Calculus-3
MAT 353 Section 02 Fall 2011

Instructor: Paul R. Zuckerman
Office: Modular Faculty Office Building, Room N2.
Office Hours: T 9:30 - 11:30, M R 10:45 - 11:45
Other times are possible by appointment. Please ask.
Phone: 257-3516
E-mail address: zuckerpr@newpaltz.edu
Web page: http://www.newpaltz.edu/~zuckerpr

Prerequisite.
The prerequisite for this course is a grade of at least C- in 64252 Calculus 2 at SUNY-New Paltz or transfer credit for a comparable course. If you try to remain in this course without the prerequisite, you will be dropped from the class. Avoid the substantial inconvenience and additional expense that come with being dropped for not having the prerequisite.

Text.
Stewart, James. Multivariable Calculus Early Transcendentals, Sixth Edition. ISBN-10: 049501172X, ISBN-13: 9780495011729.
Caution: This author has several books with similar titles. The College book store has the correct book.

Syllabus.
We will study selected topics in chapters 12 to 16 of the text. The chapter headings provide a topical outline of this course.

Attendance.
This is a four credit course, but it meets only three times a week. Each class is an opportunity for you to build and validate your understanding of the material. Therefore, I expect you to attend and be actively engaged in every class. Attendance means that you are in class ON TIME and stay for the entire class period. I will assume from your presence that you have constructed some useful understandings from the class. I will infer from your absence that you have not. Accordingly, I will deduct one-half point from your course average for each absence beyond two. (I will compute your course average on a twelve point scale on which A = 12, A- = 11, etc.) This deduction is not a penalty. It is part of the method I use to assess and report what you have learned from the course.

Class preparation.
I expect you to be present and prepared to participate in each class. Your presence and participation will be important parts of your learning experience.

Assignments and other course material.
I will post suggested exercises and other material for this course on Blackboard. I will give you feed-back on selected exercises if you submit your work according to the instructions I have posted.

Examinations.
I will give three in-class exams during the semester. I will announce the dates of the exams in advance.

The date and time for the final exam is listed in the College Schedule of Classes.

The location of the in-class exams or final exam may not be the normal meeting place for this class. You should check Blackboard for announcements concerning the locations of the exams.

I do not give make-up exams for those exams missed during the semester. I can excuse you from an in-class or final exam only if you present substantial documentation of a serious illness or personal emergency that prevented attendance.

Canceled Classes
If I have to cancel a class, I will try to post an announcement on Blackboard, and I will usually have a responsible person, such as my secretary or a colleague, make an announcement in class. You should beware of anonymous announcements posted in the classroom or on the door.

Grades.
I will compute your grade from a course average with the following weights:
Three in-class exams - 15% each.
Assignments - 15%
Final exam - 40%.
I will adjust this average according to the attendance policy.

Notice.
I do not permit my classes to be recorded.
I enforce the College policies that prohibit eating and drinking in classrooms. Please cooperate by respecting these regulations. The College policies concerning student behavior, academic honesty, and related matters are relevant to this course.