book Exchange or at BookHolders.
2. [GM] A Guide to MATLAB: for Beginners and Experienced Users by B. Hunt, R. Lipsman, and J. Rosenberg, with K. Coombes, J. Osborn, and G. Stuck, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-5-2161565-5. (RECOMMENDED, NOT REQUIRED). Available at the University Book Center or at Maryland Book Exchange or at BookHolders.
3. Additional (free) on-line materials integrating MATLAB into the material of the course will also be used.

Course Requirements, Grading Policy

A complete list of homework assignments and due dates is available. This schedule includes the schedule of exams. Late homework (without a valid excuse) will not be accepted. Homework assignments include both problems that must be done with MATLAB, to be submitted for a grade, and other problems from Ellis and Gulick not to be turned in, for you to do either with pencil-and-paper or MATLAB. The MATLAB homework should be prepared in the form of a published M-file. Quizzes in the recitation sections will be closely modeled on the suggested Ellis and Gulick problems. Rules about collaboration on the homework are explained on the homework web site, and will be strictly enforced. Please see the university regulations on academic integrity. You are asked to write the campus Honor Pledge on your homework assignments and exams. Early warning grades will be submitted by October 14, on the basis of Exam #1 and the first few homework assignments and quizzes. They have no significance other than to give you an idea of how you are doing in the course, and do not become part of your permanent record.

The instructors will adhere strictly to the official university policy on makeup exams. Makeups will only be given for legitimately excused, documented absences. Moreover, foreseeable absences (such as those resulting from participation in university-sponsored sporting events) must be documented prior to the date of the exam that will be missed.

Information about computer labs where you can work on the homework assignments is available here. Look for those labs offering MATLAB, preferably those offering Release 2009a or later. (Go check the lab you want in person, because the OIT "listing by software" is not kept up-to-date.) If possible, try to avoid using MATLAB version 2008b because of bugs in the Symbolic Math Toolbox in that release that have been fixed since then. If you would prefer to work on your own computer, you might wish to purchase your own copy of MATLAB Student Version, available at the University Book Center or the Maryland Book Exchange or from The MathWorks web site for about $100. It may be a good investment since you can also use the software in all your other math, science, statistics, and engineering courses.