Home, 6/5 (last update)

As it turns out, I was fairly busy after the end of the semester, so it took me a while to get to this. The course is over and the final grades are in! I think everyone can be pleased with the fact that no one failed the course.

I enjoyed teaching this course, and you were — overall — a good group of students. Special thanks go to people who ofter participated in class discussion — this always makes my job easier.

Have a great summer!


Home, 4/30

Exam 3 turned out pretty well. See the statistics and solutions on the "scores and docs" page.

Exam 4, covering sections 13.1-13.4, is scheduled for Tuesday. Check out sample exam 4, where you may ignore problem 6, which is from section 13.5.

On Tuesday evening, I will have your overall grade determined, so you can decide whether to take the final exam. Recall that the final exam is optional and takes the place of your weakest exam, but only if it is better (otherwise, it does not affect your grade). If you are happy with the grade I send you Tuesday evening, you don't have to take it.

The final exam, which is comprehensive, will take place on Friday at 3:30PM. It will have six pages and consist of problems like the ones on the exams during the semester. Therefore, to start preparing yourself for the final exam, make sure you can do all the problems on the four exams we will have had by then.

On Monday, we will finish up section 13.4 and take any questions you may have over homework or the exam.

Office hours schedule Wednesday-Friday: Wednesday by appointment on Zoom only, Thursday 10:00-2:00, Friday 11:00-3:30. Join the office hours meeting for the Zoom version.


Home, 4/23

After exam 3, take a breather, if you can. (Ah, but surely other courses have some demands on you...)

On Monday, we will finish up section 13.1 and start 13.2. Exam 4 is scheduled for the last day of classes, Tuesday, 5/4.


Home, 4/16

Exam 3, covering sections 12.1-12.3, 12.5-12.7 is scheduled for Friday. Check out sample exam 3 for some representative problems.

On Monday, we will discuss homework from sections 12.6 and 12.7. Homework from sections 12.3 and 12.5 are due tonight.


Home, 4/9

On Monday, we will continue discussion of homework from sections 12.3 and 12.5. I expect the due date to be Wednesday.


Home, 4/2

Oops! I forgot to update this page last week - sorry!

Exam 2 turned out rather well: good job, class! Let's make sure not to get complacent, as chapter 12 is harder (of course, it's integrals!).

On Monday, we will start new section 12.3.


Home, 3/19

Exam 2, covering sections 11.1, 11.3-11.7 is scheduled for Tuesday. Check out sample exam 2 on the "scores and docs" page for some representative problems.

Homework from sections 11.6 and 11.7 is due on Saturday so it can be returned before the exam.

On Monday, we will start with a new section, 12.1, and take any questions you may have ahead of the exam during the second half of class.


Home, 3/12

On Monday, we will finish up section 11.6 and start on 11.7, with an eye to homework discussion over those sections on Tuesday or Thursday.

Exam 2 is coming up week after next.


Home, 3/5

Exam 1 turned out poorly, although I don't feel it was difficult. See the statistics on the "scores and docs" page. If you need help - and a lot of you appear to do - please see me for office hours. We can clear up quite a bit even in short sessions.

Homework from sections 11.1 and 11.3 is due tonight. On Monday, we will finish up section 11.4 and start on 11.5, with an eye to homework discussion over those sections on Tuesday.


Home, 2/27

With exam 1 past us, you can take a little break. Not too long, of course, as homework in sections 11.1 and 11.3 need to be looked over for discussion on Tuesday.

On Monday, we will finish up section 11.3. If there is time left, we'll start discussion of homework.


Home, 2/20

Exam 1 is scheduled for Thursday, covering sections 10.1-10.9. Recall that everyone is required to take the exam in-person (an additional room will be secured). Check out sample exam 1on the "scores and docs" page for some representative problems.

Homework over 10.7 and 10.8 is due tonight so I can have it graded and returned to you before the exam. Homework over 10.9 is due on Monday for the same reason.

