MATH 5C-MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS – CRN 52893

Summer 2018

PROFESSOR: KATHLEEN HOGUE

Office : R322K email :

WEBSITE:

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

The website is where you will find announcements, assignments, handouts, and useful links. You should check it often. If you ever have a question about the class, ALWAYS LOOK HERE BEFORE EMAILING ME.

Note on Summer Intersession: THIS MAY NOT BE THE COURSE FOR YOU!

You may have chosen summer intersession to get through this course quickly, but you must be willing to pay the price. We work at 3 times the pace of a regular semester. I expect you to not only be in class, participating, 3.5 hours per day, but also to spend 4-8 hours per day on homework. You will be tempted to rush through your homework but you really need to spend time thinking about the processes you are learning. That does not leave much time for anything else. Also note: During the summer session, I do not hold office hours and there is not very much available tutoring.

Course Description: Topics to be covered include: vectors and vector calculus, partial differentiation, multiple integration, Green’s theorem, divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem.

Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in Math 5B (or its equivalent elsewhere). If you are repeating this course you should consider it your last try since petitions are required (and seldom granted) to enroll in this course for a fourth time.

See the Course Overview for more information on what we will be covering and what pre-requisite knowledge is expected.

Text: STEWART, Calculus, 8th Ed.

Make sure you do not have the “early transcendentals”” version. I do not use Webassign so you do not need a code.

Attendance: I make a concerted effort to make the material as clear as possible in class. Because of this, daily attendance is expected. If you are unable to come to class, you are on your own to understand the material you missed. Students missing class are responsible for finding out what they missed and what is due. (Check the announcement page or get contact information from a few classmates; I am unable to answer emails from every student that is absent.) Excessive absences or tardiness will affect course grade. If you miss 10 hours of the course, you may be dropped.

Grading : Grades will be determined based on the following percentages:

Homework/Quizzes/Classwork10 %

Tests60 %

Final exam30 %.

Letter grades will be given based on the following percentages

A: 90-100%; B: 80-89%; C: 70-79%; D: 60-69%; F: below

• I do not drop your lowest exam, however if it is to your benefit, your final exam score will replace your lowest exam score.

Note on Grades: If you earn a C or better in this course, it represents my experienced opinion that you are ready to be successful in the next course. I do not take this responsibility lightly. Sometimes students are frustrated because they feel they understand the material better than their performance on the exams indicates. Unfortunately, performance on exams is the only way I have for measuring what you have learned. As such, grades are based on performance, not on perceived understanding nor on need. I would be doing you a disservice to pass you on to the next course if I feel you are not yet ready to succeed. I do not “curve”; I do not drop the lowest score.

Homework/Quizzes/Classwork: Homework will be assigned daily and collected on the day of the exam. Please note: no late homework will be accepted, so remember it on test day! Occasional classwork and/or quizzes will be given and collected. If you miss class on the day of a quiz or classwork, you may not turn it in late. To partially compensate for this, each student will be given up to 10 points of homework credit.

Read Calculus Homework Expectation and Study Suggestions.

Exams:

NO make-up exams will be given. Your final exam score will count in place of one missed exam.

• 4 tests will be given (tentatively Tuesdays7/3, 7/10, 7/17,7/24, ) .

• A final exam will be given . This exam will be two hours long and will cover ALL course material.

The final will be Tuesday, July 31.

Where to get HELP

Take responsibility for your learning and seek assistance if needed. Here are some of your options:

• Tutoring. The college offers some free tutoring in the Math Success Center R406. Students needing more individualized help can seek private tutoring.

• Study Groups. Forming study groups with classmates is one of the BEST ways to be more successful in this class.

• Online Resources. There are SO MANY really GOOD resources online. See my LINK page for suggestions

• The Library. Looking at other calculus books is helpful.

• The Canvas Discussion Page.

• Other services on campus: Health, DSPS, Mental Health, etc

Calculator Usage: A scientific calculator is required. Graphing calculators will not be used in this class.

Personal Conduct

YOU are expected to be actively involved in YOUR education. This includes being alert in class and participating in class discussion. A good attitude on your part makes the class much more enjoyable. It is expected that you refrain from any activities that could be distracting to your classmates or to me. This includes talking, texting, sleeping, being tardy, etc.

Electronic devices such as computers, ipads, music and phones should be turned off and put away in class. I DO NOT WANT TO EVEN SEE THEM, IN THE CLASSROOM, EVEN ON THE BREAK. The only exception is tablets which are actively being used to take notes as LONG as you are sitting in the FRONT ROW.

New studies reveal that the distractions of smartphone are changing the way our brains are wired, and not in a good way!

Cell Phone Addiction

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:In a learning environment such as Pasadena City College, it is vital that we create an atmosphere of mutual trust. Cheating, plagiarism, falsifying information, and related behaviors destroy the very essence of learning and will not be tolerated. Any such action will adversely affect your grade and will lead to disciplinary action by the College. By enrolling in this class, you agree to comply with theStudent Conduct and Academic Honesty Policy(No. 4520 - Violations of conduct in class or on campus are subject to disciplinary review.

Integrity and character are of utmost importance to me. Students caught cheating on an exam may be given an F in the course. At a minimum, a student who is cheating will be given a zero on that exam, which will not be replaced by the final exam score, and will be required to sit in the front row for remaining exams. A formal report will be submitted to the Dean of Students. During exams, your phones, smart watches, or any other electronic devices must not be anywhere in sight. If I even SEE them, it will constitute cheating. Students will not be allowed to leave the class during an exam unless medically necessary. You are required to carry your PCC student ID at all times. I may request to check it at any time.

Important Dates:

JULY 20: Last day to drop with a “W”

Final Exam: TUESDAY July 31, 11:15

Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Apply vector operations to find equations of lines and planes and analyze the motion of a particle in space.

2. Find limits, partial derivatives, directional derivatives, gradient vectors, and differentials and linear approximations of functions of two or more variables.

3. Find local and absolute extrema of functions of two variables.

4. Compute integrals over a region, curve, solid and surface, of both scalar and vector fields, and use them to solve application problems.

5. Apply the Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals, Green's Theorem, Stokes' Theorem and the Divergence Theorem.