Math 318 Fall 2008

1. Section Information

Section	Time	Location	Instructor	email	Office Hours^*
FL2008 L24 Math 318 01 Calculus of Several Variables	M-W-F-- 10:00AM 11:00AM	Psychology Building 249	B. Blank	brian@math.wustl.edu	Cupples I Room 224 MT 12:00-1:00; W 1:00-2:00

^* Reading week office hours will be only as announced.

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2. Grading Information

There will be two class exams, E1 (W 01 October 2008) and E2 (W 12 Nov 2008), and a final exam F, each out of 100. There will also be assigned homework, which at the end of the semester, when all the homework is totalled, will generate a number HW out of 20. A numerical score S out of 100 will then be calculated as follows:

S = 0.2*(E1 + E2) + 0.4*F + HW

A letter grade will then be determined according to the table:

Numerical Range	Letter Grade
[80,100]	A
[65,80)	B
[50-65)	C
[40-50)	D
[0,40)	F

It is unlikely that a need for "upward curving" will arise. If the grade distribution is significantly lower than usual, then "curving" will be considered.

3. Text

Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms, 3rd Edition, John H. Hubbard and Barbara Burke Hubbard

The intention is to cover all six chapters. A quick glance at the book reveals that not every section can be covered thoroughly in one semester. The linear algebra that is covered will be assumed known (Math 309 is a prerequisite). This course is not proof-based analysis. Long, rigorous proofs will be avoided. Instead, short, heuristic arguments will be substituted where appropriate.

4. Syllabus

The table below begins as a stub. As material has been covered, appropriate references to the text will be filled in.

Week	Text Pages
#1 (08/27-08/29)	1-21
#2 (09/03-09/05)	32-84
#3 (09/08-09/12)	84-106
#4 (09/15-09/19)	106-139
#5 (09/22-09/26)	140-160
#6 (09/29-10/03)
#7 (10/06-10/10)
#8 (10/13-10/15)
#9 (10/20-10/24)
#10 (10/27-10/31)
#11 (11/03-11/07)
#12 (11/10-11/14)
#13 (11/17-11/21)
#14 (11/24)
#15 (12/01-12/05)
#15 (12/08)

5.Homework

The table below begins as a stub. As homework is assigned, appropriate entries will be filled in.

Assignment	Date Assigned	Date Due	Exercises
1	29 Aug 2008	12 Sept 2008	1.1.6 a-f; 1.2.2 a,c,d,e; 1.2.3; 1.2.12; 1.3.4; 1.3.7; 1.3.10; 1.3.11; 1.4.3; 1.4.5; 1.4.14a
2	05 Sept 2008	19 Sept 2008	1.5.5, 1.5.7, 1.5.8, 1.5.10, 1.5.22a
3	12 Sept 2008	26 Sept 2008	1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, 1.7.7, 1.7.8, 1.7.11, 1.8.2
4	26 Sept 2008	10 Oct 2008	1.8.7, 1.8.9, 1.8.11, 2.10.1, 2.10.2, 2.10.5 a,b, 2.10.8, 2.10.9
5	07 Oct 2008	17 Oct 2008	3.1.2, 3.1.7, 3.2.1, 3.2.4, 3.2.6 a,b
6	20 Oct 2008	31 Oct 2008	3.3.13, 3.4.1, 3.4.12, 3.3.13* 3.5.1, 3.5.2, 3.5.5 *Useful formulas for 3.3.13 and statements of 3.4.12 and 3.3.13

Brian E. Blank
Department of Mathematics
Washington University in St. Louis
1 Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130

Phone: (314) - 935 - 6763
Fax: (314) - 935 - 6839

e-mail: brian@math.wustl.edu

Last Updated: 20 October 2008