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Math 242. Calculus of Several Variables
Syllabus for Edwards and Penny Early Transendentals 6E

Math 242 now includes two lectures and two discussion sections a week. The 29 lectures should include 25 lectures on new material, 3 exams, and 1 end-of-term final exam review day.

The discussion sessions can discuss homework assignments from all the lectures and include review hours for the hour exams. The first hour exam should cover Chapter 11, the second hour exam should cover Chapter 12 and the third hour exam should cover Chapter 13.

Chapter 11. Vectors, Curves, and Surfaces in Space (8 hours)

11.1 Vectors in the Plane (1)
11.2 Three Dimensional-Vectors (1)
11.3 The Cross Product of Two Vectors (1)
11.4 Lines and Planes in Space (.5)
11.5 Curves and Motion in Space (1.5)
11.6 Curvature and Acceleration (1)
11.7 Cylinders and Quadratic Surfaces (1)
11.8 Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates (1)

Hour Exam 1 (1 hour)

Chapter 12. Partial Differentiation (9 hours)

12.1 Introduction (.1)
12.2 Functions of Several Variables (.9)
12.3 Limits and Continuity (1)
12.4 Partial Derivatives (1)
12.5 Multivariable Optimization Problems (1)
12.6 Increments and Linear Approximation (1)
12.7 The Multivariable Chain Rule (1)
12.8 Directional Derivatives and the Gradient Vector (1)
12.9 Lagrange Multipliers and Constrained Optimization (1)
12.10 Critical Points of Functions of Two Variables (1)

Hour Exam 2 (1 hour)

Chapter 13. Multiple Integrals (8 hours)

13.1 Double Integrals (1)
13.2 Double Integrals over More General Regions (1)
13.3 Area and Volume by Double Integration (.5)
13.4 Dougle Integrals in Polar Coordinates (1)
13.5 Applications of Double Integrals(1)
13.6 Triple Integrals (1)
13.7 Integration in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates (1)
13.8 Surface Area (.5)
13.9 Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals (1)

Hour Exam 3 (1 hour)

Leeway (1 hours)

Total Hours (29 hours)




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