MATH 32A: Calculus of Several Variables
Spring 2009
Administrivia
| Venue | DODD 147 |
| Time | 11-11:50am |
| Lectures | MWF (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays) |
| Discussions | T or R (Tuesdays or Thursdays) |
| Instructor | Teaching Assistant 2a | Teaching Assistant 2b | |
| Name | Iftikhar Burhanuddin | Sungjin Kim | Sungjin Kim |
| Lecture/Discussion | MWF 11-11:50am | T 11-11:50am | R 11-11:50am |
| Venue | DODD 147 | MS 6229 | MS 5138 |
| Office | MS 5338 | MS 2344 | MS 3974 (SMC) |
| Office Hours | MWF 12:30-1:30 or by appt. | T 12:00-1:00 | R 12:00-1:00 |
| burhanud at math.ucla.edu | i707107 | i707107 |
Course description and Syllabus
MATH 32A is a 4 unit course, with 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion. This class will serve as an introduction to differential calculus of several variables, vector field theory. The required prerequisite for this course is 31B with a grade of C- or better.
The general course outline can be found here.
Textbook
Calculus, 6th Ed.,
Thomson Learning
James Stewart
Assignments, Exams
There will be about 9 homework assignments, which will be assigned one at a time each week of the quarter. Each homework will be due Friday in-class at the beginning of class. No late homework will be accepted. You may discuss the homework assignment with your classmates in general terms, but do not show your solution to another student. At the end of the quarter, the assignment with the lowest score will be dropped and the remaining assignments will count toward the grade.
There will be two in-class midterm exams, which will be held on Wednesday, April 22 and Wednesday, May 20. If you are unable to take the exam at the scheduled time, you must contact the instructor before the exam time. No make-up exams will be given, instead your other exams will be weighted more, provided the absence is due to a legitimate reason, which will require appropriate documentation.
The final exam will be held on Tuesday, June 09 from 3:00--6:00pm at DODD 147 and the syllabus for the exam will be the entire content of the course. Failure to take the final will result in a failing grade.
Requests for regrades of homeworks or midterms will have be to be made within two weeks of the announcement of the grades.
The course letter grades will be determined based on the class distribution of the total points. The grade breakdown is as follows:
| Assignments | 10% |
| 2 Midterms | 25% each |
| Final | 40% |
Final Grades will range from A-F with plus minus grading. Rough grading guidelines set by the University:
| 25% of the class will be in the A Range |
| 31% of the class will be in the B Range |
Scores on the assignments, midterms and final will be posted on my.ucla.
Moodle
Course news, slides, handouts, assignments, details on submission, etc. will be posted on the Moodle course page: http://malibu.pic.ucla.edu/moodle/. To access Moodle, point your browser to the above Moodle url and you will see a list of Moodle course pages. You should click on the PIC 10B link and you will be taken to the login page. The login name is the same as your Bruin Online (BOL) user name, and their initial password is your 9-digit ID number. The enrollment key will be given out in class. Students are encouraged to use the discussion forums on Moodle to ask questions about the course, etc.
Academic Honesty
Students are encouraged to collaborate with fellow students on general strategies for homework, but solutions should be written up and assignments should be worked on alone. Seeking help from outside the class room (such as friends, discussion forums on the Web) is not appropriate. The homework should list the fellow students with whom the solutions were discussed. Cheating and plagarism on the assignments and exams will result in disciplinary action. Please consult the documents related to Academic Integrity, Student Conduct for details.
Special Needs
OSD students contact the instructor as soon as possible to discuss any special arrangements.