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    Math 120 Calculus for Functions of Several Variables (Fall 2010)

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There will be 28 lectures given by the instructors, each lasting 2 class hours. Besides these lectures, there will be recitations, 2 hours per week, during which extra problems will be solved and quizzes will be given by the assistants.

The section and page numbers below are from the textbook, Calculus, James Stewart, 6th international metric ed., 2009. The schedule below is intended as a guide, and is subject to change as seen necessary by the instructor.

Exam times will be determined by the administration and are currently only guesses.

Sep.24-
Sep.30
1
Chapter 12. Infinite Sequences and Series
§ 12.1 Sequences -- p711
2 § 12.2 Series -- p723
Oct.1-7 3 § 12.3 The Integral Test (Up to Estimating the Sum of a Series) -- p733
§ 12.4 The Comparison Tests (Up to Estimating Sums) -- p741
4 § 12.5 Alternating Series -- p746
§ 12.6 Absolute Convergence and the Ratio and Root Tests -- p750
Oct.8-14 5 § 12.7 Strategy for Testing Series -- p757
§ 12.8 Power Series -- p759
6 § 12.9 Representations of Functions as Power Series -- p764
Oct.15-21 7 § 12.10 Taylor and Maclaurin Series -- p770
8 § 12.11 Applications of Taylor Polynomials -- p785
Oct.22-28 9
Chapter 13. Vectors and the Geometry of Space
§ 13.1 Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems -- p801
§ 13.2 Vectors -- p806
§ 13.3 The Dot Product -- p815
10 § 13.4 The Cross Product -- p822
§ 13.5 Equations of Lines and Planes -- p830
October 29 Holiday (Cumhuriyet Bayramı)
Nov.1-5 11 § 13.6 Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces -- p840
12
Chapter 14. Vector Functions
§ 14.1 Vector Functions and Space Curves -- p853
§ 14.2 Derivatives and Integrals of Vector Functions -- p860
§ 14.3 Arc Length and Curvature (Reading Assignment)
§ 14.4 Motion in Space: Velocity and Acceleration (Reading Assignment)
Nov.8-12 13
Chapter 15. Partial Derivatives
§ 15.1 Functions of Several Variables -- p891
§ 15.2 Limits and Continuity -- p906
14 § 15.3 Partial Derivatives -- p914
§ 15.4 Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations -- p928
November 15-19 Holiday (Kurban Bayramı)
Nov.22-26 15 § 15.5 The Chain Rule -- p937
16 § 15.6 Directional Derivatives and the Gradient Vector -- p946
EXAM 1: Sunday, November 28 at 10:00 in SZ-25
Nov.29-
Dec.3
17 § 15.7 Maximum and Minimum Values -- p958
18 § 15.8 Lagrange Multipliers -- p970
    (Lagrange multipliers with two constraints: Reading Assignment)
Dec.6-10 19
Chapter 16. Multiple Integrals
§ 16.1 Double Integrals over Rectangles -- p987
§ 16.2 Iterated Integrals -- p995
20 § 16.3 Double Integrals over General Regions -- p1001
Dec.13-17 21 § 11.3 Polar Coordinates p705
§ 16.4 Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates -- p1010
22 § 16.6 Triple Integrals -- p1026
EXAM 2: Monday, December 20 at 17:40 in SZ-25
Dec.20-24 23 § 16.7 Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates -- p1036
§ 16.8 Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates -- p1041
24 § 16.9 Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals -- p1048
Dec.27-31 25
Chapter 17. Vector Calculus
§ 17.1 Vector Fields -- p1063
26 § 17.2 Line Integrals -- p1070
Jan.3-7 27 § 17.3 The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals -- p1081
28 § 17.4 Green's Theorem -- p1091
FINAL EXAM: Friday January 21 at 13:00

* Reading assignments may be tested in the exams and quizzes.