Math 2415 : Calculus III (Fall, 2022)
Session number: 11617
Instructor: Dr. Tsorng-Whay Pan
- Office: 683 PGH (if UH campus is open.)
- Phone: (713) 743-3448 (if UH campus is open.)
- Office hours: 1 pm-2 pm MWF.
- e-mail: pan@math.uh.edu
- Prerequisite: Math 2414 Calculus II (Student who does not have the prerequisite should drop this course).
- Time: 12 PM - 1 PM MWF.
- Room: SEC 101
- Textbook: You have to buy an access code in order to view the textbook, exercises, and etc. via the web page: CASA/CourseWare
- Slides: The slides of each Chapter will be posted on the Blackboard Learn at the lecture section
in AccessUH.
- Course Homepage: http://www.math.uh.edu/~pan/Math2415-2022-Fall.html
- Technology Requirements and Tools:
- Computer and internet access are required.
- Go to Blackboard Learn to get the slides.
- You need to go to CASA/CourseWare to get textbook, exercises, and etc, and to take EMCF quizzes.
- If online teaching is necessary for the Fall 2022, MS Teams will be used.
- Since "online office hours" is necessary, MS Teams will be used.
Please download MS Teams or open Teams at Office365 on AccessUH.
- Here are steps to join MS Teams
- Log into Access UH
- Click on Office 365 and follow the instructions for logging in
- Click on Teams (purple icon)
- Click on "H_20223_MATH_2415_11617" for Cal III.
- Click on "General" on the left to find meeting for office hours.
Grading policy
- Exams:
There will be three mid-exams and one comprehensive final exam. There will be no online exams.
Calculators are not allowed while taking all exams.
- Homework assignments:
After each section is covered in lecture, you better do the PROBLEMS POSTED AT THE BOTTOM of this page.
Homework assignments (posted below) will not be collected. But problems on lab quizzes will be chosen from HW problems.
- Quizzes: In-class lab quizzes will be given almost every week (see below).
EMCF quizzes will be given via the CASA CourseWare web page.
- Exam Dates (All exams will be given at SEC 101):
- Mid-Exam 1: 12 PM - 12:55PM, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.
- Mid-Exam 2: 12 PM - 12:55PM, Friday, Oct. 28, 2022.
- Mid-Exam 3: 12 PM - 12:55PM, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022.
- Final Exam: 11 AM - 1:50 PM, Monday, Dec. 12, 2022.
(Don't leave UH before the scheduled final exam.)
- The total of lab quizzes and EMCF quizzes is worth 100 points. Each mid-exam is worth 100 points. Comprehensive
final exam is worth 200 points. Some of the LOWEST SCORES OF QUIZZES will be DROPPED.
The total score = 2 best Mid-Exams (200)+ max(one of the lowest mid-exam scores, 1/2 of the Final Exam score) (100)
+ Final Exam (200) + [In-class Quizzes and HW assignments (85) + EMCF Quizzes (15) ] = 600.
Be aware: *** Lower total score of quizzes hurts your course grade. ***
Important Notes and Connections
- Do not miss too many quizzes. Lower total score of quizzes hurts your course grade.
- You are allowed to miss only one mid-exam due to the fact that one of the lowest mid-exam scores can be
replaced by the half of the Final Exam score.
- Math Help: you also can get help at
the CASA tutoring center .
- Syllabus Changes:
Due to the changing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, please note that the instructor may need to make modifications to the course syllabus
and may do so at any time. Notice of such changes will be announced as quickly as possible through your email account at CougarNet.UH.EDU.
- UH Email: Please check and use your Cougarnet email for communications related to this course.
To access this email, login to your Microsoft 365 account with your Cougarnet credentials.
- IMPORTANT Note: Your instructor will communicate with you via email and the best way of communication with your instructor
outside of class times is via email. Your instructor may not reply to chat messages via MS TEAMS.
- Presence in Class:
If you are experiencing any COVID-19 symptoms that are not clearly related to a pre-existing medical condition, do not come to class.
