Syllabus for Math 242, Section F3 Fall 2001
Calculus of Several Variables 

• Professor: Eugene Lerman
• Office: 334 Illini Hall
• Phone: (217) 244-9510
• email: lerman@math.uiuc.edu (the best way to contact Eugene Lerman)
• Home page: http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~lerman
• Course page: http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~lerman/242/f01syl.html

( homework assignments will be posted at http://www.math.uiuc.edu/~lerman/242/f01hw.html )
• Office Hours: MW  11-12 and/or by appointment
• Class meets:
• MWF  2 pm, 149 Henry
• Prerequisites: Mathematics 130 or 131.

We will cover chapters 12, 13, 14, 15 and parts of chapter 16.

• Homework: Homework problems are to be assigned once a week. They are due on Monday of the following week. Solutions to the problems will be provided. No late homework will be accepted. Quizzes will be based on the homework.

  You should expect to spend at least 4 hours a week on the homework.

• Quizzes: There will be 10 or 11 quizzes, one every Wednesday (except for weeks that have a midterm). The lowest score will be dropped. No make-up quizzes will be given under any circumstances.
• Exams: There will be three midterms and a final. All exams will be closed book. The midterms will take place on September 17, October 12 and November 9 (the dates are subject to change). The final, according to the non-combined final examination schedule is to take place on December 15, 1:30 pm .
• Grade: The formula for the course grade is roughly as follows:
• final exam = 26 %
• 3 midterms at 20 % each = 60%
• quizzes = 10%
• homework, class participation etc = 4%
There will be NO CURVE