Instructor: Bin Jiang (email: bjiang@pdx.edu, office: Neuberger Hall M301)
Office Hours: Monday and Wednesday 11:30-12:30 p.m.
Course
Information (Syllabus)
Course Description:
Calculus III will cover topics in
infinite sequences and series, approximation methods and their application in
differential equations.
Textbook:
· Calculus: Concepts and Contexts
(3rd Edition), by James Stewart.
Materials covered in
the class:
Grading Policy:
There will be two
mid-term exams during the fifth and eighth week and a comprehensive final exam.
The first midterm and the final exam will be held in class while the second
midterm is a take-home exam. Your final grade is computed as follows:
First Midterm: 35%; Second
Midterm: 20%; Final exam: 45%.
Homework will be assigned regularly and
won't be collected. However, you need to work on the homework problems ASAP.
All the exams problems will be developed based on the homework. Discussion
between the classmates is highly recommended for all the issues from the
homework.
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Homework
#1 is here.
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Homework
#2 is here.
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Homework
#3 is here.
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Solution to
Midterm 1 is here.
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Homework
#4 is here.
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The final
exam will be held at 12:30 -2:30
pm, Monday December 7, 2009 in SH 239. It will cover all the sections where
homework are assigned. You can bring a calculator and an 8.5" X 11"
single-side notepaper for the exam. No open textbook and classroom notes are
allowed.