MATH 21a MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS Math21a Flavor=BioChem Course Head: Andy Engelward Office: Science Center 435 Phone: 495-4744 Email: engelward@math.harvard.edu Class times and location: MWF 10am Science Center 221 Office Hours: Mondays 1-2pm, Tuesdays 4-5pm, also by appointment. Course Webpage: For the entire course: http://www.courses.fas.harvard.edu/~math21a/. For our class: http://www.math.harvard.edu/~denne/teach/math21a.html Class Assistant: Andrew Einhorn Email: einhorn@fas.harvard.edu Section time and location: Mondays 4-5.30pm 216 Science Center Extra Section times run by the other Biochem CA's: Monday 3-4:30pm 310 Science Center (John Zhang) Tuesday 5:30-7pm 101B Science Center (Kory Byrns) Thursday 5-6:30pm 310 Science Center (Wendy Widman) Summary: The third course in calculus and analytic geometry: three dimensional space, functions of several variables, partial derivatives and partial differential equations and multiple integrals. Prerequisite: Mathematics 1a,b or the equivalent. Text: Stewart, Multivariable Calculus: Concepts and Contexts, second edition. Examination policy: 2 midterm exams and 1 final exam. Midterm 1: Tuesday November 2, 7:30-9:30pm Science Center Hall B Midterm 2: Wednesday December 1, 7:30-9:30pm Science Center Halls C and D Final Exam: Date, time TBA by Registrar's office Note that all exams will be closed-book and that you will not be permitted to use a calculator during any of the exams. Homework policy: Two problem sets per week, due at the beinning of class on Wednesday and Friday. Assignments and solutions will be posted on the class website (not this one). It is OK to discuss the problems amongst yourselves. However each student must hand in their own solutions that they have written themselves. (Copying someone else's homework is unacceptable.) To make the job of grading easier, could you please follow the following guidelines for homework: Write your name on your HW. Neat, legible handwriting. Write on ONE side of the paper only. The problems should be in the order assigned. Staple (or paper-clip) all pages together. No late HW will be accepted. Grading policy: Midterm 1 = 20%, Midterm 2 = 20%, Homework = 20%, Computer assignments = 5%, Final exam = 35%. Note that midterms will be uniform across all Math 21a sections. The final will differ somewhat between Regular, Physics and BioChem sections. Also note that the lowest two lowest homework scores will be dropped when calculating your homework grade. Drop Date: The drop date for the course is Monday October 18.