MATH 164-A2
Multidimensional Calculus
Instructor
- Donggeun Ryou
- E-mail: dryou at ur dot rochester dot edu
- Lectures: Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 9:00-11:15AM on zoom. Go to the Link posted in Math 164 blackboard.
- Office Hours: On zoom 11:15am-12:15pm Tues/Thurs (Please send a email before you come). Available other times by appointment.
Textbook
Calculus: Early Transcendentals (9th edition) by James Stewart. A physical copy or online/e-book are both acceptable. You may use an older edition, however there will be some differences in page and section numbers.
Prerequisites
MTH 162 (or equivalent) is a strict prerequisite and must be completed before taking 164.
Course Description
Equations of lines and planes, quadric surfaces, space curves, partial derivatives, linear approximation, directional derivatives, extrema, Lagrange multipliers, double/triple integrals including cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Line, surface, and volume integrals, divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem.
Exams and Grading
There will be two midterm exams and a final exam. For exam times and further info, see the see the Exams page.
Your grade for the course will be based on your performance on exams and homework:
- WeBWorK assignments - 25%
- Midterm Exams - 20% each
- Comprehensive Final Exam - 35%
The following is a rough indication of how your course grade will be assigned and exact grade cutoffs will be determined at the end of the semester:
| > 90% | will guarantee at least an A- |
| > 80% | will guarantee at least a B- |
| > 70% | will guarantee at least a C- |
| > 60% | will guarantee at least a D- |
| < 60% | potentially failing |
Incomplete “I” grades are almost never given. The only justification is a documented serious medical problem or a genuine personal/family emergency. Falling behind in this course or problems with workload on other courses are not acceptable reasons.
Webwork
Webwork sets will be due each Friday at 11:59pm, starting the first week of class.
Each webwork problem will be weighted equally and the lowest 5% of your problem scores will be dropped from your grade (i.e. you are allowed to miss
5% of webwork problems, without penalty).
To access webwork click the Webwork link in Course Materials on the Math 164 blackboard site.