Syllabus of Math 290-3, Section 61, Spring 2008

Instructor: W. Patrick Hooper (Pat)

Office: B22 Lunt

Office Hours: Wednesdays 4-5:30pm and Friday 1-2pm or by appointment.

Email: Pat's email address

Textbooks:

S. J. Colley, Vector Calculus (3rd edition)

Outline:

Vector-Valued Functions (3.2-3.4)
Multiple Integration (5.1-5.5)
Line Integrals (6.1-6.3)
Surface Integrals and Vector Analysis (7.1-7.3)

I've posted a tentative but detailed calendar online.

Discussion Sections: The teaching assistant for this course is Vesna Stojanoska. Discussion sections will include a weekly quiz and a discussion of the past week's homework.

Homework: There will be homework each week. Homework will not be collected, but should be completed before each discussion section. Forming discussion groups is encouraged. It is important to complete and understand each homework problem.

Quizzes: At the end of each discussion section will be a quiz. There will be no make-up quizzes, unless there is good reason. (See grading, below.) There will be no quizzes on weeks with midterms.

Midterms: There will be two midterms held during discussion sessions. The first is scheduled for Thursday April 24th, and will cover sections 5.1-5.5. The second will be on Thursday May 22nd, and will cover sections 3.2-3.4 and 6.1-6.3.

Final Exam: The final exam will be held on Thursday, June 12th from 12-2pm in our lecture room. The instructor will not schedule a make-up exam. If unavoidable conflicts arise, students may apply for a make-up through the Office of Studies. Review Northwestern's final exam schedule to ensure you have no conflicts.

Grade: Your grade will be determined from the following (and curved at the end of the quarter):

First Midterm: 20%
Second Midterm: 20%
Final Exam: 40%
Quizzes: 20%

The lowest quiz grade will be dropped. Thus, a single missed quiz will not affect your grade.

After computing each student's average as a percentage, I will rank the averages to determine a distribution of final letter grades in collaboration with the other instructors of this course. I guarantee at least an A- to students scoring 90% or higher, at least a B- to students scoring 80% or higher, at least a C- to students scoring 70% or higher, and at least a D to students scoring 60% or higher. However, the grading scale may be more lenient than this. Historically, about 1/3 of students earn an A, about 1/3 earn a B, and about 1/3 earn a C or lower. Students who perform unusually poorly earn grades of D or F.

Class website: Class information will be available on blackboard.

Students with Disabilities: Any student with a documented disability needing accommodations is requested to speak directly to the Office of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) (847-467-5530) and the instructor, as early as possible in the quarter (preferably within the first two weeks of class). All discussions will remain confidential. For more information, visit: http://www.northwestern.edu/disability/.