Syllabus: Math 251, Section 505
Engineering Mathematics III
Spring 2016
Instructor: Séverine Biard
Office: BLOC 601C
email : biards@math.tamu.edu
webpage: http://www.math.tamu.edu/∼biards
Meeting Times- Office Hours
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♦ Lecture meeting times: Tuesday and Thursday : 9:35-10:50 a.m in HELD 113.
♦ Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday or by appointment: 11 a.m-12:30 p.m Subject to
change after returning the information sheet (available on my webpage).
ZDescription
♦ The webpage of the course: http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/math251/
♦ This course is worth 3 credits.
♦ Course description: Vector algebra, Calculus of functions of several variables, partial
derivatives, directional derivatives, gradient, multiple integration, line and surface integrals, Stoke’s theorem.
♦ Textbook (You purchased an electronic version (eBook) through course fees, the paper
version is not required and not necessary): J. Stewart, Calculus: Early vectors, Brooks /
Cole Publishing Company, 1999.
To have access to the Book, Login on Webassign : https://www.webassign.net/tamu/login.html
♦ Course Objectives: We will cover the Chapters 11 to 14 of the book. We will generalize
notions already seen in R2 to the 3-dimensional space as vectors and we will cover different
objects used in Physics, Electronics: partial derivatives, multiple integrals and vector calculus. We will see many applications to engineering problems. At the end of this course,
students should be able to manipulate all these objects correctly in order to apply techniques seen in this course to engineering applications. For example, they should be able
to:
• Visualize quadric surfaces in space.
• Differentiate functions of several variables at the second order and apply it to extremal
problems.
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• Determine the tangent plane to a surface at a point.
• parametrize curves in space, compute line integrals and apply these notions to engineering problems.
• Apply multiple integration to geometric problems (area, volume,. . . ) and to engineering problems.
• Apply Stokes’ theorem.
♦ Weekly Schedules : I intend to follow the MATH 251 course homepage:
http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/math251/currentsched.html
♦ Prerequisite: MATH 152 or equivalent.
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♦ You will have weekly assignments to complete on Webassign (Section: eHomework).
I suggest you do Practices (which are corrected on Webassign and which are similar to
Homeworks) before doing your eHomeworks (you won’t have answers).
http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/eHomework/
♦ A list of suggested Homework can be found on http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/math251/currenthw.html
for practicing more, but do your eHomework first.
♦ Week in Review: Each week, a faculty member conducts a Week in Review. You will have
the chance to practice or practice again some notions seen in the course :
Please, Check on http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/weekinreview.html
This course requires a lot of practice to understand everything and succeed on the exam,
so Please, do not miss this chance ! A continuous work is strongly recommended. You
can practice on quizzes and/or midterms and exams given last semesters and available on
my webpage.
♦ Help Sessions: The Math Department offers help sessions for MATH 251, these are sessions
given by a math department tutor who can help you to better understand some exercises:
Please, Check on http://www.math.tamu.edu/courses/helpsessions.html.
These are advices but do not forget that your instructor is also here to answer your questions. Do not hesitate to ask me questions even by email, I will answer you as quickly as
I can.
♦ Please, Bring me back the Information Sheet (to print) available on http://www.math.tamu.edu/∼biards
before on January 26th. The first part is at your convenience but the second is strongly
recommended! Students who won’t sign this form, should come in my office to
pick up their copies.
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Exams Policy
♦ Quizzes of no more than 10 minutes will be given each once every other Tuesday at
the end of the class. These aren’t traps! Just to control basic notions seen in class.
Tentative dates are: February, 2nd, February, 16th, March, 8th, March 29th, April
19th, April 26th. No make up is allowed but excused absences are accepted.
In addition, 2 Take Home Quizzes will be given before each midterm (one at the
end of February and another one at the end of March).
♦ Two midterm Exams will be given at the regular time in the regular Classroom. Tentative dates for these are: March, 1st (about Chapter 11 and 12), April 12th (about
Chapter 13 and 14 seen in class). If there is any change about these dates
(quizzes and midterms), I will inform you in Class and the announcement
will be updated on my webpage and on Webassign! I will remind you each
midterm Exam and its program a week before and it will be posted on my webpage.
♦ The Final Exam follows the calendar on the math department Webpage : It will be
on May, 5th, 12:30-2:30 p.m in HELD 113.
ZCorrections of quizzes and exams will be given on my webpage (only after each of
them!!): http://www.math.tamu.edu/∼biards.
♦ Grade ingredients: Midterm exams (40 %), Final Exam (25%), Quizzes (20%), eHomework (15%).
♦ Letter Grades: A (90 %-100%), B (80-89%), C (70-79%), D (60-69%), F (0-59%).
♦ Laptops, cellphones or calculators (electronic devices) are forbidden DURING Quizzes
and Exams. If you are unable to comply with this policy, you will be asked to leave
class and will not be allowed to make-up any assignments missed in class that day.
Don’t forget to bring your ID for the exams!
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♦ Academic Integrity Statement : Remember the Aggie code of honor : “An Aggie
does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.” Please see http://studentrules.tamu.edu/aggiecode for more details. There is no tolerance for any violation of
the Aggie honor code.
♦ Attendance and participation are very important and may, in some cases, help a
student’s grade.
♦ Make-up exams will be given only to students providing a University-approved excuse.
If you miss an exam, you have to notify your instructor within 48 hours. Otherwise
the students forfeits his/her right to make-up.
See http://student-rules-tamu-edu/ for more details.
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♦ Disability services : The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal antidiscrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for persons
with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with
disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an
accommodation, please contact Disability Services, currently located in the Disability
Services building at the Student Services at White Creek complex on west campus or
call 979-845-1637. For more information, visit http://disability.tamu.edu.
♦ Copyright Policy: All printed materials disseminated in class or on the web are protected by Copyright laws. One copy (or download from the web) is allowed for personal
use. Multiple copies or sale of any of these materials is strictly prohibited.
This syllabus is subject to change at the instructor’s discretion
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