MATH2010E - Advanced Calculus I - 2022/23

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2022/23
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Announcement

  • All homework, midterm, and final will be graded online using the Gradescope system. The link of the Gradescope system can be found in the Blackboard system.
  • Midterm and Final will be conducted face-to-face. (See the date and time in the item "Assessment Scheme" below.) The following arrangement at the end of the midterm and final will be implemented: 1. Stop writing when "pen-down" is announced by the instructor. 2. Use your "smartphone" to capture images of all the (non-empty) pages of your answers when instructed by the instructor. 3. Then convert the images of your answers into a pdf file. 4. Submit the pdf file of your answers into the "midterm/final" in the Gradescope system. (You will have around 15 minutes for steps 3-5.) 5. Submit your answer book to the instructor.
  • Homework 1 (due May 23, 2023, 11:00am, via Gradescope) [Download file]
  • Homework 2 (due May 30, 2023, 11:00am, via Gradescope) [Download file]
  • Homework 3 (due Jun 6, 2023, 11:00am, via Gradescope) [Download file]
  • Reminder: Midterm on Friday Jun 9, 2023, 9:30-11:00am, Location: LSB LT2; Coverage: from beginning to (generalization of) Clairaut's theorem.
  • Further reminder for the midterm: Bring Student ID for identity checking and smartphone for submission of the answer scripts
  • Homework 4 (due Jun 13, 2023, 11:00am, via Gradescope) [Download file]
  • Homework 5 (due Jun 20, 2023, 11:00am, via Gradescope) [Download file]
  • Stat of midterm: Mean=61.24, SD=25.85, Max=96, Median=68, Min=4
  • Homework 6 (due Jun 27, 2023, 11:00am, via Gradescope) [Download file]
  • Please be reminded that the final exam is scheduled on next Friday Jun 30, 2023, 9:30-11:00am in room LSB LT2. The final exam has the same format as midterm and will cover all material since the beginning to the end of the term but emphazise on those material after midterm. Please also be reminded to bring your Student ID for identity verification, and your smartphone for the following arrangement at the end of the final exam: 1. Stop writing when "pen-down" is announced by the instructor. 2. Use your "smartphone" to capture images of all the (non-empty) pages of your answers when instructed by the instructor. 3. Then convert the images of your answers into a pdf file. 4. Submit the pdf file of your answers into the "Final" in the Gradescope system. (You will have around 15 minutes for steps 3-5.) 5. Submit your answer book to the instructor.
  • Homework 7 (No need to hand-in) [Download file]

General Information

Lecturer

  • Tom Yau-heng Wan
    • Office: LSB 202A
    • Tel: x 37969
    • Email:

Teaching Assistant

  • Ka Ho Lai
    • Office: LSB222A
    • Email:
    • Office Hours: By appointment
  • Chiu Hong LO
    • Office: LSB228
    • Email:
    • Office Hours: By appointment

Time and Venue

  • Lecture: Monday 9:30-11:15am, LSB LT6; Wednesday 9:30-11:15am, LSB LT6; Friday 9:30-11:15am, LSB LT2.
  • Tutorial: Monday 11:30-12:15am, LSB LT6; Friday 11:30-12:15am, LSB LT2.

Course Description

Functions of several variables, partial differentiation, differential and its geometric meaning, chain rule, maxima and minima, Lagrange multiplier, mean value theorem, Taylor series, and implicit function theorem.


Textbooks

  • Thomas' Calculus, Early Transcendentals, 13th Edition (Mainly Ch 14, and necessary parts in the Ch 11, 12, and 13)

References

  • Thomas K K Au, Differential Multivariable Calculus

Lecture Notes


Tutorial Notes


Assignments


Solutions


Assessment Scheme

Homework 10%
Mid-term (Jun 9, 2023, 9:30-11:00am) 40%
Final (Jun 30, 2023, 9:30-11:00am) 50%

Honesty in Academic Work

The Chinese University of Hong Kong places very high importance on honesty in academic work submitted by students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating and plagiarism. Any related offence will lead to disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University. Although cases of cheating or plagiarism are rare at the University, everyone should make himself / herself familiar with the content of the following website:

http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/

and thereby help avoid any practice that would not be acceptable.


Assessment Policy

Last updated: June 28, 2023 11:16:23