MATH 2550 - Introduction to Multivariable Calculus - Spring 2025 - CRN27430 (A) and CRN32128 (C)
1. Lecturer: Doron Lubinsky
For the A Section: Monday, Wednesday, 8:25-9:15 in person in College of Computing 16
For the C Section: Monday, Wednesday, 9:30-10:20 in person in College of Computing 16
Lectures will also be live streamed through Zoom and recordings
placed in Media Gallery
Consulting Times/Office Hours: Monday, Wednesday from 12:00 to 13:00 in person at Skiles 237A, or via Zoom
A studio sections:
A01 (CRN25124): Yujung Seo
Friday, in Skiles 156 from 11:00-11:50
A02 (CRN25125): Jianliang Ye
Friday, in Skiles 246 from 11:00-11:50
A03 (CRN25076): Ziyu Tian
Friday, in Skiles 257 from 11:00-11:50
A04 (CRN25077): Yujung Seo
Friday, in Skiles 156 from 9:30-10:20
A05 (CRN25078): Francesco Cascone
Friday, in Skiles 170 from 9:30-10:20
A06 (CRN27528): Ziyu Tian
Friday, in Skiles 246 from 9:30-10:20
C studio sections:
C01 (CRN30806): Edward Chen
Friday, in Skiles 170 from 14:00-14:50
C02 (CRN30807): Arya Nahri
Friday, in Skiles 156 from 14:00-14:50
C03 (CRN25126): Nitya Patil
Friday, in Skiles 246 from 14:00-14:50
C04 (CRN27529): Edward Chen
Friday, in Skiles 168 from 12:30-13:20
C05 (CRN32403): Arya Nahri
Friday, in Skiles 156 from 12:30-13:20
C06 (CRN30808): Jianliang Ye
Friday, in Skiles 246 from 12:30-13:20
2. Contact Details
Following are the office locations, phone numbers, and e-mail
addresses:
Doron Lubinsky,
Skiles 237A
404-385-2133
lubinsky@math.gatech.edu
A01, A04, Yujung Seo
Consultation times:
yjseo1010@gatech.edu
A02, C06, Jianliang Ye
Consultation times:
jye347@gatech.edu
A03, A06, Ziyu Tian
Consultation times:
ztian81@gatech.edu
A05, Francesco Cascone
Consultation times:
fcascone3@gatech.edu
C01, C04, Edward Chen
Consultation times:
echen307@gatech.edu
C02, C05, Arya Nahri
Consultation times:
anahri3@gatech.edu
C03, Nitya Patil
Consultation times:
npatil70@gatech.edu
3. TEXTBOOK AND ONLINE HOMEWORK
The textbook is Thomas' Calculus (Early Transcendentals), Fifteenth Edition, Pearson. You will be using an online version of
Thomas, together with MyLab and Mastering. Please make sure to buy the version
for Tech that allows use of MyLab if you do not already have a code. It is
available at Barnes and Noble. If you have a code from previous semesters, you
should be able to use that.
There will be regular MyLab homework, typically once
or twice a week, throughout the course. You should be able to access your
MyLab course by clicking Access Pearson in the panel on the left of your
Canvas course page. You should access all MyLab homework through Canvas. Homeworks
are posted well in advance, so there is no
allowance for late submission. There are four attempts per question. In cases of medical
emergency, missed homework assignments will not be counted.
4. Lecture notes and Lecture Schedule
The
rough lecture schedule is available inside the full Syllabus in "Files" in Canvas. The
typed notes from which I
prepare lectures are below. They are NOT a replacement for the textbook. The
handwritten lectures will be uploaded in the folder "Handwritten lectures" in "Files" in Canvas.
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
5. Worksheets for Studios
These will be posted in advance of the
recitations, in the folder "Worksheets" in
"Files" in Canvas. Solutions will NOT be posted or circulated.
6. Tests, Quizzes, and Grading Policy
The
sections covered in a quiz will be announced in class and in weekly announcements. Any changes to dates will be made in class and in announcements.
Tentative dates of Quizzes
Quiz 1: Thursday 16 January, 10am to Friday 10
January, 10am.
Quiz 2: Thursday 23 January, 10am to Friday 24 January, 10am.
Quiz 3: Thursday 13 February, 10am to Friday 14 February, 10am.
Quiz 4: Thursday 20 February, 10am to Friday 27 February, 10am.
Quiz 5: Thursday 6 March, 10am to Friday 7 March, 10am.
Quiz 6: Thursday 13 March, 10am to Friday 14 March, 10am.
Quiz 7: Thursday 10 April, 10am to Friday 11 April, 10am.
Quiz 8: Thursday 17 April, 10am to Friday 18 April, 10am.
Quizzes will be administered via Gradescope. They will be available for 24
hours, but once you start them, you have one hour to finish them. You must
submit your answers as a single PDF in Gradescope within that hour.
Tentative dates of tests:
Test 1: Friday 31 January
Test 2: Friday 28 March
Makeup tests will only be given when students have valid medical
certificates or have written institute approval for absences.
The final exam for the A Section is on Wednesday April 30, from 8:00m - 10:50am in COC16.
The final exam for the C Section is on Friday April 25, from 8:00m - 10:50am in COC16.
Full
information on how the tests and final exam will be conducted will be
provided in the information sheets in the folder "Tests" in "Files" in
Canvas.
The items are weighted as
follows:
MyLab Homework: 15%
Quizzes: 10%
Midterm tests: 50% (the better test grade counts 2/3 of the 50 and the lower test grade counts 1/3 of the 50)
Final exam: 25%
No extra credit.
A final percent of 90+, 80+, 70+, 60+ guarantees a grade of
respectively A, B, C, D respectively, though there will be a curve on
the final percentage that could yield e.g. an A for a lower grade.
All grades will be posted on Canvas.
7. Honor Code
Please review the Georgia Tech Honor Code.
8. Piazza
The class link is https://piazza.com/gatech/spring2025/math2550a/home