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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! ALL THE BEST WISHES. (posted Dec. 21)
Solutions for Exam 2 are uploaded. Missing pages from the solutions of HW 10 and 11 are scanned and posted. (posted Dec. 13)
Lecture notes for Chapter 7 is available online. (posted Dec. 11)
Lecture notes for Chapter 2 and 3 are posted (Section Handouts) as well as the last list of homework problems (HW11). Exam room is our usual classroom: VinH 6. (posted Dec. 5)
Some statistics about the grades after Exam 2 are posted (Section Handouts). (posted Nov. 20)
Last update before Exam 2: solutions to HW8 are available on the web now. (posted Nov. 12)
Solutions to HW7 were posted. (posted Nov. 11)
This website now has RSS, but the students are advised to visit the site regularly. (posted Nov. 10)
The scope of Exam 2 is now restricted to sections from 1.5 to 2.1. Lecture note for section 2.1 was also posted.(posted Nov. 10)
Lecture notes (still incomplete but may be good for now) was posted under Handouts links. Chapter 2 will be posted later this week. (posted Nov. 8)
Class policy has been modified. Solutions to homework problems will be handed out in class.(posted Oct. 16)
Exam 1 is next Monday, Oct. 9. Its scope is indicated in the Schedule part of this page. Due date for HW 4 is moved to Wed. 10/11.(posted Oct. 4)
Office hours on Moday and Wednesday are moved to 1:20pm-2:20pm. (posted Sep. 18)
Math. competitions: information is here. Have a look at the Undergrad. Math. Club also. (posted on Sep. 13)
Welcome to Math 4606. The first class is on Sep. 6, 2006. (posted on Sep. 6)
Information
General information
Time and location: M W F 12:20 pm - 01:10 pm, Vincent Hall 6Instructor: Luan Thach Hoang
Office: VinH 535
Phone: (612) 625-9347
Fax: (612) 626-2017
Email address: lthoang(at)math.umn.edu
Office hours: M W 1:20pm-2:20pm, F 10:00am-11:00am
Text
Text: Advanced Calculus by Gerald B. Folland, Prentice Hall (2002). (See the author's list of errata)We will cover Chapters 1-3, parts of Chapters 4, 6 and selected topics in Chapters 7 and 8.
Other references: Advanced Calculus by Wilfred Kaplan, 5th edition (2003), Addison Wesley.
Grading and examination policies
Homework will be assigned and collected weekly (usually on every Monday). They will count for 25% of the grade. There will be two midterm exams in class during the semester and a final exam. Each midterm exam will count for 20% of the grade, the final exam for 35% of the grade.Homework assignments will be given in class and listed on the course webpage. Books, notes and calculators are not allowed during the exams. No late homework and no make-up exams.
Policy Change: The lowest homework score will be dropped. The lower midterm grade of the two midterms will be replaced by their average.
Examination schedule
EXAM 1: Monday, October 9.EXAM 2: Monday, November 13.
FINAL EXAM: 01:30pm-03:30pm Saturday, December 16. Room: VinH 6.
Schedule
| Class Schedule | |
|---|---|
| 9/6-9/13 | Preliminaries |
| 9/15-10/4 | Chapter 1: upto Sec. 1.4. |
| Exam 1 | Monday Oct. 9: Sets, Functions, Sections 1.1 to 1.4. |
| 10/11-11/1 | Sec. 1.5-1.8 |
| 11/1-11/10 | Sec 2.1, expanded Sec. 2.2 |
| Exam 2 | Monday Nov. 13: Sections 1.5 to 2.1 (the scope was reduced) |
| 11/15-11/22 | Chapter 2, Chapter 3: Implicit Function Theorem and Inverse Mapping Theorem. |
| Thanksgiving | Nov. 23,24 |
| 11/27-12/8 | Implicit Function Theorem (end), Chapter 7: sequences of functions, Review Chapter 6: series, Back to Chapter 7: series of functions. |
| 12/11-12/13 | Review. |
| Final Exam | 01:30pm-03:30pm Saturday, Dec. 16. Room VinH 6 (regular classroom). |
Homework List
| No. | Due date | Problems |
|---|---|---|
| HW 1 | Fri. 9/15 | Prelim. |
| HW 2 | Mon. 9/25 | Sec. 1.1: 2,6; Sec. 1.2: 2,4,6. |
| HW 3 | Mon. 10/2 | Sec. 1.3: 1c,2,6,7 |
| HW 4 | Wed. 10/11 | Sec. 1.3: 8, Sec. 1.4: 3,7 |
| HW 5 | Mon. 10/23 | Sec. 1.5: 1a,b, 4,7,9 |
| HW 6 | Mon. 10/30 | Sec. 1.5: 12; Sec. 1.6: 1,2,4 |
| HW 7 | Wed. 11/8 | Sec. 1.7: 4,10; Sec. 1.8: 3,4 |
| HW 8 | (not collected) | Suggested: Sec. 2.1:1,2,5,6a (more...) |
| HW 9 | Wed. 11/22 | Sec. 2.2: 4; Sec. 2.3: 2b; Sec. 2.4: 2a (just in R^3); Sec. 2.10: 3 |
| HW 10 | Mon. 12/4 | Sec. 2.6: 3a,6; Sec. 2.7: 5b; Sec. 3.1: 8; Sec. 3.4: 6b,c |
| (Last) HW 11 | Mon. 12/11 | Sec 7.1: 1e,g, 3; Sec. 7.2: 3, 6a,b |
Student Conduct
Students are required to have scholastic honesty and respect for others. We will follow university policy on student conduct (click here to see the details).Advices
Come to class regularly, work on homework problems, write the solutions clearly. Ask questions and get help to master the material quickly. Do not wait too late until the midterms or final exam.Handouts
A printable version of the syllabus is here.Unofficial evaluation: Students can use this form to give feedbacks to the instructor anytime during the semester.
Homework / Exams: HW1 Exam 1 Exam 2
Solutions: HW2 HW3 Exam 1 HW7 HW8 Exam 2 HW10 missing last page HW11 missing papges 2 6 8
The grader's solutions to homework problems are handed out in class.
Lecture notes: follow closely and borrow mostly from the textbooks with modifications and rearrangements.
Chapter 1 (version 2), Chapter 2 (version 2), Chapter 3, Chapter 6+7
Some grade statistics: After the second Midterm