Please see Student Protocols for what to do if you experience
symptoms and Potential Exposure to Coronavirus for what to do if you have
potentially been exposed to COVID-19. Consult the
Undergraduate Excused Absence Policy for information regarding excused absences
due to medical reasons.
- COVID-19 Information:
Students are encouraged to visit the University’s COVID-19
website for important information including diagnosis and symptom protocols, on-campus testing,
and vaccine information. Please check the website throughout the semester for updates.
- Vaccinations:
Data suggests that vaccination remains the best intervention for reliable protection against COVID-19. Students are asked to
familiarize themselves with pertinent vaccine information and to consult
with their health care provider. The University strongly encourages all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated.
- Reasonable Academic Adjustments/Auxiliary Aids:
The University of Houston complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990,
pertaining to the provision of reasonable academic adjustments/auxiliary aids for disabled students. In accordance with Section 504 and
ADA guidelines, UH strives to provide reasonable academic adjustments/auxiliary aids to students who request and require them. If you
believe that you have a disability requiring an academic adjustments/auxiliary aid, please contact the
Justin Dart Jr. Student Accessibility
Center (formerly the Justin Dart, Jr. Center for Students with DisABILITIES).
- Excused Absence Policy:
Regular class attendance, participation, and engagement in coursework are important contributors to student success. Absences
may be excused as provided in the University of Houston Undergraduate
Excused Absence Policy for reasons including: medical
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or athletic competition. Under these policies, students with excused absences will be provided with an opportunity to make up any quiz,
exam or other work that contributes to the course grade or a satisfactory alternative. Please read the full policy for details regarding
reasons for excused absences, the approval process, and extended absences. Additional policies address absences related to
military service,
religious holy days,
pregnancy and related conditions, and
disability.
- Recording of Class:
Students may not record all or part of class, livestream all or part of class, or make/distribute screen captures, without advanced
written consent of the instructor. If you have or think you may have a disability such that you need to record class-related activities,
please contact the Justin Dart, Jr. Student Accessibility Center.
If you have an accommodation to record class-related activities,
those recordings may not be shared with any other student, whether in this course or not, or with any other person or on any other
platform. Classes may be recorded by the instructor. Students may use instructor’s recordings for their own studying and notetaking.
Instructor’s recordings are not authorized to be shared with anyone without the prior written approval of the instructor. Failure
to comply with requirements regarding recordings will result in a disciplinary referral to the Dean of Students Office and may result
in disciplinary action.
- Resources for Online Learning
The University of Houston is committed to student success, and provides information to optimize the online learning experience through
our Power-On website. Please visit this website for a comprehensive set of resources, tools, and tips including: obtaining access to the
internet, AccessUH, and Blackboard; requesting a laptop through the Laptop Loaner Program; using your smartphone as a webcam; and downloading
Microsoft Office 365 at no cost. For questions or assistance contact UHOnline@uh.edu.
- Webcams
Access to a webcam is required for students participating remotely in this course. Webcams must be turned on (state when webcams are
required to be on and the academic basis for requiring them to be on). (Example: Webcams must be turned on during exams to ensure the
academic integrity of exam administration.)
- Academic Honesty Policy
High ethical standards are critical to the integrity of any institution, and bear directly on the ultimate value of conferred degrees.
All UH community members are expected to contribute to an atmosphere of the highest possible ethical standards. Maintaining such an
atmosphere requires that any instances of academic dishonesty be recognized and addressed. The
UH Academic Honesty Policy is designed to
handle those instances with fairness to all parties involved: the students, the instructors, and the University itself. All students and
faculty of the University of Houston are responsible for being familiar with this policy.
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) can help students who are having difficulties managing stress,
adjusting to college, or feeling sad and hopeless. You can reach CAPS (http://www.uh.edu/caps) by calling
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No appointment is necessary for the "Let's Talk" program, a drop-in consultation service at convenient locations
and hours around campus (http://www.uh.edu/caps/outreach/lets_talk.html).
