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Math 61b: Multivariable Calculus, part II

PROFESSOR
    Name: Francis Su
    Office: Olin 1269
    Office Hours: Tue, Thu 4:00-5:00 pm
    Phone: 909-607-3616
    E-mail: su @ math.hmc.edu
TUTOR
    Name: Ben Bryant
    Location: Garrett House
    Times: Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 10:30 pm to midnight
GRADERS
    Names: Ben Nahir and Brad Boban.
OVERVIEW
    This half-course covers the 2nd half of multivariable calculus, including the fundamental theorem of line integrals, surface and flux integrals, Stokes' theorem, Gauss' theorem, as well as optimization of functions of many variables.
TEXTBOOK ASSIGNMENTS
    Written homework will be assigned and collected three times per week. You are encouraged to discuss the homework with other members of the class, but you will be expected to write up your solutions without any assistance. It is appropriate to acknowledge the assistance of others. Late homework will not be accepted.

    Readings will also be assigned for each lecture. Class discussion, and hence your class participation, will depend on the assigned readings. I also highly recommend taking the True or False quizzes found here after reading each section of the book.

    Assignments may be found here.

EXAMS
    There will be two exams. No cooperation will be allowed on the exams. The exam dates will be given in class.
GRADING
    Course grades will be based on the following percentages:

      Homework: 35%
      Exam 1: 30%
      Exam 2: 35%
DISABILITIES
    Students who need disability-related accommodations are encouraged to discuss this with me as soon as possible.
HONOR CODE
    The Harvey Mudd College honor code applies in all matters of conduct concerning this course.
ASSIGNMENTS

HW Assignments (due in class, no late HW accepted)
HW #1 (due 3/15) READ 6.3, 7.2
DO 6.3 ( 8, 12, 13, 15, 19 )
AND 6.1 ( 7 ) by "closing the path" and using Green's theorem
AND 6.4 ( 20 ) <-- careful, F is not conservative!
AND 6.4 ( 22 ) <-- hint: d/dt[ x(t) DOT y(t) ]=x'(t)y(t)+x(t)y'(t)
Mon 3/25 no HW due; welcome back from break!
HW #2 (due Wed 3/27) READ 7.1-7.2 (and REVIEW 1.7 if needed)
DO 1.7 ( 23, 25, 27, 33 )
Problem A. Calculate the lateral surface area of a cylinder of radius A and height H, using an appropriate surface integral.
7.2 ( 5 ) <-- do each side of the cube separately, then add!
7.2 ( 6 ) <-- use method discussed in class
7.2 ( 7 ) <-- for part (b), think about what the surface integral means!
HW #3 (due Mon 4/1) READ 7.1-7.3
DO 7.1 ( 1, 11, 19, 22 )
AND 7.2 ( 1, 2, 9, 11, 13, 15 ) <-- p.s. a "closed" cylinder is capped off by top and bottom discs. You should parametrize each of the surfaces involved. Try polar coordinates for the flat top and bottom.
Hint: symmetry may help with the calculations.
SHOW ALL WORK.
HW #4 (due Wed 4/3) READ 7.3
DO 7.1 ( 7 ) 7.2 ( 17, 20 ) 7.3 ( 1, 2, 4 )
Hint: calculations may simplify if you think about the geometry of what is going on.
HW #5 (due Fri 4/5) READ 7.3 again
DO 7.3 ( 5, 6, 9, 11 ) and Problem A assigned in class on 4/3.
Check the date to make sure you are doing the right HW!
Don't forget that I have office hours on Tue, Thu from 4-5pm, and that the course tutor is available for help Sun, Tue, Thu nights at 10:30pm! See info at top of page.
Your first exam is coming up next week, handed out Wednesday in class, to be turned in Friday.
HW #6 (due Mon 4/8) READ 7.4 and REVIEW for your EXAM!
DO 7.3 ( 10, 14, 26 ) 7.5 ( 7, 16, 22 ) 6.2 ( 5a ) 6.3 ( 17 ) 6.4 ( 1a )
no HW (Wed 4/10) REVIEW for your EXAM, pick up EXAM in CLASS. No exceptions.
Fri 4/12 HAND IN YOUR EXAM in class.
HW #7 (due Mon 4/15) READ 4.1, 4.2
DO 4.1 ( 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 ) 4.2 ( 3, 5, 8 )
HW #8 (due Wed 4/17) READ 4.3
DO 4.1 ( 14, 15, 19ab ) 4.2 ( 7, 12, 17, 20, 23b, 28, 29 ) <--- on problem 29, it is easier (and equivalent) to minimize the square of the distance
HW #9 (due Fri 4/19) READ 4.3
DO 4.2 ( 21, 22, 30, 32, 33 ) <--- on problem 30, to optimize the function on the boundary, you need to check the 4 sides and 4 corners. on problem 32, it may be easier to parametrize the boundary by cos(t), sin(t), then optimize in t.
[p.s. don't use Lagrange multipliers for these, since we haven't talked about them yet.]
HW #10 (due Mon 4/22) READ 4.3
DO 4.3 ( 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 18, 19, 20 )
HW #11 (due Wed 4/24) READ 4.4
DO 4.3 ( 21, 25, 27, 29 ) 4.4 ( 13 )
Fri 4/26 NO CLASS this FRIDAY. See HW for Monday below.
HW #12 (due Mon 4/29) Check the date; make sure you are doing the correct assignment.
READ 3.1-3.2 [focus on Kepler's laws and Frenet frames]
DO 3.1 ( 4, 10, 15, 25, 26 ) 3.2 ( 12 ) <---- on the last problem, use equation (4) on p.200.
HW #13 (due Wed 5/1)
READ 3.2, especially Examples 5-10.
3.2 ( 13, 14, 17 )