Math 53: Section 1: Multivariable Calculus

Schedule of lectures, homework assignments, and exams

Announcements:

• (12/8) We will take the final exam in three rooms, divided by GSI as follows:
  • Morgan Brown, Scott Cramer, Dan Gardiner: Hearst Gym 230.
  • Anton Geraschenko, Cameron Hill, Gregory Igusa: Hearst Gym 237.
  • Rene Quilodran, Arun Sharma: Hearst Gym 234.
  DSP students will take the exam in 966 Evans.
• (12/5) Three past final exams are here, here, and here.
• (11/17) Here is the score distribution and curve for the second midterm.
• (11/12) DSP students will take the midterm in 961 Evans. Lecture 003 will take the exam in 141 Giannini. Everyone else will take the midterm in the usual lecture room, 2050 VLSB.
• (11/10) Here are past midterms from 2003 and 2007. Sorry, no answer keys. Our midterm will cover everything up to the fundamental theorem of line integrals, with emphasis on the material starting with minima and maxima.
• (10/13) The midterms have been graded and you will receive them back on Tuesday in your discussion sections. Here is the score distribution and curve. The midterm turned out to be harder than I expected, and I have curved it to take the difficulty into account.
• (10/5) For the week of the midterm, my office hours will be on Monday 10/6 from 1-4, instead of on Wednesday.
• (10/2) Some past midterms are here, here, and here. Ours might be a bit harder. Sorry, I do not have answer keys for the past midterms.
• (10/1) The first midterm is next Wednesday, 10/8, at the usual class time. Students in Lecture 001 will take the exam in the usual lecture room, 2050 VLSB. Students in Lecture 003 will take the exam in 160 Dwinelle. DSP students will take the exam in 961 Evans, starting at 11:10, and receiving as much extra time as required by the DSP. No books, notes, or electronic aids are allowed in the exam. Paper will be provided. You only need to bring a pen or pencil and your brain.
• (9/30) The DSP needs a note-taker for this course. The note-taker will receive $160 for copies of lecture notes. If you are interested in this position, please write to dspnotes@berkeley.edu.
• (9/25) Just to repeat: there is no difference between lecture 001 and lecture 003 (except that they have different discussion sections). In particular, ALL EXAM TIMES ARE THE SAME. And exams cannot be taken at alternate times, please see the course policies. Sorry for the inconvenience.
• (9/20) I will not be able to make it to my office hours on 9/24. If you have questions, please send me an email and I will answer it as soon as I can. I apologize for the inconvenience.
• (9/16) I am very sorry to have to inform you that the discussion sections for this class are full, and students who are still on the waitlist should probably find another option. Waitlisted students will still be moved in to the class as other students drop, but very few are dropping anymore.
• (9/16) If you can't make it to your GSI's office hours, please note that some GSI's office hours are open to students from other sections. Their office hours, or links to webpages with their office hours, are listed below.
• (9/3) The webcast is starting today. It is not simultaneous, and I don't know how long the delay is, but you can view the webcasted lectures at webcast.berkeley.edu.
• (8/28) I just learned that if you are in lecture 001 then you have to be in a section for 001, and if you are in lecture 003 then you have to be in a section for 003.
• (8/28) Good news for those of you on the waitlist: To create extra space, the class will be webcast. There is a new lecture 003, and two new discussion sections will be opened, at 8:00 and 2:00. If you are on the waitlist you can drop lecture 001 and sign up for lecture 003 and one of the new sections. There is essentially no difference between lecture 001 and 003. In theory lecture 001 takes place in the classroom while lecture 003 takes place in cyberspace. However I encourage everyone to attend the physical lecture because usually not everyone shows up, so there should be enough space in the room. But if there isn't space, you can watch the webcast. And we will get an extra room on the dates of the midterms. I'm not sure when the webcasting will start, but I will post details here later when I have them.

Instructor: Michael Hutchings. Tentative office hours: Wednesdays 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM, in room 923 Evans. Office hours may occasionally be rescheduled, so you might want to check the announcements above before going. If you have questions outside of office hours, the best way to reach me is to send me an email at [my last name with the last letter deleted]@math.berkeley.edu. I generally read email once per day.

Lectures: MWF, 11:10-12:00, 2050 Valley LSB. Also in cyberspace, details coming soon.

Discussion sections: For the current schedule of discussion sections see schedule.berkeley.edu. The GSI's are:

• Morgan Brown
• Scott Cramer
• Dan Gardiner
• Anton Geraschenko
• Cameron Hill
• Gregory Igusa
• Rene Quilodran
• Arun Sharma. Office hours Tu 1-2, Th 10-11, 858 Evans.

Textbook: James Stewart, Multivariable essential calculus. This is a custom edition, which I believe is an extract from "Essential calculus early transcendentals", first edition. It is definitely not the same as the book which was used for Math 53 a couple of years ago (which was "Calculus: early transcendentals", fifth edition). The differences consist of minor reorganization of the chapters, and deletion and addition of some homework problems. The old book is probably fine for studying, but you will need the new book to do the homework.

In addition, you will need a book of "worksheets" which can be purchased at Copy Central. The worksheets contain practice problems which you will work on in groups in the discussion sections.

Links:

• integrals.com: Online integration software. Not allowed on examinations.
• Online supplements to the textbook (of mixed quality)
• calculus.org: more calculus links
• Archive of old exams. These are also available on paper in the library.