Penn State University - University Park

MATH 230 - Fall 2015

Calculus and Vector Analysis
COURSE DESCRIPTION. Three-dimensional analytic geometry; vectors in space; partial differentiation; double and triple integrals; integral
vector calculus. Students who have passed either Math 231 or Math 232
may not schedule Math 230 or Math 230H for credit.
PREREQUISITES. You must have completed Math 141 or 141H to register.
COURSE FORMAT. There are four 50-minute lectures each week. The
sections covered in lectures are listed at the end of this syllabus. This
schedule is subject to change.
TEXT. Calculus, 7th Edition, by James Stewart, published by Thomson
(Brooks/Cole).
CALCULATORS. Calculators are not allowed on quizzes, midterms, or
on the final examination.
GRADES. Total score of the course is 450 and divided as follows.
Examination I
Examination II
Homework and/or quizzes
Final Examination
Total

100
100
100
150
450

A final grade will be assigned as follows:

Grade %-score Points
A, AB+, B, BC+, C
D
F

90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
0-59

405-450
360-404
315-359
270-314
0-269

EXAMINATIONS. Two midterm exams and a comprehensive final exam will be given. The two 75-minute midterm exams are scheduled
as follows:
Midterm Exam I, 8:15-9:30pm, Thursday, Sep. 24
Midterm Exam II 6:30-7:45pm, Tuesday, Oct. 27
Rooms for the examinations will be announced by your instructor at a later
date and may also be found on the bulletin board outside 104 McAllister.
1

Final examination. The 110-minute final examination will be given during

the week, December 14 - 18, 2015. You should not plan to leave University
Park before Saturday, December 19, 2015.
CONFLICT and MAKE-UP EXAM POLICY. In addition to the
regularly scheduled exam, the math department schedules two additional
options: a conflict exam for each of the midterms on the same night as
the regularly scheduled exam and a makeup exam scheduled on an evening
different from (usually a week after) the regularly scheduled exam night.
The schedule of the conflict exams are
Conflict Midterm I, 6:50-8:05pm, Thursday, Sep. 24;
ConflictMidterm II 5:05-6:20pm, Tuesday, Oct. 27.
Students who attend the conflict exam will not be permitted to
leave until five minutes after the exam. Sign-up sheets for both the
conflict exam and the makeup exam will be distributed by your instructor
during class. If you need to schedule the conflict exam, you must sign up
at least one full week ahead of the scheduled exam date. The schedule
for makeup examinations is listed below:
Makeup Midterm I, 6:30-7:45pm, Wednesday, Sep. 30;
Makeup Midterm II 6:30-7:45pm, Monday, Nov. 2.
NOTE. Only students with a valid and documented reason for missing
the regular exam may take the make-up exam. A simple statement from
the student is NOT a documented excuse. Personal business such as
travel, employment, weddings, graduations, or attendance at public events such as concerts, sporting events, etc. are not valid excuses. If you miss an exam without an official excuse , then you may be
allowed to take a makeup exam, but with an automatic 25% deduction from
the grade. To avoid this deduction, you must notify your instructor, with
your official excuse, before the date and time of the exam.
Final examination conflict. Students may access their final exam schedule Monday, September 28, 2015 through their e-lion account. Notification of conflicts is given on the students final exam schedule. There are
two types of conflict examinations, direct and overload. Direct conflicts are
two examinations scheduled at the same time. Overload examinations are
three or more examinations scheduled within a fifteen hour period, from the
beginning of the first examination to the beginning of the third examination.
Students may elect to take the three or more examinations on the same day
if they wish or request a conflict final examination. A student must take
action to request a conflict exam through e-lion between September 28
and October 18, 2015. Conflict final examinations cannot be scheduled

through mathematics department, and there will be no sign up sheet in 104

McAllister for the final conflict examination.
COURSE LATE-DROP. Students may add/drop a course without academic penalty within the first ten calendar days of the semester (before
Wednesday September 2, 2015). A student may late drop a course within
the first twelve weeks of the semester but accrues late drop credits equal
to the number of credits in the dropped course. A baccalaureate student is
limited to 16 late drop credits. The late drop deadline for Fall 2015 is
Friday November 13, 2015.
TUTORS AT THE PENN STATE LEARNING. Free mathematics tutoring is available at The Penn State Learning located in 7 Sparks
Building 6-10pm Sunday through Thursday. You may visit the web
site http://pennstatelearning.psu.edu/tutoring/mathematics. If you need
extra help, a (paid) tutors list maintained by the Mathematics Department
Undergraduate Office is available. You may contact the Undergraduate Office in Room 104 McAllister building.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT. All penn State policies
regarding ethics and integrity apply to this course. For more information,
For more information see:
http://www.science.psu.edu/academic/Integrity/index.html.
DISABILITY SERVICES. Penn State welcomes students with disabilities into the Universitys educational programs. If you have a disabilityrelated need for reasonable academic adjustments in this course, contact
the Office for Disability Services (ODS) at 814-863-1807 (V/TTY). For further information regarding ODS, please visit the Office for Disability Services
web site at http://equity.psu.edu/ods/. In order to receive consideration for
course accommodations, you must contact ODS and provide documentation
(see the documentation guidelines at
http://equity.psu.edu/ods/guidelines/documentation-guidelines).
If the documentation supports the need for academic adjustments, ODS will
provide a letter identifying appropriate academic adjustments. Please share
this letter and discuss the adjustments with your instructor as early in the
course as possible. You must contact ODS and request academic adjustment
letters at the beginning of each semester.
Course Coordinator. If you have questions or concerns, please consult
your instructor first. Should you need further guidance, you may contact
the course coordinator:
Tianyou Zhang; office: 408 McAllister; email: tuz107@psu.edu.
Please include your Name, Student ID, Course, and Section Number in any
correspondence.

Week

Day
1

Date

Section (s)

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug
Aug

24
25
26
27
28

Introduction

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Aug 31
Sep 1
Sep 2
Sep 3
Sep 4

12.4

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Sep 7
Sep 8
Sep 9
Sep 10
Sep 11

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep

14
15
16
17
18

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep
Sep

21
14.2
22
23
14.2/Midterm Review
24 Review; Midterm Exam 1
25
14.3

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Sep 28
Sep 29
Sep 30
Oct 1
Oct 2

14.4

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct

5
6
7
8
9

14.7

12
13
14
15
16

15.2

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct

12.1
12.2
12.3

12.5

Drop ends
12.5
12.6

No class; Labor day

12.6
13.1
13.2
13.3
13.3
13.4
14.1

14.5
14.6
14.6

14.7
14.8
15.1

15.3
15.3
15.4

Week
9

Day
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Date
Oct 19
Oct 20
Oct 21
Oct 22
Oct 23

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

11

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov

2
3
4
5
6

16.2

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Nov 9
Nov 10
Nov 11
Nov 12
Nov 13

16.4

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov

16
17
18
19
20

14

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov
Nov

23
24
25
26
27

15

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Nov 30
Dec 1
Dec 2
Dec 3
Dec 4

16.7

Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri

Dec 7
Dec 8
Dec 9
Dec 10
Dec 11

Review

13

16

26
27
28
29
30

15.7
15.8
15.8

10

12

Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct
Oct

Section(s)
15.5

Midterm II review
Midterm Exam II
15.9
15.9
16.1

16.2
16.3
16.3

16.4
16.5
Late drop deadline 16.5
15.6/16.6
16.6
16.7
16.7
No
No
No
No
No

class,
class,
class,
class,
class,

Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving

16.8
16.8
16.9

Review
Review
Review