Multivariable Calculus — Math 236
Spring 2018
MWF 11:30-12:20 — SC 1314
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OnCourse: where I post activities and less public course information, such as:

• The slides and in-class work I show in class
• Additional Course readings, if any
• Study Guides
• Background Questionnaire for you to fill out

WeBWorK: (Daily assignments, portions of each week's problem set)

• To access WeBWorK from off-campus, connect to Wheaton's VPN server.
  See the instructions below for installing the vpn client.

The Honor Code

• Wheaton's Honor Code
• Wheaton's Description of Plagiarism

Tips on Getting Through the First Week of Class

Course Policies

Daily Syllabus

Problem Sets

• Suggestions for Reading a Math Book
• A Description of Multi Problem Sets - How they work, expectations, etc.
• General Guidelines for Homework Presentation
• Due in January and February
• Due in March
• Due in April and May

Projects

• Description of Book Review project, along with intermediate and final due dates
• Group Mini-projects will either be posted here or on OnCourse - I'll let you know.

Mathematica

• Instructions for downloading Mathematica
• Wolfram's Fast Introduction for Math Students is a good place to start
• Wolfram's Calculus How-To's
• Calculus using Mathematica -a more comprehensive resource
• Interactive demonstrations of numerous multivariable concepts
  • Download the free Wolfram Mathematica player
• Links to demos of a lot of Multivariable Calc concepts

Online Resources

• Instructions for installing the VPN client
  • Use to access WeBWorK and Mathematica from off campus
• Multivariable Calculus Exploration (a java applet)
  • for visualizing some concepts more quickly and effectively than Mathematica
• Wolfram Alpha
• Desmos for 2D Cartesian and Polar graphing

Janice Sklensky
Wheaton College
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
SC 1306
Norton, Massachusetts 02766-0930
TEL (508) 286-3973
FAX (508) 285-8278
sklensky_janice@wheatoncollege.edu