- Title IX/Sexual Misconduct
Per the UHS Sexual Misconduct Policy, your instructor is a “responsible employee” for reporting purposes under Title IX regulations
and state law and must report incidents of sexual misconduct (sexual harassment, non-consensual sexual contact, sexual assault,
sexual exploitation, sexual intimidation, intimate partner violence, or stalking) about which they become aware to the Title IX office.
Please know there are places on campus where you can make a report in confidence. You can find more information about resources on the
Title IX website at https://uh.edu/equal-opportunity/title-ix-sexual-misconduct/resources/.
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UHPD continually works with the University community to make the campus a safe place to learn, work, and live. Our Security escort
service is designed for the community members who have safety concerns and would like to have a Security Officer walk with them,
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Rides can be requested through the UH Go app. Days and hours of operation can be found at
https://uh.edu/af-university-services/parking/cougar-ride/.
Connect to a very "OLD" Online Mathematics Help provided by the Department of Mathematics:
Schedule and homework problemss
**Lecture slides will be available on Blackboard Learn website.
**You have to take all EMCF quizzes at the CASA/CourseWare web page.
**Lab quiz will be given almost every week, but not on the same day.
**The following course schedule is subject to change.
Week 1: Don't use calculators when working on listed problems since you are not allowed to use them to take exams.
The first EMCF quiz (covering only Ch. 11) is available and will be due by midnight (11:45 PM) on Sep. 14 at CASA/CourseWare.
Aug. 22: 11.1: 2,3,4,5,6,7,10,11,12,13,16,17,18,20,21,25,27,29,30.
Aug. 24: 11.1 (continued)
11.2: 1,3,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,16,19,20,21,22,23,24.
Aug. 26: 11.2: (continued)
Week 2: Quiz 1 (11.1 & 11.2) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems since you are not allowed to use them to take exams.
Aug. 29: 11.3: 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,23,24,25,30.
Aug. 31: 11.4: 3,5,6,7,9,10,11,13,15,18,20,22,28.
Sept. 2: 11.4: (continued)
11.5: 1,2,3,4,6,9,13,15,21,25.
Week 3: Quiz 2 (11.3 & 11.4) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems since you are not allowed to use them to take exams.
Sept. 5: Labor Day (no class)
Sept. 7: 11.5: (continued)
11.6: 1,3,6,7,8,11,12,17,22,26.
Sept. 9: 11.6 (continued)
Review I for Exam I is available.
Solutions of Review I will be available at the "Blackboard Learn" under the lecture session on Sep. 21, 2022.
(i). a unit circle, (ii). a line segment, and (iii). a circular helix.
Week 4: Quiz 3 (11.5 & 11.6) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
The 2nd EMCF quiz (covering only Ch. 12) is due by midnight (11:45 PM) on Sep. 27 at CASA/CourseWare.
Sept. 12: 12.1: 1,4,6,7,13,15,16,18,22,23,24,26.
Sept. 14: 12.2: 1,2,4,9,14,15.
Sept. 16: 12.2 (continued)
12.3: 1,3,4,5,6,7,13,18,21,22.
Week 5: Quiz 4 (12.1-12.3) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
Sept. 19: 12.3 (continued)
Sept. 21: 12.4: 1,2,3,4,9.
12.5: 15,19,23,24.
Sept. 23: There was a fire alarm in the building and the class was cancelled.
Matlab codes: (1) An upper circular cone and its level curves,
(2) A circular paraboloid and its level curves.
(3) A saddle surface and its level curves.
(4) A smooth surface and its level curves.
(5) A surface has a discontinuity at the point (0,0) and its level curves.
(6) Another surface has a discontinuity at the point (0,0) and its level curves..
Week 6: Quiz 5 (12.4, 12.5) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
The 3rd EMCF quiz (covering Ch. 13) is due by midnight (11:45 PM) on Oct. 12 at CASA/CourseWare.
Sept. 26: 13.1:1,2,3,4,6,13,14,15 (find domain only for all problems).
