This course is about calculus involving several variables. The topics that we'll study include: vectors in two and three dimensions, lines and planes in space, vector functions and their derivatives, functions of several variables, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and vector calculus. The techniques of this course allow us to address such questions as: How can we align a solar panel to point directly at the sun? How do you find the highest point on a mountain road? What is the volume of Beury Hall?

We will cover Chapters 10-14 of the book. As a prerequisite for this course, you need to be comfortable with derivatives and integrals from single variable calculus (Math 1042).

There are no calculators allowed on any of the quizzes or exams. See below for more details about the exam policy.

If your final exam score is higher than one of your midterms, I will count your lowest midterm for only 11% and the final for 45%. Letter grades are computed from numerical grades as follows:

If you are on the border between two letter grades, attendance and class participation will be the main tiebreaker in my decision to move you in one direction or the other.

Every other Thursday, starting with the second week, there will be a quiz. The quiz will contain 4-5 homework problems or slightly modified homework problems. No makeup quizzes will be given, but I will drop your lowest quiz score. If you miss one quiz, I will record a score of 0 and count that as your dropped score - so don't miss more than one quiz!

• You should try to do all of the problems on your own before getting together with others. It does not benefit you (on exams and in the real world when you need to use math) to simply get solutions from your classmates! In fact, there is research suggesting that group work is much more productive when everyone has thought about the problems before getting together.
• Everyone must turn in their own solutions. In other words, you should write up your final solutions in the privacy of your own room (or your own library, cafe, bar, roof, etc.).

If there is a homework problem that you are unable to solve even after thinking about it hard (and after reading the relevant section of the book), there are several resources for help:

• Your classmates
• Office hours, both mine and those of our TA, Jeff Bevilacqua. We would be happy to help you out if you are stuck, but we will not answer questions about problems that you have yet to think about!
• The Math & Sciences Resource Center.

Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed here.

Students will be charged for a course unless a withdrawal form is processed by a registration office of the University by the Drop/Add deadline date given below. For this semester, the crucial dates are as follows:

• The first day of classes is Tuesday, September 2.
• The last day to drop/add (tuition refund available) is Monday, September 15.
• Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 27.
• The last day to withdraw (no refund) is Monday, November 3.
• The last day of classes is Wednesday, December 10.

The grade I (an "incomplete") is reserved for extreme circumstances. It is necessary to have completed almost all of the course with a passing average and to file an incomplete contract specifying what is left for you to do. To be eligible for an I grade you need a good reason and you should have missed not more than 25% of the first nine weeks of classes. If approved by the Mathematics Department chair and the CST Dean's office, the incomplete contract must include a default grade that will be used in case the I grade is not resolved within 12 months.