MATH 200: Multivariable calculus, the common website.
Winter Term 2 2019/20

Individual section websites:


Course syllabus

Course syllabus and outline that describes the learning goals, etc.

Exams and Marking

Course mark will be based on the Webwork (10%), four in-class tests (10% each), and the final exam (50%).

Policies:

  • All exams are closed book, but you can bring 1 formula sheet written on both sides. Calculators will not be permitted.
  • There will be no make-up term tests, and no late homework accepted. Students with concessions (e.g. for illness or family emergencies) will have the weight of a term tests transferred to the other tests and the final exam; the weight of a WeBWorK assignment will be transferred to the other WeBWorK assignments. You can receive {\bf one} concession during the term, by submitting the Academic Concession request Form to your instructor. Further concessions or missed final exams need to be discussed with the Academic Advisors of your Faculty. There cannot be any exception to this university-wide policy.
  • Webwork will generally close at 11:59pm on the specified date (please look at the dates carefully). No extensions are possible -- please do not ask.
  • If for any reason you have to miss the final exam, it is the university-wide policy that you need to apply for "standing deferred" status through your faculty. Missed finals are not handled by the instructors or the Mathematics Department.
  • UBC takes cheating incidents very seriously. After due investigation, students found guilty of cheating on tests and examinations are usually given a final grade of 0 in the course and suspended from UBC for one year. Note that academic misconduct includes misrepresenting a medical excuse or other personal situation for the purposes of postponing an examination or quiz or otherwise obtaining an academic concession.

    Homework

    Getting help


    Resources

  • You can use Wolfram Alpha -- it is a wonderful tool for plotting graphs of functions of two variables, for example. If you want to visualize, for example, the surface x^2+xy-y^2+3z=0, just type in "plot (x^2+xy-y^2+3z=0)". A note about Webwork and Wolfram Alpha: there will be many problems in Webwork which require thinking and which Wolfram Alpha cannot do; for the more mechanical ones that it can do, if you just use the software and copy the answers, it detracts from your learning. You might get a few extra points for the webwork problem, but you'll certainly lose much more on the exam for not having that skill. So use this great software to your advantage (to help you visualize the objects we study, and to learn), not to your disadvantage (to cheat on Webwork).
  • Math Learning Centre drop-in tutoring.

    Announcements:


    Weekly learning goals for the online portion of the course

    This is a detailed list of things you need to be able to do and understand by the end of each week. Some resources are listed below. More resources, lecture recordings, etc. will appear on Canvas as we progress. Feel free to find and share extra resources on Piazza. After the first few items, the words "need to" are dropped. The learning goals are labeled as "skills" and "concepts" to alert you whether it is something you need to be able to do vs. something you need to ponder, internalize, and see why it makes sense. Both are important and will be tested.
  • Week 2, March 23-27:
  • Week 3, March 30 - April 3:
  • Week 4, April 6-8:

  • Review materials for Test 4


    Older review materials and announcements

    Test 3 review materials: Topics covered:

    Review materials for Test 3


    (Approximate) week-by-week course outline

    Chapter numbers in the description of the material are from CLP-3 Calculus ; chapter numbers in the suggested problems are from Apex Calculus unless otherwise specified. Please note that this is only an approximate outline; it may be updated as the course progresses. Please also check the individual sections' websites for more specific information about your lectures. Some illustrations and supplemental materials may be posted below the description of a week's lectures, please keep checking.