Vector Calculus
Math 241 -- Section 502, Fall 2012

Professor Doug Meade
`meade@math.sc.edu`
Department of Mathematics
University of South Carolina

Syllabus (PDF)

Daily Schedule
Maplets for Calculus
Additional (Non-)Handouts
Exams from Previous Semesters
Additional Resources
Other Math 241 Homepages
- Spring 2010 (Boylan)
- Spring 2010 (Meade)
- Fall 2010 (Filaseta)
- Spring 2002 (Meade)

Daily Schedule

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Date	Section	Page	Assignment
24 Aug	Intro		Questionnaire
27 Aug	12.1	769	# 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21, 33, 36
27 Aug	12.2	777	# 5, 6, 17, 20, 22, 24, 35, 41
29 Aug	12.3	784	# 1, 3, 6, 9, 13, 23, 26, 36, 39, 41, 43, 44
31 Aug	12.4	792	# 4, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 23, 27, 32, 34, 35, 45
5 Sep	12.5	802	# 3, 5, 8, 12, 16, 21, 23, 29, 31, 39, 43, 45, 48, 63
5 Sep 7 Sep	12.6	810	# 1, 3, 6, 11, 16, 21-28, 37, 39, M4C: see #134: Identifying Quadratic Surfaces with a Graph [MapleNet]
10 Sep	13.1	822	# 1, 4-6, 7-14, 15-18, 19-24, 27-28, 36-38, 42 CalcPlot3D
14 Sep	13.2	828	# 3-8, 9-12, 17-20, 21, 27-30, 32, 34-39
17 Sep	13.3	836	# 2-6, 21-24
19 Sep	13.4	846	# 3-8, 9-14, 15
24 Sep	Exam 1		Chapters 12 and 13
27 Sep	14.1	865	# 11-20, 30, 31, 32, 39-46, 56-68
29 Sep	14.2	877	# 5-22 CalcPlot3D
29 Sep	14.3	888	# 15-42, 43-44, 45-50, 51-60, 61-68, 70, 71-75, 77
3 Oct	14.4	899	# 1-6, 11-16, 17-19
5 Oct	14.5	907	# 1-12, 13-14, 17-20, 21-34, 39
8 Oct	14.6	920	# 1-17, 21-29, 39-44, 47-48, 53, 54
12 Oct	14.7	930	# 1-2, 5-18, 31-35, 39-51
15 Oct	14.8	940	# 3-6, 10, 11, 18, 19, 25-28
26 Oct	Exam 2		Chapter 14 [Key] Review: p. 945-7: # 5-6, 9-10, 12, 13-17, 19-22, 23-29, 31, 35-38, 43-48, 51-56, 59-62
24 Oct	15.1	958	# 11-13
29 Oct	15.2	964	# 1-22, 25-31, 35-36
31 Oct	15.3	972	# 1-28, 45-50
2 Nov	15.4	978	# 1-27, 29-32
5 Nov	15.6	998	# 1-22, 29-34
7 Nov	15.7	1004	# 3-10, 17-28
9 Nov	15.8	1010	# 3-10, 15-27, 30, 39-40
14 Nov	16.1	1032	# 11-18, 21-26, 29-32
29 Nov	16.2	1043	# 1-16, 19-22, 29a, 30a, 32a
28 Nov	Exam 3		Chapter 15 and Section 16.1-2 [Key]
30 Nov	16.3	1053	# 1, 3-10, 11, 12-20
9 Dec	Final Exam (9:00am)		Comprehensive

Additional (Non-)Handouts

Date	Description	Files
24 Aug	Day One Questionnaire	[PDF]

Exams from Previous Semesters

Fall 2010	Exam 1	Exam 2	Exam 3
Spring 2002	Exam 1	Exam 2	Final
Spring 2001	Exam 1	Exam 2	Final
Fall 2000	Exam 1	Exam 2	Final

Additional Resources

Modeling of a Parachute Jump
- Differential Equations in the New Millenium: The Parachute Problem, with Allan A. Struthers, Int J Engng Ed 15(6) 1999, pp. 417–424
  [Maple worksheet] [HTML]
- ODE Models for the Parachute Problem, SIAM Review 40(2) June 1998, pp. 327--332.
- Maple and the Parachute Problem: Modelling with an Impact, MapleTech, v. 4, no. 1, 1997, pp. 68-76.
Maplets for Calculus
Particularly the Identifying Quadratic Surfaces with a Graph maplet.
CalcPlot3D
A very flexible and useful 3D graphing utility.
Maple Quick Reference (PDF)
Maple PowerTools (free collections of Maple worksheets)
- Vector Calculus
- Calculus III
- Differential Equations (even though this is not directly related to this course, some of you might find something of interest)
Getting Started with Maple, Third Edition, Wiley, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-45554-8 (x+208 pp.), with Michael May, S.J., C-K. Cheung, G.E. Keough.
The book's webpage at Wiley is http://he-cda.wiley.com/WileyCDA/HigherEdTitle/productCd-0470455543.html; worksheets to accompany the chapters for both Maple 12 and 13 are available. An errata list will be established as soon as the first error is found.
Engineer's Toolkit: Maple V for Engineers, Douglas B. Meade and Etan Bourkoff, Addison--Wesley, 1998, ISBN 0-201-6445-5 (vi + 154 pp. + two chapters available only in electronic form).
Maple Worksheets and the WWW

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Vector Calculus Math 241 -- Section 502, Fall 2012

Professor Doug Meade meade@math.sc.edu Department of Mathematics University of South Carolina

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