Math 23B Spring 2008

Math 23B
Multi Dimensional Calculus
Fall 2008

Lectures: TTh 10:00 - 11:45, Stevenson 150

Text: Vector Calculus Marsden & Tromba, 5th edition

Instructor:
Viktor Ginzburg
email: ginzburg(at)math.ucsc.edu
Office: Baskin 353C
Office Hours: T 12:-1:30pm, We 1-2pm or by appointment

Teaching Assistants and Sections :

Sections: MW (Baskin 301A) 2:00-3:45pm, Paul Tokorcheck.
Sections: TTh (Nat Sci Annex 102), 2:00-3:10pm, Jacqui Espina.

Coursework:
There will be weekly homework sets, one midterm, and a final (Monday, December 8, 8:00-11:00am). Weekly quizzes will be given in Wednesday and Thursday sections. The midterm is scheduled for Thursday, October 30.

Very tentative schedule:

Weeks 1, 2: Sections 5.1-5.3
Week 3: Sections 5.4-5.5
Week 4: Sections 6.1-6.3
Week 5: Sections 6.3, 7.1-7.2
Week 6: Review of Chapters 5 and 6, Midterm
Week 7: Sections 7.3-7.5
Week 8: Sections 7.5-7.6
Week 9: Sections 7.7, 8.1-8.2
Week 10: Sections 8.3-8.4
Week 11: Section 8.5, Review

Exams:
The midterm covers Chapters 5 and 6 and is scheduled for Thursday, October 30. The final will be on Monday, December 8, 8:00-11:00am.

Practice midterm: pdf

Practice Final: pdf

Important remarks:
No credit will be given for late homework and quizzes. ``Make-up'' exams must be approved and arranged in advance. Absences from exams due to illness or personal crisis must be adequately documented. Your overall score in the course will be the best of weighted averages of your scores on homework, exams, and quizzes. Your lowest homework score will be dropped.

Homework assignments:
Homework assignments will be given in lecture and are due the following week by the end of the second section meeting of the week (Wednesday for MW attendees, Thursday for TTh attendees). Important: All pages of each homework assignment should be stapled; the name of your TA should be written on the front page.


	Due Date	Problems
#1	10/8 & 10/9	5.1: 1(a,b), 4, 7, 8 5.2: 1(a,b), 2(a,c), 3, 4, 6 5.3: 1(a,b), 2(a,c), 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 5.4: 1(a,b,c), 2(a,b,c), 5, 8
#2	10/15 & 10/16	5.5: 1, 2, 6, 9, 11, 14, 17, 19 6.1: 3 6.2: 1, 2, 3(b), 9, 14, 19, 23, 24, 26(a)
#3	10/22 & 10/23	6.3: 1, 3, 7, 8, 14, 7.1: 2, 3, 4(a), 5, 11(a) 7.2: 1(a,c), 2(a,b,c), 3, 6, 7, 11, 14, 15
#4	10/29 & 10/30	7.3: 1, 3, 5, 10, 11 7.4: 1, 3, 5, 6, 11, 13, 21
#5	11/12 & 11/13	7.4: 9, 12 7.5: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 14
#6	11/19 & 11/20	7.6: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16(a), 17, 18(a,b)
#7	12/01(Monday) & 12/02 (Tuesday)	8.1: 1, 2, 3(a,b), 5, 7, 13, 15 8.2: 1, 2, 6, 9, 10, 11, 23 8.3: 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 13 8.4: 1, 2, 3, 5(a), 7, 8, 10