Department of Mathematics - RHIT
Topics Outline for MA113 Calculus III - 2009-10

last posted to site: 08/21/09

Note: The topics list for AP Freshmen in the Fall quarter is slightly different since they need to be brought up to speed on Maple.

Text and Text Materials

Text: Thomas's Thomas' Calculus - Early Transcendentals Eleventh Edition - Weir, Hass, Giordano
Supplement: Just in Time - bundled with text.
Other supplements: Normal and tangential components of accelertion problems from Angel.

Approximate Timing and Pace

There should be 3 or 4 tests, perhaps a final review day or two.
Please note that some additional time needs to be spent teaching Maple MA111 and MA112 topics for fall sections.
Optional topics in italics


Topic Fall AP Sections Winter and Spring Sections
  Chapter Sections Time Chapter Sections Time
  Review and Maple 1 day no review  
Polar Coordinates 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 2 days 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 2 days
Vectors 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4,12.5, 12.6 1.5 weeks 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4,12.5, , 12.6 1.5 weeks
Vectors and Motion 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6 1 week 13.1, 13.2, 13.3, 13.4, 13.5, 13.6 1 week
Partial Derivatives 14.1, 14.2, 14.3. 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7. 14.8, 14.9, 14.10 3 weeks 14.1, 14.2, 14.3. 14.4, 14.5, 14.6, 14.7. 14.8, 14.9, 14.10 3 weeks
Multiple Integrals 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.6, 15.7 3 weeks 15.1, 15.2, 15.3, 15.4, 15.5, 15.6, 15.7 3 weeks

Text Topics - Optional topics in italics

10. Conic Sections and Polar Coordinates  

    10.5 Polar Coordinates

    10.6 Graphing in Polar Coordinates

    10.7 Area and Lengths in Polar Coordinates

12. Vectors and the Geometry of Space

    12.1 Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems

    12.2 Vectors

    12.3 The Dot Product

    12.4 The Cross Product

    12.5 Lines and Planes in Space

    12.6 Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces

13. Vector-Valued Functions and Motion in Space

    13.1 Vector Functions

    13.2 Modeling Projectile Motion

    13.3 Arc Length and the Unit Tangent Vector T

    13.4 Curvature and the Unit Normal Vector N

    13.5 Torsion and the Unit Binormal Vector B (normal and tangential components of acceleration only)

    13.6 Planetary Motion and Satellites

14. Partial Derivatives

    14.1 Functions of Several Variables

    14.2 Limits and Continuity in Higher Dimensions

    14.3 Partial Derivatives

    14.4 The Chain Rule

    14.5 Directional Derivatives and Gradient Vectors

    14.6 Tangent Planes and Differentials

    14.7 Extreme Values and Saddle Points

    14.8 Lagrange Multipliers

    14.9 *Partial Derivatives with Constrained Variables

    14.10 Taylor's Formula for Two Variables

15. Multiple Integrals

    15.1 Double Integrals

    15.2 Areas, Moments and Centers of Mass

    15.3 Double Integrals in Polar Form

    15.4 Triple Integrals in Rectangular Coordinates

    15.5 Masses and Moments in Three Dimensions

    15.6 Triple Integrals in Cylindrical and Spherical Coordinates

    15.7 Substitutions in Multiple Integrals