Class Times and Location: MWF 3:00-3:50 in Blocker 153
Office hours: MW 1:45-2:45 and by appointment at 324 Milner Hall.
Phone: 845-5837.
E-mail: elguindy@math.tamu.edu
Math 409 Course Home Page: http://calclab.math.tamu.edu/docs/math409/
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/409.html ), for such
reminders/announcements, as well as some useful links.
Section 1.1: 2, 4, 7, 8, 10 on p.11, 12
Course Description: 409. Advanced Calculus I. (3-0). Credit 3.
Topics covered : Matrices, determinants, systems of linear
equations, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, diagonalization of symmetric
matrices, inner product spaces, orthogonal functions, Bessel
functions, and applications; review of vector analysis,
including normal derivative, gradient, divergence, curl, line and
surface integrals, Gauss', Green's and Stokes'
theorems.
Prerequisite: MATH 221, 251 or 253; MATH 308 or concurrent enrollment therein.
Text: Richard E. Williamson and Hale F. Trotter, Multivariable Mathematics, 4th ed., Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 2004.
The course meets for three hours per week in lecture with your
professor. There is no recitation meetings.
Course Schedule: The following link gives a weekly schedule by section "http://www.math.tamu.edu/~elguindy/syl311.html .
Grading: Your grade will be determined by two exams, a cumulative final exam, HW and participation grade. The weights of each of these are as follows.
Exam I Exam II Final HW
20% 25% 30% 25%
Mon 10/2 Mon 11/6 Wed 12/13
Exam Location: Same Room as the lecture
The final exam schedule shows that the final for our sections is on December 13, Wednesday 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Grading Scale: Grades will be assigned according to the following
Attendance of the lectures, labs and recitation 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.
The increased weights of the final exam reflect the cumulative nature of the course.
Make-ups: for exams and quizzes 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.