CLASS INFO

Math 2400: Analytic Geometry and Calculus 3, Fall 2000
Text:  Calculus with Analytic Geometry, 5th edition
by Edwards and Penney

Section 5: MTWF 1:00-1:50 ECCR 133

Professor: Keith A. Kearnes   Email: kearnes@euclid.colorado.edu
Office: Mathematics 233       Phone: 492--5203
Hours: M 2-3, WF 11-12        WWW: http://spot.colorado.edu/~kearnes

Course Plan:
Knowing how to differentiate and integrate 1-variable functions 
enables one to analyze or compute 1-dimensional quantities: motion 
in a straight line, work done by a spring, mass of a thin rod of 
variable density, etc. To understand motion along a curved path, 
to find the natural frequencies of a vibrating drum head, or to 
describe the way an iceberg melts, one needs to know vector calculus
(Chaps. 13.4--15.7). We will prepare ourselves for this subject by 
first studying vector algebra and vector functions (Chap. 12.1-13.3).

Prerequisites:
Calculus 2 (Math 2300).

Homework, Quizzes and Exams:
During the semester there will be regularly assigned homework, 
weekly quizzes, two one hour tests and a final exam. Your grade 
will be based on your homework scores, quiz scores, and exam 
results. These components of your grade will be weighted according 
to the following formula. 
Grade = HW(15%) + Quiz(20%) + T1(20%) + T2(20%) + F(25%).
Late work is not accepted. I will not give make-up quizzes, but 
I will not count your two lowest quiz scores.

Grading:
You will be graded only on your written work. This work will be 
judged on the basis of correctness, completeness and legibility. 
Strings of formulas without explanation will not be accepted. 
Paragraph organization (where appropriate), complete sentences 
and correct punctuation are expected.

Dates:
HW/Quiz/Test: Due Wednesday    Test 2: November 8
Labor Day: September 4         Thanksgiving: Novenber 23-24
Test 1: October 4              Last Day: December 13
Fall Break: October 5-6        Final Exam: December 16 (1:30pm)

Getting Help:
Don't wait until it is too late if you need help. Ask questions!
I am available during the office hours listed above and also at 
many other times. If you can't see me during office hours, then 
make an appointment with me to see me at a different time. I will 
also give short answers to questions sent by email.

WWW:
Information concerning our class will be posted on my web page 
under ``information for students''. A copy of any document I hand 
out in class will be accessible from this page. I will post test 
solutions here.

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