Math 251, Sections 501 & 510 Syllabus

Instructor: Ahmad El-Guindy .

Class Times:

Office hours: Tuesday 11:15-12:30 and Wednesday 2:00-3:15 or by appointment.

Office: 324 Milner Hall.

Phone: 845-5837.

E-mail: elguindy@math.tamu.edu

Math 251 Course Home Page: http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/docs/math251>


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Lectures: Click here for the lectures in pdf format

Some useful Calculus Resources: www.Calculus.org

Announcements: Please make sure your Neo Email account is properly set, so that you can receive important reminders/announcements. Also, stay tuned to this page
( http://www.math.tamu.edu/~elguindy/251.html ), for such reminders/announcements, as well as some useful links.


Course Description: MATH 251. Engineering Mathematics III. (3-0). Credit 3. Topics covered: Vector calculus, calculus of functions of several variables, partial derivatives, directional derivatives, gradient, multiple integration, line integrals, Stokes' theorems. Prerequisite: MATH 152 or equivalent. Credit will not be given for more than one of MATH 221, 251 and 253.
The course meets for three hours per week in lecture with your professor

Text: Calculus: Early Vectors, preliminary edition, by Stewart et al, published by Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 0-534-49348-3

Course Schedule: The following link gives a (rough) weekly schedule by section http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/docs/math251/syllabus/currentsched.html . Here is a list of suggested homeworks that goes with these sections http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/docs/math251/syllabus/currenthw.html .


Grading: Your grade will be determined by three in class exams, a cumulative final exam, and iLrn homeworks. The weights of each of these are as follows.


       Exam I        Exam II         Exam III        Final         iLrn

        18%           18%             18%             26%           20%
      Wed 9/28      Wed 10/26       Wed 11/30      (see below)   
	

	

The final exam schedule shows that the final for Section 510 (MWF 8-8:50) is on Friday December 9, 2005 from 10:00 am until noon. For Section 501 (MWF 9:10-10), the final is on Monday December 12, 2005 from 8:00-10:00 am. All exams are in HELD 109.

Homeworks using iLrn

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Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned according to the following

Attendance of the lectures is MANDATORY. Such attendance, as well as participation (for example, by asking and answering questions) will have a positive effect on your grade, especially in borderline cases.

Copies of old exams are available on the web. The Final Exam is cumulative.


Make-ups: for exams will only be given with documented University-approved excuses (see University Regulations http://student-rules.tamu.edu/).

Academic Integrity Statement: Remember that an Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do. Please refer to the honor Council Rules and Procedures (http://www.tamu.edu/aggiehonor)

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Copyright Information: Please note that all written and web materials for this course have an implied copyright. In particular, you can xerox (or download) it only for your personal use, but never for any commercial use or in mass quantities.