Math 241 (Laskowski)
Sections 0111-0142
Fall, 2007
Matlab #4 is ready for download.
Download MATLAB #4 here.
You ALSO need to download the Mfiles
lint.m and
curl.m .
The assignment is due on Thursday, December 6.
Midterm #4, covering 14.9 and all of
Chapter 15, will be on Friday, December 7.
Old Matlab projects:
MATLAB PROJECT #0
MATLAB PROJECT #1
MATLAB PROJECT #2
MATLAB PROJECT #3
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.
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.
Instructor
The lecturer for these sections of MATH 241 is Professor
Chris Laskowski.
His office is in room 4117 of the Mathematics Building, and
his office hours are Monday 12-1 and Wednesday 3-4.
His university phone extension is 55082 and his email is
mcl@math.umd.edu.
Textbooks
The textbooks for these sections are:
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Calculus, Sixth
Edition by R. Ellis
and D. Gulick, Thomson, 2004, ISBN 0759313792 (REQUIRED).
Available at the University Book Center or at Maryland Book Exchange.
-
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. (recommended).
Grading Policy
The maximum possible number of points you can score in this course is 800.
Your final grade will depend upon the total points you score on
quizzes, MATLAB projects, four one-hour exams,
and the final exam, distributed as follows:
| Category |
Total Points |
| MATLAB Projects |
100 |
| Quizzes (based on E&G homework) |
100 |
| Four One-Hour Exams |
400 |
| Final Exam |
200 |
Examination Schedule
Exam #1 Monday, September 24, covering Chapters 11/12.
Exam #2 Friday, October 12, covering Chapter 13.
Exam #3 Friday, November 9, covering Chapter 14.
Exam #4 Friday, December 7, covering Chapter 15.
Final Exam Thursday, December 13, 1:30-3:30 pm, Rooms to be announced.
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.
Homework
A complete list of homework
assignments is available.
Homework problems will not be collected, but some
quiz and exam questions will be modelled after problems from the homework.
Quizzes
Quizzes will be given in recitation sections (i.e., Tues/Thurs).
Approximately 5-7 quizzes will be given during the term.
The dates and timing of the quizzes will be decided by the individual TA.
It is quite possible that some sections will have a quiz on one day,
while another section will not.
MATLAB projects
There will be approximately 5 MATLAB projects assigned during the term.
Due dates will be given along with the assignment.
Information
about computer labs where you can work on the MATLAB assignments is
available
here. Look for those labs offering MATLAB, preferably those
offering version 7.0 (R14) or higher. (Go check the lab you want in
person, becuase the OIT "listing by software" is not kept up-to-date.)
(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
for about $100 or from
The
MathWorks web site. N.B.: You want the MATLAB Student
Version, not The Student Edition of MATLAB, which is
obsolete. They are not the same product.)
Early warning grades
Early warning grades will be submitted in October, on the basis of the
Exam #1 and the first few quizzes and MATLAB projects. 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.
Disability issues
If you have some disabilty related to testing under the
usual, timed, in-class conditions, you may contact the office of Disabled Student
Services (DSS) in Shoemaker Hall. If they assess you
as meriting special dispensation, then you may arrange to ake your tests at
DSS, with extra time as they indicate. You must arrange this
well in advance of a test. Click to
Disability Support Services
for further information.
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).
Finally, you might want to see this
collection of
on-line tutorials and course notes.
This page last modified August 27,
2007. If you have comments or suggestions,
please send email to mcl@math.umd.edu.