On Monday, we will discuss homework from section 10.9 and start a new section. On Tuesday, we will use the last 20ish minutes of class for any questions ahead of the exam. More opportunity for questions will come during the special Wednesday office hour.


Home, 2/12

On Monday, we will start on the new section 10.7. Homework for sections 10.5 and 10.6 is due on Monday.

I sense a test coming, week after next.


Home, 2/6

On Monday, we will finish section 10.5 and start discussion of homework from that section. We will cover section 10.6 before any homework is due over those sections, Friday at the earliest.


Home, 1/29

On Monday, we will finish section 10.4 and then discuss homework from sections 10.3 and 10.4, due on Thursday.


Home, 1/22

On Monday, we will finish the little we have left of section 10.2 and then discuss homework from sections 10.1 and 10.2, due on Thursday. Submit under the appropriate assignment on Canvas. (Don't forget: you are turning in only the problems in the column "what to write up" on the homework list.)


Home, 1/17

Welcome to the course! Look around to familiarize yourself with the layout of these webpages. To get to other pages, click on the links in the menu (or drop-down, if viewing on a smartphone). The most often-used pages are in the first line of the menu (or the first several choices of the drop-down). "Scores and docs," for example, has all the documents for the course.

Your first exercise is to find the syllabus on these pages and read it. (I will not be printing it.) The items there that are typically of greatest interest to students are from "Homework" to "Make-ups."

These pages will get more content as information becomes available. Check back often: useful information is provided in the "home" section (which you are reading), typically updated weekly.

Here are some specific items related to COVID-19.

Masks: To repeat the university's policy, they have to be worn while in class, my office, or in the building. They have to cover your nose and your mouth at all times.

Canvas: will mainly be the repository of class notes, class session recordings, your grades, and a place to upload homework. Information about the course and weekly messages will be posted to this website (also accessible from Canvas). (Why bother with the website outside of Canvas? Two reasons: it's easier to make updates to it, and it stays public, something I value, and you may grow to as well, as a service to future students of this same course.)

Attendance: If you are reading this, you have received an email telling you which days to come to class in person. On the days on which you do not come in person, join the class via a Zoom meeting (see link on Canvas.) Both in-person and Zoom presence counts for the purposes of tracking attendance.

Sites to catch Zoom classes inbetween your in-person ones: When there is not enough time to go home for your Zoom class, try one of these sites:

Office hours: At most one person will be allowed in my office at a time. Of course, you have to wear a mask. I may take your temperature with a touchless thermometer, and you will be able to check mine with the same. If you come and see someone in my office, let me know you are there, so I may be able to help you concurrently while you sit in the foreroom, or we can all go to a larger room, if several students have the same questions. During office hours, I will also start a Zoom session through which you can ask questions. If I do not respond immediately on Zoom, please be patient, as I may have left the office for a short while.

Special office hour on Wednesday: Many students find Calculus 3 goes rather fast. Therefore, I have scheduled this special office hour (Zoom only, since I will not come to school on Wednesdays) at the same time as class with the intent that as many students use it as possible. We will discuss any homework for which there was not enough time in class. Attendance for this hour is not mandatory.

Assignments and exams: To minimize handoff of physical objects between people and thus reduce chance of transmission of the virus, all assignments will be submitted and returned on Canvas. Exams will be taken in person as long as the university is running in-person classes.

Assignment submission: is through Canvas as PDF files only, to facilitate easier grading and return.

Important: try to reduce the size of the files you are uploading: If you are scanning, resolution of 100dpi has been good enough for exam solutions, so it should be adequate for your assignments. (Resulting smaller files are quicker to upload and download).

If you don't have a scanner, take pictures with your phone Make it nice: lay the assignment sheet on a flat surface with good lighting. Use a lower resolution setting for the camera, to reduce final file size. Then use an app to bundle the pictures into a PDF. Some phones have native support for this, for others you can download a free app. Here are some that have been recommended to me: default notes app on the iPhone, Adobe Scan, Tiny Scanner, CamScanner, Notebloc.