Syllabus

The purpose of this course is to introduce you to the basic concepts, topics, and techniques of calculus in three (and higher!) dimensions. This includes the following topics at a minimum (not necessarily in this order):

• real vectors and geometry in 3 dimensions
• vector functions and their calculus
• functions of several variables and their limits, continuity, and differentiability
• partial derivatives and multiple integrals
• topics in vector calculus at large

See the schedule of topics for our day-to-day schedule.

My lectures will roughly follow Multivariable Calculus 9e by James Stewart. You need a WebAssign subscription for this course, but you do not need a physical copy of the textbook (unless you want one). A WebAssign "access code" comes with an ebook, and the physical books in the BU Bookstore should come with WebAssign access codes; this means either of these is sufficient for this course.

I will email your class code to you (new students: email me to request the code). You will then use that code to self-enroll on WebAssign using your binghamton email; see this guide for instructions.

I won't tolerate deviation from the following standards.

• You will submit your own work, and adhere to the BU policy on Academic Honesty.
• You will be courteous to other students and myself during ALL interactions.
• You will communicate with me if you have any concerns–I can't help you if I don't know you have a problem!
• You will READ YOUR EMAILS.
• Your solutions will clearly demonstrate the logic you used, and may only use methods and notations discussed in my lectures or OK'd by me in advance.
• You will write LEGIBLY for all assigned written work, and at least one "first draft" of assignments due more than 24 hours after assignment. This means I expect everything you turn in to be legible AND well-organized with clear logic describing your solution.
• You will be responsible for knowing when assignments are due and planning accordingly so that they are submitted in a timely fashion; I will neither (a) remind you of nor (b) extend any due dates.

I encourage collaboration between students on written homework assignments and on practice problems; if you do work with another student, you MUST CITE THEM as a collaborator on each problem you did together. Collaboration on Quizzes is FORBIDDEN unless I say otherwise.

Collaboration means that both parties contributed to producing the solution. Copying (and allowing another student to copy) solutions is NEVER collaboration–that is cheating and will be treated as such. If you have any doubts as to whether what you plan to do is collaboration, ask me by email.

Gradescope submissions must conform to the following standards; FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN AN AUTOMATIC 0 ON THE AFFECTED PROBLEMS/ASSIGNMENTS.

1. All problems must be linked to the appropriate pages.
2. All work must be legible (as judged by me).
3. All solutions must be submitted in PDF format from a scanner application (e.g. Genius Scan is free for both iOS and Android with a university email).

Here is a video explaining the submission process on Gradescope.

YOU are responsible for obtaining the final grade you want in this course. If you want an A, make sure your grades are in the A range.

There is NO EXTRA CREDIT, so don't ask for it. If you need help, I can provide it as long as I know you are looking for help. When all is said and done, you will get the grade you earn.

Your course grade will be decided by the following components (cf. the maths department webpage): WebAssign (6%), Quizzes and Written Homework (15%), Midterms (3 worth 18% each), and a Final (25%).

Each midterm exam is worth 18% of your overall score. You must contact me immediately if you have a good reason to miss an exam. The midterm dates are:

• Friday 24 September (Exam 1)
• Wednesday 27 October (Exam 2)
• Monday 22 November (Exam 3).

Midterms will be given during the lecture times, and will graded and returned on Gradescope.

The final exam is worth 25% of your overall score. The date of the final will be announced here later in the semester.

Quizzes and written homeworks are collectively worth 15% of your overall score.

Quizzes will be administered during lecture, with no prior warning; they are intended as a "check-up" of sorts to make sure you are following along sufficiently with the material. I have a zero-tolerance policy for missed quizzes; if you miss a quiz, you receive a zero on the assignment.

Written homework will be collected, graded, and returned using Gradescope; this is intended as a more thorough check of your grasp of the material. I encourage collaboration on written homeworks, provided you cite your collaborators (e.g. "I worked with Susan O'Person and Alex McStudent on this problem").

One of your written homeworks will be "send me a PDF copy of your lecture notes". I will include these on the website so we have a record of each lecture.

WebAssign homework is common to all sections of the course (although due dates may vary), and is assigned, collected, and graded using WebAssign. You are responsible for submitting these before the due date, and will NOT receive any reminders from me.