Course Syllabus
Merritt College
Math3C 5units
Math 3C Calculus III (code42742)
Fall 2022 syllabus (synchronous)
Instructor: Minyoung (Michelle) Lee
E-mail: minyounglee@peralta.edu (Please allow 24 hours for response)
Study Session (a.k.a Office hours): TTh 12:15pm-12:45pm &8:20pm-8:50pm: Zoom link (please camera on) Meeting ID: 991 0511 7584 Password:9295
Google voice: (510) 698-9295 (voicemail or text)
Zoom Lecture: TTh 10:00am-12:15pm
Join TechConnectZoom through the Canvas. (Please camera on)
Students can view recorded lecture videos in the Canvas, “Cloud Recordings” of TechConnectZoom. Lecture notes are included in Canvas in the “Module”
Prerequisites: Math 3B Calculus2
Textbook: Textbook: Great news: your textbook for this class is available for free online!
Calculus, Volume 2 from OpenStax, ISBN 1-947172-14-X
You have a couple options to obtain this book:
Online Homework: Online Homework MyOpenMath (MOM) is free. The homework is located under the “Assignments” Tap in the Canvas.
Course Website: Canvas will be course website as doing homework assignments and taking exam as the Fall semester progresses. To access Canvas, please
visit https://web.peralta.edu/portal/ For technical or website problems, contact Canvas Support at 877-930-1126, 24/7.
Course/Catalog Description: This course introduces partial differentiation: Jacobians, transformations, multiple integrals, theorems of Green and Stokes, differential forms, vectors and vector functions, geometric coordinates, and vector calculus.
Ongoing Attendance/Participation
Attendance in Live Zoom is not mendatory. That gives us all a little more flexibility in terms of when to work on the course material. I do expect that you login to this course at least once a day to "attend" to the activities that need to be completed.
Netiquette
- Always Communicate Using Netiquette
- Be polite to your classmates & respect differences of opinion.
- Remember that our Canvas site is our collaborative learning space.
Need Help Forum
There is a discussion forum set up for you to post questions to your peers in case you need help with something that a classmate might know. I encourage you to reach out to each other in that forum. This will be 5% as participation of grade. You should post at least twice for the entire semester to earn the full credit.
All course work for each week is due by Sunday Midnight of that week.
Technology
Technology
Cal3D Plot: https://c3d.libretexts.org/CalcPlot3D/index.html
Geogebra 3D: https://www.geogebra.org/3d
Calculator: TI-83 or TI-84 (graphic calculator) or any scientific calculator is recommended.
You are encouraged to use the technology on your homework and exam.
Grading Policy: We will have weekly homework assignments, three exams and a final exam. One lowest score will be dropped from exams category not from final exam. A student must earn above or equal to 70% to pass the course. The break-down as follows.
Participation: 5%
Homework: 35%
Two Exams: 40 % (each exam 20%)
Final Exam: 20% (mandatory)
A: 90%-100%
B: 80%-89%
C: 70%-79%
D: 60%-69%
F: Below 60%
Date of Exams You can start at any time for the Exam during exam period but once you start the Exam you must finish it in two hours. Also, you must submit your work of the exam in the Canvas.
1st Exam: September 22, Thursday (will be opened until Sunday)
2nd Exam: October 20, Thursday (will be opened until Sunday)
3rd Exam: November 17, Thursday (will be opened until Sunday)
Final exam: December 13, Tuesday (mandatory) (will be opened until Friday)
Extra Credit (5%): Extra credit will be given to students who log over 15 hours in the learning Center of the Spring semester Merritt Tutoring (Pisces) or Online Tutoring through Canvas or Visiting Office hours.
Important Dates:
Last Date to Drop with no 'W': 9/5/2022
Last Date to Drop with 'W': 11/18/2022
Adding & Dropping: It is your responsibility to add or drop the class.
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September 5 |
M Labor Day – Holiday Observance |
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October 19 |
W |
Professional Day – No Instruction |
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November 11 |
F |
Veteran’s Day – Holiday Observance |
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November 24-27 |
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Th-Sun Thanksgiving – Holiday Observance |
Students Learning Outcomes: Students should be expected to
- Expand basic principles of calculus to model physical systems in 3-dimensions.
- Apply appropriate vector operations to solve a variety of real-world phenomena.
- Demonstrate critical understanding of various methods to analyze and solve abstract and real-world problems. (From Math Department)
Campus-Wide Tutoring: Merritt College offers a variety of FREE tutoring
services in almost every subject. Students who utilize these services are more likely
to achieve academic success Merritt Tutoring (Pisces)
LRNRE 501 - Supervised Tutoring Code 42391 to access tutoring.
Student Accessibility Service (SAS)
: There are special provisions for students with disabilities; see the Merritt College web page https://www.merritt.edu/wp/dsp/
and notify the instructor to receive appropriate accommodations.
Student Accessibility Service: R109 (510) 436-2429 and email at SAS.merritt@peralta.edu.
Extended Opportunity Programs & Services: R109 (510) 436-2474
General information:
Peralta Community College District website is http://web.peralta.edu.
Merritt College Catalog 2022-23 Here
Tentative Course Plan
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T 8/23 |
Introduction & 2.1 |
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Th 8/25 |
2.2 – 2.3 |
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T 8/30 |
2.4 – 2.5 |
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Th 9/1
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2.6 – 2.7 |
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T 9/6 |
3.1 – 3.2
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Th 9/8
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3.3 |
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T 9/13 |
4.1 |
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Th 9/15 |
4.2 |
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T 9/20 |
4.3
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Th 9/22 |
1st Exam |
1st Exam covers Chapter2 |
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T 9/27 |
4.3 – 4.4 |
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Th 9/29 |
4.5 – 4.6
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T 10/4 |
4.7 – 4.8
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Th 10/6 |
4.8 |
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T 10/11 |
5.1 |
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Th 10/13 |
5.2
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T 10/18 |
5.3
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Th 10/20 |
2nd Exam
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2nd Exam covers Chapter 3 & 4 |
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T 10/25 |
5.4 |
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Th 10/27 |
5.6 |
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T 11/1 |
5.7 |
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Th 11/3 |
6.1 |
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T 11/8 |
6.2 |
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Th 11/10 |
6.3 |
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T 11/15 |
6.3 |
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Th 11/17 |
3rd Exam |
3rd Exam covers Chapter 5 |
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T 11/22 |
6.4 & 6.5 |
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Th 11/24 |
Thanksgiving Holidays |
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T 11/29 |
6.6 |
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Th 12/1 |
6.7 |
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T 12/6 |
6.7 & 6.8 |
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Th 12/8 |
Review for the final exam |
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T 12/13 |
Final Exam |
Final Exam covers Chapter 6 |