Math 53: Multivariable calculus

UC Berkeley, Fall 2003

Instructor

Michael Hutchings
[My last name with the last letter deleted]@math.berkeley.edu
Office phone: 510-642-4329.
Office: 923 Evans.
Tentative office hours: Tuesday 3 - 5 (primarily for Math 53), Thursday 10-11 (primarily for Math 215a).

Head TA

Scott Morrison
[His first name]@math.berkeley.edu

The head TA is responsible for managing all section changes, and enrolling students on the waitlist into the course. If you are on the waitlist or want to change sections, please see the instructions here.

Lectures (TuTh)

Lectures take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:10 to 9:30 in 155 Dwinelle. In addition, there are the following discussion sections which meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday:

TA's and discussion sections (MWF)

Section 101: Ishai Dan-Cohen, 8-9 am, 85 Evans.
Section 102: Apollo Hogan, 8-9 am, 9 Evans.
Section 103: Apollo Hogan, 9-10 am, 3109 Etcheverria.
Section 104: Ishai Dan-Cohen, 9-10 am, 81 Evans.
Section 105: Jeff Brown, 10-11 am, 71 Evans.
Section 106: Chenchang Zhu, 10-11 am, 220 Wheeler.
Section 107: Jeff Brown, 11-12 am, 51 Evans.
Section 108: Tianbing Chen, 1-2 pm, 285 Cory.
Section 109: Chenchang Zhu, 12-1 pm, 85 Evans.
Section 110: Scott Carnahan, 12-1 pm, 3102 Etcheverria.
Section 111: CLOSED, 1-2pm, 200 Wheeler.
Section 112: Pace Nielsen, 1-2 pm, 81 Evans.
Section 113: Pace Nielsen, 2-3 pm, 220 Wheeler.
Section 114: Tianbing Chen, 3-4 pm, 237 Cory.
Section 115: Scott Carnahan, 2-3 pm, 109 Morgan.
Section 116: CLOSED, 4-5 pm, 425 Latimer.
Section 117: (added 9/8) Fei Han, 9-10am, 3 Evans.

Textbooks

The textbook for this course is Stewart, Calculus: early transcendentals, fourth edition.

There is also a book of "worksheets" which must be purchased at Copy Central.

Homework and quizzes

Homework is assigned for each Tuesday/Thursday lecture, see the syllabus. Homework from a Tuesday lecture is due in the discussion section on Friday, three days later. Homework from a Thursday lecture is due in section on the following Monday. You can check your answers at the back of the book (if you get the wrong answer, try again!) but you need to turn in solutions, not just answers. Each assignment will be given a pass/fail grade based on completeness.

Some homework solutions are available here.
There will be a weekly quiz each Wednesday in discussion section, except for the first week and the weeks of the midterms.

Exams

There will be two midterms, on Thursday October 2 and on Thursday November 13. The final exam is on Thursday December 18. Calculators and notes will NOT be allowed for the exams.

Grades

Homework and quizzes: 20%
Midterms #1 and #2: 20% each
Final exam: 40%

If you miss Midterm #1, then Midterm #2 will count for 40% of your grade. If you take Midterm #1 but miss Midterm #2, then the final will count for 60% of your grade. If you take neither Midterm #1 or Midterm #2, you will fail the course.

Syllabus and homework assignments

More details about the course will be posted here later...

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