MATH 212, Section 4 – Vector Calculus

Rice University

Spring 2008

TTh 9:25 – 10:40 am

 

Instructor: Shuijing Li

Office Hours:  Wednesday 1 -3 pm,  or by appointment (x 2867)

HB basement office 47

Email: shuijing@rice.edu

Textbook:

Vector Calculus, 5th edition, by Marsden and Tromba

Help Sessions:

TA: Ryan Scott,

Email: ryan.scott@rice.edu 

Thursday 5:10--6:10pm

Friday 10:10--11am

at his office HB447 (x8304)

Grades/Exams:

Grades will be determines based on two midterms (25% each), homework (25%), and final (25%). 

Exams will be take-home, pledged, timed, closed book/notes. 

First Midterm Exam, Second Midterm Exam, Answer Key to Second Exam

 

Homework:

Homework will be due each Tuesday at 11am.  It can be turned in to me in class, or in box outside my office.  This will be the best way to learn the material, and I recommend doing as many extra problems as possible.  Late homework will not be accepted, but the lowest homework grade will be dropped.  Homework is not pledged, so it is encouraged that you work with others on solving the problems, but each person must write up their own homework. 

Tentative Schedule:

 

Week
Tuesday
Thursday

1/8

1.1, 1.2

1.2 (cont’d),1.3

1/15

1.4, 1.5

2.1, 2.2,

1/22

2.3

2.4, 2.5

1/29

2.6, 3.1

3.2, 3.3

2/5

3.4

Review , hand-out Midterm I

2/12

5.1, 5.2

5.3

2/19

5.4

5.5

2/26

6.1,6.2

Review , hand-out Midterm II

3/4

Spring Break

Spring Break

3/11

4.2

  4.3,4.4

3/18

7.1

7.2

3/25

7.3

7.4

4/1

7.5

Spring Recess

4/8

7.6

8.1, 8.2

4/15

8.4

 8.3

4/22

Review

Class ends

 

Homework Schedule:

 

Section
Problems
Homework Assignment
Due Date

1.1

5,9,18,19,22

 

 

1.2

6,13b,14,16

 

 

1.3

3,5,25,28

Homework #1

1/15

1.4

1 (first two points),8,12

 

 

1.5

 

 

 

2.1

6,10,12,32

 

 

2.2

8

Homework #2

1/22

2.3

1,5,8,18

 

 

2.4

1,3,8,12,20

 

 

2.5

5ab,9,15

Homework #3

1/29

2.6

5ab,6,7

 

 

3.1

3,19,20abc

 

 

3.2

1,3

 

 

3.3

3,5,10,18

Homework #4

2/5

3.4

3,5,10,13

Homework #5

2/12

5.1

1ab,2ab, 5,7

 

 

5.2

3,6,7

 

 

5.3

2ad,7

Homework #6

2/19

5.4

1ab, 2cd,10

 

 

5.5

2,7,8,9(setup only),16

Homework #7

2/26

6.1

 

 

 

6.2

1,9,11,13,14,21,23,26

 

 

6.3

 

 

 

4.2

2,6,8

Homework #8

3/13( Thursday)

4.3

5,7,9,15

 

 

4.4

5,7,11,15,21,25,32

 

3/18

7.1

1,3b,6,11,14

 

 

7.2

3,4,11,14,16

Homework #9

3/25

7.3

1,5,11,14

 

 

7.4

1,3,13,17,20

Homework #10

4/1

7.5

2,3,5,7

Homework #11

4/8

7.6

1,3,6,9

 

 

8.1

1,2,7,9

 

 

8.2

1,2,5,9,12

 Homework #12

4/15

8.4

1,2,5,7

 

 

8.3

1,2,3,7,9

Bonus

4/22

 

 

Disability support:

Any student with a documented disability needing academic adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with me during the first two weeks of class. All discussions will remain confidential. Students with disabilities should also contact Disability Support Services in the Ley Student Center.