VECTOR CALCULUS SYLLABUS

MATH 4258/6258 (PHYS 4510/6510)

SPRING 2007

  

CRN 14902/14904, TR 9:30 am - 10:45 am, GCB-327

 

Instructor:          Alexandra Smirnova

Office:              702-College of Education

Phone:               (404) 651-0641

E-mail:              asmirnova@gsu.edu

Web page:            http://www.mathstat.gsu.edu/~matabs/

Office hours:        TR 4:00pm – 5:00pm or by appointment

 

Description: Vector differential calculus, gradient of a scalar field, directional derivative, divergence and curl of a vector field, line and surface integrals, Green’s theorem, Divergence theorem of Gauss, Stokes’s theorem, basic engineering applications in solid mechanics, fluid flow and heat problems, complex integration (partly). 

 

Textbook: Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 9th edition by Erwin Kreyszig, Willey 2006.

 

Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in Math 2215.

 

Administrative Drop Policy: Students who did not take the required prerequisite or do not attend the class regularly during the first week will be administratively dropped.

 

Withdrawal: Thursday, March 1, is the last day to withdraw and receive a possible grade of W except for hardship withdrawal. A grade of W will only be assigned to a withdrawing student, if the student is passing at the time of withdrawal.

 

Procedures: Class meets twice a week. Taking good notes during the class is of paramount importance. Homework will be assigned in each class. After the class read the book, read your notes and do as many of the homework problems as you can prior to the next class. Try to get the remaining problems explained in the beginning of the next class or during the next office hours. You are responsible for all material covered in class, whether or not you attended this class.

 

Quizzes: There will be 4 quizzes during the semester. The purpose of these quizzes is to keep you up-to-date in the course. Usually you will have a quiz in the end of a class. Make-up quizzes will not be given, except when special conditions exist.

 

Examinations: There will be 3 hourly exams and the final exam (two hours). All hourly exams will be taken during the regular class time and in the regular classroom. Books and notes will not be allowed on all tests. Missed exams will receive a grade of 0. Any conflicts must be worked out ahead of time. There will be no make-up exams after the test day except in an extreme verifiable emergency. The tests and the final for graduate students (Math 6258/Phys 6510) will contain additional problems.

 

Exam dates: February 15, March 22 and April 19.

Final Exam: Thursday, May 3, 8:00 – 10:00 am.

 

Grading: There will be a total of 200 points possible for this course. The points are distributed as follows

 

Four quizzes

 20 = 5*4

10%

Three exams

120 = 40*3

60%

Final exam

 60

30%

 

Your total accumulated points will determine your final letter grade

A                 180-200

B+                173-179

B                 160-172

C+                153-159

C                 140-152

D                 120-139

F                   0-119

 

Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on the exam. Repeated cheating will result in a grade of F for the course.

 

Studying: You must work on this course every week. The pace is hectic and allowing yourself to fall behind will end in disaster.

 

This course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations may be necessary.

 

GOOD LUCK!