Math 231 - Calculus III - Course Materials - Spring, 2008

This is a tentative outline and will be updated at least 24 hours in advance before each class.

 Hour exams are scheduled on February 1, February 22, March 14, and April 11.

Date

Topic/Section/Lecture Notes

 

 

Jan 9

Vectors in the Plane/(10.1)

 
  1. vectors
  2. vector algebra
  3. special vectors
  4. polar form of a vector


Lecture Notes

Jan 11

Vectors in Space/(10.2)

 
  1. A Right-handed Coordinate System
  2. Distance between 2 points
  3. Vectors in R3
  4. Vector Algebra
  5. Special Vectors


Lecture Notes

 

 

Jan 14

The Dot Product/(10.3)

 
  1. Dot Product 
  2. Properties of the Dot Product
  3. The Angle Between Two Vectors
  4. Components and Projections
 
Lecture Notes

Jan 15

The Cross Product/(10.4)

 
  1. Determinant of a matrix
  2. The Cross Product
  3. Properties
  4. Magnitude of uxv
  5. More Applications
 
Lecture Notes

Jan 16

The Cross Product/(10.4)

Jan 18

Lines and Planes in Space/(10.5)

 
  1. equations of lines
  2. equations of planes 

 

Lecture Notes

 

 

Jan 21

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - No Classes.

Jan 22

Surfaces in Space/(10.6)

 
  1. cylindrical surfaces
  2. quadric surfaces

 

Lecture Notes

Jan 23

Surfaces in Space/(10.6)

Jan 25

Vector-Valued Functions/(11.1)

 
  1. Vector-valued functions and their graphs
  2. Arc length
 
Lecture Notes

 

 

Jan 28

The Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions/(11.2)

 
  1. limits
  2. continuity
  3. derivatives
  4. properties
  5. integrals
 

Jan 29

The Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions/(11.2)

Jan 30

Review for Hour Exam 1
Section 10.1-10.7 and 11.2

 

Feb 1

Hour Exam 1
Section 10.1-10.7 and 11.2

 

 

Feb 4

The Calculus of Vector-Valued Functions/(11.2)

 
  1. limits
  2. continuity
  3. derivatives
  4. properties
  5. integrals
 
Lecture Notes

Feb 5

Motion in Space/(11.3)

 
  1. position, velocity and acceleration 
     vectors
  2. centripetal forces
  3. using calculator TI-89
 
Lecture Notes

Feb 6

Curvature/(11.4)

 
  1. tangent vectors
  2. curvature
  3. curvature in polar coordinates
 
Lecture Notes

Feb 8

Curvature/(11.4)

 

 

Feb 11

Tangent and Normal Vectors/(11.5)

 
  1. principal unit normal vector
  2. binormal vector
  3. TNB-frame
 
Lecture Notes
 
Calculator Instructions for computing r(t), r’(t)
 
Calculator Instructions for computing N(t), T(t)

Feb 12

Tangent and Normal Vectors/(11.5)

Feb 13

Functions of Several Variables/(12.1)

 

1. Domain, range and graph of a multi-variable function.

2. Level curves or level surfaces of a multi-variable function

 
Lecture Notes

Feb 15

Functions of Several Variables/(12.1)

 

 

Feb 18

Limits and Continuity/(12.2)

 
  1. limits
  2. continuity
 
Lecture Notes

Feb 19

Limits and Continuity/(12.2)

Feb 20

 

Review for Hour Exam 2 - (11.1-11.5, 12.1-12.2)

Review materials

 

Feb 21

Hour Exam 2 - (11.1-11.5, 12.1-12.2)

 

 

Feb 25

Partial Derivatives/(12.3)

 
  1. partial derivatives

 

Lecture Notes

Feb 26

 Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations/(12.4)

 
  1. tangent planes and normal line
  2. linear approximations 
 
Lecture Notes

Feb 27

The Chain Rule/(12.5) 
   
    1. Chain Rule
2. Implicit Differentiation
 
Lecture Notes

Feb 29

Directional Derivatives and Gradient Vector/(12.6)

  
  1. directional derivatives
  2. gradients
  3. tangent plane 
  4. normal vector
 
Lecture notes

 

 

Mar 3

Maximum and Minimum Values/(12.7)

 
  1. critical points
  2. a necessary condition for local extremes
  3. discriminant 
  4. second derivative test
 

Lecture notes

Mar 4

Maximum and Minimum Values/(12.7)

Mar 5

 Constrained Optimization and Lagrange Multipliers/(12.8)

Mar 7

Double Integrals/(13.1)

 

Lecture notes

 

Notes on TI-89

Instructions for using TI-89 to evaluate a multi-variable function

and evaluate double and triple integrals

 

 

Mar 10

Area, Volume and Center of Mass/(13.2)

Lecture Notes

Mar 11

Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates/(13.3)

 
  1. polar coordinates
  2. double integrals in polar coordinates
 

Lecture Notes

Mar 12

Review for Hour Exam 3
Sections 12.1-12.7, 13.1-13.3

 

Review materials

 

Mar 14

Hour Exam 3
Sections 12.1-12.7, 13.1-13.3

 

 

Mar 17

Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates/(13.3)
 
 Lecture Notes

Mar 18

Surface Area (13.4)

 
Lecture Notes

Mar 19

Surface Area (13.4)

Mar 21

Triple integral (13.5)

 
  triple integrals 
  applications

 

Lecture Notes

 

 

Mar 24-28

Spring Break!

 

 

Mar 31

Triple integral (13.5)

Apr 3

Triple Integrals in Cylindrical/(13.6)

 
  1. cylindrical coordinates
 
Lecture Notes

Apr 2

 Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates/(13.7)

 
  1. spherical coordinates
 
Lecture Notes

Apr 4

Vector Fields/(14.1)

 
  1. vector fields
  2. flow lines
  3. gradient fields
 
Lecture Notes
 
Quiz 11 Solutions

 

 

Apr 7

Line Integrals/(14.2)

 
  1. line integrals of f(x,y,z) w.r.t. 
     arc length along a curve C
  2. work done by the force field F(x,y,z) along a curve C 
 
Lecture Notes

Apr 8

Line Integrals/(14.2)   

Apr 9

Review for Hour Exam 4
Section 13.1-13.7, 14.1-14.2

 

Review

 

Apr 11

Hour Exam 4
Section 13.1-13.7, 14.1-14.2

 

Solutions

 

 

 

 

Apr 14

Independency of Path and Conservative Vector Field/(14.3)

 
  1. path independent line integrals
  2. sufficient and necessary conditions 
  3. equivalent relations

 

Lecture Notes

 

Apr 15

Independency of Path and Conservative Vector Field/(14.3)

Apr 16

Green's Theorem (14.4)

 

1. simple closed curves

2. Green's Theorem

 

Lecture Notes

 

Apr 18

Green's Theorem (14.4)

 

 

Apr 21

Review for the final exam

 

Review

 

Apr 22

Review for the final exam

 

 

Apr 25

Final Exam 1:00 - 4:00pm

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