Detailed Syllabus for Math 230-0, Section 57, Fall 2006

This syllabus is meant to be a rough guide as to when topics will be taught. It is tentative!
Monday: Wednesday Thursday: Friday:
Sept. 18
No class.
Sept. 20
8.1 Vectors in the plane
Sept. 21
No class.
Sept. 22
8.2 Vectors in space
Sept. 25
8.3 The dot product
Sept. 27
8.4 The cross product
Sept. 28
Quiz.
Sept. 29
8.5 Lines in space
Oct. 2
8.6 Planes in space
Oct. 4
8.7 Surfaces in space
Oct. 5
Quiz.
Oct. 6
0.7, Appendices A & E: Polar coordinates and curves
Oct. 9
9.1 Vector valued functions
Oct. 11
9.2 The calculus of vector valued functions
Oct. 12
Quiz.
Oct. 13
Review
Oct. 16
9.3 Motion in space
Oct. 18
9.4 Curvature
Oct. 19
First Midterm.
Oct. 20
9.5 Tangent and Normal vectors
Oct. 23
11.7 Spherical coordinates
Oct. 25
9.6 Parametric Surfaces
Oct. 26
Quiz.
Oct. 27
10.1 Functions of several variables
Oct. 30
10.2 Limits and continuity
Nov. 1
10.3 Partial derivatives
Nov. 2
Quiz.
Nov. 3
10.4 Tangent planes and linear approximations
Nov. 6
10.5 The chain rule
Nov. 8
10.5 The chain rule
Nov. 9
Quiz.
Nov. 10
10.6 The gradient and directional derivatives
Nov. 13
10.7 Extrema of functions of several variables
Nov. 15
10.7 Extrema of functions of several variables
Nov. 16
Second Midterm.
Nov. 17
10.8 Constrained optimization and Lagrange multipliers
Nov. 20
10.8 Constrained optimization and Lagrange multipliers
Nov. 22
Class canceled
Nov. 23
Thanksgiving break.
Nov. 24
Thanksgiving break.
Nov. 27
Reading week.
Nov. 29
Reading week.
Nov. 30
Reading week.
Dec. 1
Reading week.
The final exam will be held on Tuesday, December 5, 2006 from 12:00 to 2:00pm.
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