MATH 2551 - Multivariable Calculus - Spring 2024 - CRN27713 (B) and CRN27714 (D) and CRN32292 (HP)
1. Lecturer: Doron Lubinsky
B and HP Sections: Tuesday, Thursday, 8:00-9:15 in person in Howey Physics L1.
D Section: Tuesday, Thursday, 9:30-10:45 in person in Howey Physics L3.
Lectures will also be live streamed through Zoom and recordings
placed in Media Gallery, once this facility is connected.
Consulting Times/Office Hours: Tuesday, Thursday from 12:00 to 13:00 via Zoom (or in person at Skiles 237A)
B and HP studio sections:
B01 (CRN24884): Yuchen Zhu
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 246 from 9:30-10:20
Office Hours, Clough 280, Tuesday 3:00-4:00pm
B02 (CRN24885): Anand Hande
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 156 from 9:30-10:20
Office hours, Clough 280, Friday 1:30-2:30pm
B03 (CRN24886): Yuchen Zhu
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 246 from 8:25-9:15
Office Hours, Clough 280, Tuesday 3:00-4:00pm
B04 (CRN27233): Anand Hande
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 156 from 8:25-9:15
Office hours, Clough 280, Friday 1:30-2:30pm
B05 (CRN29543) and HP1 (CRN32299): Arya Nahri
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 168 from 9:30-10:20
Office hours, Skiles 230, Monday 10-11:00am
B06 (CRN29545): Arya Nahri
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 257 from 8:25-9:15
Office hours, Skiles 230, Monday 10-11:00am
D studio sections:
D01 (CRN24887): Zachary Langston
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 170 from 11:00-11:50
Office hours, Clough 280, Tuesday 5:00-6:00pm
D02 (CRN24888): Aravinth Natarajan
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 246 from 11:00-11:50
D03 (CRN24889): Zachary Langston
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 170 from 12:30-13:20
Office hours, Clough 280, Tuesday 5:00-6:00pm
D04 (CRN30560): Ruben Ascoli
Monday, Wednesday, in Skiles 246 from 12:30-13:20
Office hours, Clough 280, Wednesday 3:30-4:30pm
2. Contact Details
Following are the office locations, (possibly) phone numbers, and e-mail
addresses:
Doron Lubinsky,
Skiles 237A
404-385-2133
lubinsky@math.gatech.edu
B01, B03: Yuchen Zhu, yzhu738@gatech.edu
B02, B04: Anand Hande, ahande3@gatech.edu
B05, B06, HP1: Arya Nahri, anahri3@gatech.edu
D01, D03: Zachary Langston, zlangston3@gatech.edu
D02: Aravinth Natarajan, anatarajan62@gatech.edu
D04: Ruben Ascoli, rascoli3@gatech.edu
3. TEXTBOOK AND ONLINE HOMEWORK
(A) TEXTBOOK
The textbook is:
Thomas'
Calculus (Early Transcendentals), Fifteenth Edition, Pearson. You will be using an online version of Thomas,
together with MyLab and Mastering.
(B1) CANVAS
For those students who are having trouble registering for their course in Canvas, please contact canvas.gatech.edu
(B2) ONLINE HOMEWORK WITH MY MATHLAB THROUGH CANVAS:
Please go to Canvas and NOT MyMathLab to access your MyMathLab course. You should be able to access MyLab homeworks from "Access Pearson". You do not need to
know the number of the course, it should be there as part of your
Canvas course. Here is the info sheet on how to do this. If you did not have a MyLab code before, you will need to purchase one.
4. Lecture notes and Lecture Schedule
The
rough lecture schedule is available inside the full SYLLABUS. The
typed notes from which I
prepare lectures, chapter by chapter, are available in the folder "Files" in Canvas. in the
order that they will
be covered. They are NOT a replacement for the textbook. The
handwritten lectures will be uploaded in the folder "Handwritten lectures" in "Files" in Canvas.
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 and Grading Policy
Tentative dates of Quizzes
Wednesday 17 January: Quiz 1
Wednesday 24 January: Quiz 2
Wednesday 7 February: Quiz 3
Wednesday 14 February: Quiz 4
Wednesday 21 February: Quiz 5
Wednesday 28 February: Quiz 6
Wednesday 13 March: Quiz 7
Wednesday 27 March: Quiz 8
Wednesday 10 April: Quiz 9
Tentative dates of tests:
Test 1: Wednesday 31 January
Test 2: Wednesday 6 March
Test 3: Monday 1 April
Makeup tests will only be given when students have valid medical
certificates or letters of attendance for approved student events.
The final exam for the B and HP sections is on Thursday May 2, from 8:00-10:50am
The final exam for the D sections is on Monday April 29, from 8:00-10:50 am
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% (two best tests count 20% each and the lowest tests counts 10%)
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/demo_login?nid=lq486a192ui3eu&auth=86Fc4eE