Math 32 Green Sheet Fall 2015
Instructor: Daniel Goldston Office: MH315
Phone: 408-924-5125
Email: daniel.goldston@sjsu.edu (best way to contact me)
Website: www.dangoldston.com
Courses this semester:
Math 31 Section 01 40275 Calculus II MWF 12:00-13:05 WSQ 109
Math 32 Section 02 45182 Calculus III MW 9:00-10:15 MH 424
Office Hours: Monday 10:30-11:30, Wednesday 10:30-11:30, Friday 10:45-11:45
Prerequisites: Math 31 with a grade of C- or better
Text: Calculus: Early Transcendentals, by James Stewart, Thomson/Brooke/Cole, 7th Ed.
Grades: Homework will be done with WebAssign. You can register for Math 32 Section 2
using the class key: sjsu 5301 6336
There will be 3 midterms and a comprehensive final. A letter grade will be given for each of
these, and the final grade will be determined by the following rules:
1. If you receive an A on the final, then you will receive an automatic A in the course
regardless of your previous work. (Note this is not true for an A- on the final.)
2. If you receive an F- on the final, then you will receive an automatic F in the course
regardless of your previous work. (Note this is not true for an F on the final.)
3. If 1. or 2. above does not apply to you, then your grade will be computed from the
higher of the following: Grade = 3 midterms each 1/6th of grade, HW 1/6th of grade,
Final 2/6th = 1/3 of Grade, or Grade = 3 midterms each 1/5th of grade, Final 2/5th of
grade.
Tests: Most problems will be like the assigned homework. These tests will be closed: no
notes, no calculators. I will usually supply you with a cheat sheet of useful formulas you can
use with the test.
Course Outline:
Chapter Topic
# of weeks
10
Parametric equations, Polar Coordinates
2 weeks
12
3-D, Vectors, Dot and Cross Product, Lines and Planes
3 weeks
13
Vector Functions, velocity and acceleration
1.5 weeks
14
Partial Derivatives, Chain Rule, Directional Derivative, Max-Min
3 weeks
15
Double and Triple Integrals, Area and Volume, Cylindrical/Spherical 3.5 weeks
Test Dates: Midterm# 1 September 23 , Midterm#2 October 21, Midterm#3 November 18, ( Early
Final Wednesday, December 9), Final Wednesday December 16, 7:15-9:30.