Math 32A: Calculus of Several Variables

General

Lecture: MWF 12:00-12:50 PM, HUMANTS A51
Textbook: J. Rogawski, Multivariable Calculus, (2nd Edition), ISBN-10: 1-4292-3193-9, ISBN-13: 978-1-4292-3193-0
Discussion:
- 3A, T 12:00-12:50 PM, MS 5137
- 3B, R 12:00-12:50 PM, MS 5147
- 3C, T 12:00-12:50 PM, KAUFMAN 101
- 3D, R 12:00-12:50 PM, BUNCHE 3153
- 3E, T 12:00-12:50 PM, BUNCHE 3157
- 3F, R 12:00-12:50 PM, BUNCHE 3157

Instructor

Craig Schroeder

Office: MS 6310
Office Hours: MWF 1:00-2:30 PM (after class)

Email: craig at math dot ucla dot edu

Teaching Assistant

Sections: 3A, 3B
- Michael Puthawala
- Office: MS 3975
- Hours: T 11:00-12:00 PM
- Email: mputhawala at ucla dot edu
Sections: 3C, 3D
- Wei Zhu
- Office: MS 3949
- Hours: MT 1:00-2:00 PM
- Email: weizhu731 at math dot ucla dot edu
Sections: 3E, 3F
- Peter Cheng
- Office: MS 2901
- Hours: T 1:00-1:00 PM, R 11:00-12:00 PM
- Email: pcheng17 at math dot ucla dot edu

Course Summary

32A. Calculus of Several Variables. (4)Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisite: course 31A with a grade of C- or better. Introduction to differential calculus of several variables, vector field theory. P/NP or letter grading. (From catalog)

Exams

Midterm: Monday, Jan 26, 2015, in class (Sections 3A-3D) and Franz 1260 (Sections 3E-3F)
Midterm: Monday, Feb 23, 2015, in class (Sections 3A-3D) and Franz 1260 (Sections 3E-3F)
Final: Tuesday, Mar 17, 2015, 3:00 PM-6:00 PM, in our regular classroom (Sections 3A-3D) and Royce 362 (Sections 3E-3F)

Lectures and Homework

Week	Lecture	Day	Section	Problems

1	1	M	13.1	1 5 13 17 24 25 29 33 35 37 39 43 51 55 57
	1	M				13.2	1 7 13 23 27 29 33 39 45 49 51
		2	W	13.3	1 9 13 15 21 25 29 33 35 37 41 43 47 53 59 63 65 77 84 85 86
		3	F	13.4	1 3 5 7 9 11 15 17 21 30 31 33 34 43 59 63

2	4	M	13.5	1 11 15 17 21 23 25 27 31 33 37 43 51 55 57
		5	W	12.1	1 3 11 15 19 23 27 31 33 35 41 47 49 57 89 90
		6	F	14.1	1 3 9 11 16 17 19 20 23 24 27 37

3	-	M	-
		7	W	14.2	1 5 9 13 15 17 18 19 31 43 47 55 61 66 74
		8	F	14.3	1 5 7 11 13 15 17 19 23 24 27 29 32

4	-	M	-	Midterm 1
		9	W	14.4	3 5 7 13 15 17 21 28 29 34 42 43 51 53 57
		10	F	14.5	3 9 11 15 21 27 31 37 45 49 52 53
		10	F			14.6	2 3 6 8 17

5	11	M	13.6	1 3 7 9 11 13 17 18 23 31 39 40 41
		12	W	15.1	1 3 7 9 13 15 19 21 23 25 29 33 39
		13	F	15.2	None

6	14	M	15.2	1 3 9 13 15 16 17 19 21 24 29 31 33 35 36 41
		15	W	15.3	1 2 3 4 5 13 15 35 39 41 47 49 54
		16	F	15.3	57 59 61 63 65 67 73 74 76 79 84

7	-	M	-
		17	W	15.4	1 3 5 7 11
		18	F	15.4	13 15 19 31 35 39 45

8	-	M	-	Midterm 2
		19	W	15.5	1 5 7 9 11 19 48 49
		20	F	15.5	3 21 23 25 33 35 39 41 43 54 55 59 71

9	21	M	15.6	1 3 5 7 13 15 22 44 47 48
		22	W	15.6	18 24 25 27 38
		23	F	15.7	1 3 4 5 6 7 9 11 17 24 25

10	24	M	15.7	26 28 29 33 34 35 36 37 39 41 50
		25	W	15.8	1 3 5 7 9 15 19 21 45
		26	F	15.8	13 27 29 35 37 41 43 48

Exams

Week	Day	Lectures	Solution	Notes

2	T	1-3	Solution	Quiz 1
2		R	1-4	Solution	Quiz 1

3	T	4-6	Solution	Quiz 2
3		R	5-6	Solution	Quiz 2

4	M	1-7	Solution	Midterm 1

5	T	7-10	Solution	Quiz 3
5		R	7-11	Solution	Quiz 3

6	T	11-13	A+E, C	Quiz 4
6		R	12-14	Solution	Quiz 4

7	T	14-16	Solution	Quiz 5
7		R	15-16	Solution	Quiz 5

8	M	8-17	Solution	Midterm 2

9	T	17-20	Solution	Quiz 6
9		R	17-21	Solution	Quiz 6

10	T	21-23	Solution	Quiz 7
10		R	22-24	Solution	Quiz 7

11	T	1-26	Solution	Final

Announcements

Welcome to Math 32A, Calculus of Several Variables.
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Melody Huang will be the Math 32A AAP Peer Learning Facilitator, a program on campus dedicated to providing academic help for students. Students who qualify for the AAP program will receive this help for free. Sessions to sign up for AAP Math 32A are open for AAP students on the Peer Learning Tab on MyUCLA. If you have any questions about whether you qualify for AAP or not, feel free to come by Campbell Hall to find out more information about this program. For more information, you can email Melody Huang at mh31416@gmail.com.
Lectures 11 and 12 have been swapped.
Overflow rooms have been allocated for both midterms. If you are in section Sections 3A-3D, you will take the midterm in Humants A51. If you are in Sections 3E-3F, you will take the midterms in Franz 1260.
I prepared a short write-up on parameterizing the osculating circle.
Lecture notes for the chain rule portion of today's lecture are here.