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Daily Syllabus - Math 236 Multivariable Calculus - Spring 2011

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  • All numbers indicate sections from Multivariable Calculus, Early Transcendental Functions 3e by Smith and Minton
  • RA due refers to Reading Assignments submitted through Wheaton onCourse
  • WW due refers to WebWork Assignments submitted through the WebWork site
  • PS due refers to written Problem Sets

Monday Wednesday Friday



1/26 Welcome to Multivariable
10.1 Vectors in the Plane
10.2 Vectors in Space 		1/28 10.3 The Dot Product
RA due @ 8:30 am
1/31


 10.4 The Cross Product
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm		 2/2 10.5 Lines and Planes in Space
RA due @ 8:30 am		 2/4 11.1 Vector-Valued Functions
RA due @ 8:30 am
Group PS due @ 10:30 am
2/7


 11.2 The Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		2/9 11.3 Motion in Space
RA due @ 8:30 am		 2/11 11.4 Curvature
RA due @ 8:30 am
Indiv PS due @ 10:30 am
2/14


Group Project 1
WW due @ 11:00 pm		 2/16 11.5 Tangent and Normal Vectors
RA due @ 8:30 am 		2/18 11.5 Continued
Group PS due @ 10:30 am
2/21


10.6 Surfaces in Space
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		2/23 12.1 Functions of Several Variables
RA due @ 8:30 am
Group Project 1 due @ 10:30 am 		2/25 12.2 Limits and Continuity
RA due @ 8:30 am
Indiv PS due @ 10:30 am
2/28


Exam 1 Inclass 3/2 12.3 Partial Derivatives
RA due @ 8:30 am		 3/4 12.3 Continued
3/7


 12.4 Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations
RA due @ 8:30 am
Exam 1 Takehome due @ 10:30 am		 3/9 12.5 The Chain Rule
RA due @ 8:30 am 		3/11 12.5 Continued
3/14


Spring Break 3/16 Spring Break 3/18 Spring Break
3/21


12.6 The Gradient and Directional Derivatives
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due 3/22 @ 11:00 pm 		3/23 12.7 Extrema of Functions of Several Variables
RA due @ 8:30 am 		3/25 12.7 Continued
Indiv PS due @ 10:30 am
3/28


Group Project 2 3/30 13.1 Double Integrals
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm		 4/1 13.1 Continued
4/4


 9.4 Polar Coordinates
9.5 Calculus and Polar Coordinates
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		4/6 13.3 Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates
RA due @ 8:30 am
Group Project 2 due @ 10:30 am 		4/8 13.3 Cointinued
Group PS due @ 10:30 am
Choice of Indiv Project due
4/11


 13.4 Surface Area
RA due @ 8:30 am
WW due @ 11:00 pm		 4/13 14.1 Vector Fields
RA due @ 8:30 am		 4/15 14.2 Line Integrals
RA due @ 8:30 am
Indiv PS due @ 10:30 am
4/18


Exam 2 Inclass 4/20 14.2 Continued
Indiv Project Progress Report due		 4/22 14.3 Independence of Path and Conservative Vector Fields
RA due @ 8:30 am
4/25


14.3 Continued
Exam 2 Takehome due @ 10:30 am		 4/27 14.4 Green's Theorem
RA due @ 8:30 am 		4/29 14.4 Continued
5/2


12.8 Constrained Optimization and Lagrange Multipliers
WW due @ 11:00 pm 		5/4 12.8 Continued
Individual Project due		 5/6 The BIG Picture
Final Exam Due
Friday 5/13, 11:00 am
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