Math 241, Sections 0311-0342
Fall, 2009

Course Description

This course is the third semester in the standard calculus sequence for students majoring in mathematics, engineering, and the physical sciences. The prerequisite is MATH 141 or 141H at UMCP or equivalent advanced placement or transfer credit from elsewhere. Some background in physical sciences (at the level of high-school physics) is useful but not required. Whereas first-year calculus deals basically with functions of one variable and their graphs in the plane, this course deals with calculus of functions of two or more variables and of vector functions or vector fields in three-dimensional space. The course also covers multiple integrals, volume, surface area, and the classical theorems of Green, Stokes and Gauss. We will also discuss some physical applications.

The course will make use of the mathematical software package MATLAB, a product of The MathWorks. Use of the software package will be explained as we go along. As a useful byproduct of the course, you should eventually learn enough about MATLAB to be able to use it in your other science, engineering, and mathematics courses. The current version of MATLAB is MATLAB Release 2009a. If you are not already a MATLAB user, we strongly suggest that you learn on this version. If you already have a working copy of an earlier version of MATLAB, then you can continue to use it if you wish, but please be aware that we will not be willing to spend a lot of time telling you how to modify current MATLAB code to make it run under previous versions of MATLAB.

There are two kinds of class periods, lectures and discussions. Lectures will be held Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 1:00 to 1:50, in room 0135 of the basement of Reckord Armory. Discussion sections (in classes of 20-30) will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at various times. Please check your schedule carefully for the location of your discussion section, as the sections are spread out in quite a number of buildings. Caution: some sections have switched rooms since the schedule was first published, so be sure to recheck where your discussion is meeting. Some MATLAB demonstrations will be held in the discussion sections. The discussion sections will also be used for quizzes, going over homework problems, answering your questions on the material, etc. A complete schedule for the course, along with dates of quizzes and exams, may be found on the homework page.

In the event of snow or other inclement weather, class and scheduled quizzes or exams will be held unless the university is closed. Check the university web page, local radio or TV, the WTOP web page, or 301-405-SNOW for campus status.

Course Help

There is tutoring help with MATLAB in the WAM Lab in PG2, as well as regular tutoring help with the Ellis and Gulick topics (look for 241 in the table).

A useful resource is the math department testbank of old exams. If you search under MATH241, you will find lots of old exams to study from.

Instructors

Your TA is ...

Section	Time	Classroom	TA	TA email	TA Office
0311	10 AM	MTH B0423	Paul Koprowski	pkoprows@math.umd.edu	MTH 4423
0312	10 AM	JMP 1202	James Greene	jmgreene@math.umd.edu	MTH 4423
0321	11 AM	MTH B0423	Paul Koprowski	pkoprows@math.umd.edu	MTH 4423
0322	11 AM	JMP 1202	James Greene	jmgreene@math.umd.edu	MTH 4423
0331	12 noon	JMP 2202	Andy Sanders	andysan@math.umd.edu	MTH 4410
0332	12 noon	ARM 0103	Safa Motesharrei	ssm@umd.edu	MTH 1305
0341	1 PM	JMP 2202	Andy Sanders	andysan@math.umd.edu	MTH 4410
0342	1 PM	MTH 0103	Safa Motesharrei	ssm@umd.edu	MTH 1305

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Textbooks

1. [EG] Calculus, Sixth Edition by R. Ellis and D. Gulick, Thomson, 2004, ISBN 978-0-7-5931379-8 (REQUIRED). Available at the University Book Center or at Maryland Book Exchange or at BookHolders. (Note added 9/09: if you are still missing the book, chapters 11 through 13 are on the web to get you by in the meantime.)
2. [GM] A Guide to MATLAB: for Beginners and Experienced Users by B. Hunt, R. Lipsman, and J. Rosenberg, with K. Coombes, J. Osborn, and G. Stuck, 2nd edition, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-5-2161565-5. (RECOMMENDED). Available at the University Book Center or at Maryland Book Exchange or at BookHolders.
3. Additional (free) on-line materials integrating MATLAB into the material of the course will also be used.

Course Requirements, Grading Policy

A complete list of homework assignments and due dates is available. This schedule includes the schedule of exams. Late homework (without a valid excuse) will not be accepted. Homework assignments include both problems that must be done with MATLAB, to be submitted for a grade, and other problems from Ellis and Gulick not to be turned in, for you to do either with pencil-and-paper or MATLAB. The MATLAB homework should be prepared in the form of a published M-file. Quizzes in the recitation sections will be closely modeled on the suggested Ellis and Gulick problems. Rules about collaboration on the homework are explained on the homework web site, and will be strictly enforced. Please see the university regulations on academic integrity. You are asked to write the campus Honor Pledge on your homework assignments and exams. Early warning grades will be submitted by October 8, on the basis of Exam #1 and the first few homework assignments and quizzes. They have no significance other than to give you an idea of how you are doing in the course, and do not become part of your permanent record.

The instructors will adhere strictly to the official university policy on makeup exams. Makeups will only be given for legitimately excused, documented absences. Moreover, foreseeable absences (such as those resulting from participation in university-sponsored sporting events) must be documented prior to the date of the exam that will be missed.

Information about computer labs where you can work on the homework assignments is available here. Look for those labs offering MATLAB, preferably those offering Release 2009a. (Go check the lab you want in person, because the OIT "listing by software" is not kept up-to-date.) If possible, try to avoid using MATLAB version 2008b because of bugs in the Symbolic Math Toolbox in that release that have been fixed since then. If you would prefer to work on your own computer, you might wish to purchase your own copy of MATLAB Student Version, available at the University Book Center or the Maryland Book Exchange or from The MathWorks web site for about $100. It may be a good investment since you can also use the software in all your other math, science, statistics, and engineering courses.