13.2: Identify the level curves of problems 2,4,6 and 9.
Identify the level surface of problems 10 and 11.
14,15.
Sept. 28: 13.3: 1,2,3,10,11,13,14,16,18,19a,19b,19c,20a,20b,20c,21,23,24,26.
Sept. 30: Friday, Mid-Exam I: 12 PM - 12:55 PM, SEC 101 (Bring your ID).
Mid-Exam I covers Ch. 11 and Ch. 12: 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6,
12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5 (curvature only).
Week 7: Quiz 6 (13.1-13.3) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
Oct. 3: 13.4: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,12,16,20,23,30,31.
Oct. 5: 14.1: 1,4,6,9,10,14,16,23(a) 23(b).
Oct. 7: 14.2: 1,2,6,9,11,16,17,18.
Review for Exam II is available .
Week 8: Quiz 7 (13.4, 14.1) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
The 4th EMCF quiz (covering Ch. 14) is due by midnight (11:45 PM) on Oct. 25 at CASA/CourseWare.
Oct. 10: 14.2 (continued)
Oct. 12: 14.3: 3,6,7,8,9,11,15,18,20.
Oct. 14: 14.4: 1,4,7,8,10,11.
Solutions of Review II will be available at the "Blackboard Learn" under the lecture session after 8AM on Oct. 19, 2022.
Week 9: Quiz 8 (14.2) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
Oct. 17: 14.5: 3,4,5,6,9,15,18.
Oct. 19: 14.6: 1,2,3,7,10,12,13.
Oct. 21: 14.7: None.
Week 10: Quiz 9 (14.3) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
The 5th EMCF quiz (covering Ch. 15) is due by midnight (11:45 PM) on Nov. 21 at CASA/CourseWare.
Oct. 24: 15.2: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,16,18,19,22.
Oct. 26: Problem discussion
Oct. 28: Friday, Mid-Exam II: 12 PM - 12:55 PM, SEC 101 (Bring your ID).
Mid-Exam II covers 13.1-13.4, 14.1-14.6
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Week 11: Quiz 10 (15.2) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
Oct. 31: 15.2 (continued)
Nov. 2: 15.2 (continued)
Nov. 4: 15.3: 2,3,4,5,7,8,9,12,18,19,20.
The 6th EMCF quiz (covering Ch. 16) is due by midnight (11:45 PM) on Dec. 2 at CASA/CourseWare.
Week 12: Quiz 11 (15.3) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
Review for Exam III is available now.
Nov. 7: No Class.
Nov. 9: 15.5: none.
15.6:1,2,3,4,6,7,11,12,13,14,15,20,23.
Nov. 11: 15.6 (continued)
15.7: 1,3,5,6,7,14,15.
Solutions of Review IIIwill be available at the "Blackboard Learn" under the lecture session at noon on 11/21/2022.
Week 13: Quiz 12 (15.6, 15.7) Don't use calculators when working on listed problems.
Nov. 14: 16.1:1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11.
Nov. 16: 14.9: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,17.
Nov. 18: 16.2: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7.
Week 14:
Nov. 21: 16.3: 1,2,4,5,6,7,8,10,12,13,14,15.
16.4:2,5,17.
16.5:1,4,12,13.
Nov. 23-25: No class. Happy Thanksgiving!
Week 15: Quiz 13 (14.9, 16.1, 16.2)
Nov. 28: 16.4:2,5,17.
16.5:1,4,12,13.
Nov. 30: Problem discussion.
Dec. 2: Friday, Mid-Exam III: 12 PM - 12:55 PM, SEC 101 (Bring your ID).
Mid-Exam III covers 14.9, 15.1-3, 15.5-7, 16.1-3.
Week 16:
Dec. 5: 16.6:1,4,6.
16.7:1,4,9,10.
16.8: none.
Week 17:
Dec. 12: Monday, Final Exam: 11 am - 1:50 pm, SEC 101 (Bring your ID)
Final Exam covers all sections covered by three exams this semester.