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SECTION A: DEFINITIVE

1. General course information

1.1 School: School of Science and Humanities 1.6 Credits (ECTS): 8
1.2 Course Title: Calculus III 1.7 Course Code: MATH 263
1.3 Pre-requisites: Calculus II Effective from:
1.8
1.4 Co-requisites:
Programs:
1.5
Mathematics ☒ Core ☐ Elective

2. Course description
Calculus III is a third calculus course for students who have been introduced to the basic ideas of
differential and integral calculus. Over the course the following topics will be studied:
⮚ Chapter 11 (Three-dimensional space; vectors)

⮚ Chapter 12 (Vector-valued functions)

⮚ Chapter 13 (Partial derivatives)

⮚ Chapter 14 (Multiple integrals)

⮚ Chapter 15 (Topics in Vector Calculus)

3. Summative assessment methods:
3.1 Examination ☒ 3.5 Presentation ☐
3.2 Term paper ☐ 3.6 Peer-assessment ☐
3.3 Project ☐ 3.7 Essay ☐
3.4 Laboratory Practicum ☐ 3.8 Other: Homework, Quizzes
4. Course aims
Calculus is a foundational course at SST and SHSS; it plays an important role in the understanding
of natural sciences, economics, computer science among other disciplines. This course naturally
follows Calculus I and II, focusing more on techniques of integration, applications in 2- and 3-
dimensional spaces
5. Course learning outcomes (CLOs)
5.1 Upon the completion of this course, students are expected to be able to examine and utilize
the following notions and methods:
1. To use new concepts to analyze situations occurring in 3-space;
2. Vectors, dot product of vectors, and cross product of vectors;
3. Parametric equations of lines, equations of planes, and quadric surfaces;
4. Cylindrical and spherical coordinates;
5. To use Calculus in the introductory theory of vector-valued functions;
6. To evaluate limits, derivatives, and integrals of vector-valued functions;
7. To change a parameter in a vector-valued function;

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8. To apply unit tangent, normal, binormal vectors, and curvature in description of
parametric curves and motion of a particle along a curve;
9. To use partial derivatives of functions of two or more variables;
10. Evaluate limits, continuity, and differentiability;
11. To use the Chain Rule;
12. To determine directional derivatives and gradients;
13. To describe tangent planes and normal vectors;
14. To determine maxima and minima of functions of two variables;
15. To determine maxima and minima of functions by applying Lagrange multipliers;
16. To perform multiple integration to evaluate;
17. Double integrals over rectangular and non-rectangular regions in rectangular and
polar coordinates;
18. Surface area, parametric surfaces;
19. Triple integrals in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates;
20. Change of variables in multiple integrals; Jacobians;
21. Centers of gravity using multiple integrals;
22. To use topics in vector calculus common in applications in Science, Physics and
Engineering;
23. Vector fields;
24. Line integrals and conservative vector fields;
25. Green’s Theorem and surface integrals;
26. The Divergence Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem;
27. Identify types of conic from their equation in cartesian or polar coordinates.
5.2
CLO Program Learning Outcome(s) to Graduate Attribute(s) to which
ref # which CLO is linked CLO is linked
1 1,3 1
2 1,3 1
3 1,3 1
4 1,3 1
5 1,3 1

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SECTION B: NON-DEFINITIVE
6. Detailed course information
6.1 Academic Year: 2021-2022 6.3 Schedule: MWF 10:00-10:50
6.2 Semester: Fall 2021 6.4 Location: Online
7. Teaching Staff
Position Name Office Contact information Office Hours
Instructor Daniel Oliveira da Silva Zoom [email protected] By appt.
Instructor Bibinur Shupeyeva Zoom [email protected] By appt.
8. Course Outline
Week Dates Topics Sections
1 August 16-20 Three-dimensional space; vectors: 11.1-11.3
Rectangular coordinates in 3-space, vectors, dot
product.

(Homework 1)
2 August 23-27 Three-dimensional space; vectors: 11.4-11.6
Dot product, projections, cross product, parametric
equations of lines, planes in 3-space.

(Quiz 1)
3 August 30 - Three-dimensional space; vectors: 11.7-11.8, 12.1
September 3 Quadric surfaces, cylindrical and spherical coordinates.
Vector-valued functions:
Introduction

(Homework 2)
4 September Vector-valued functions: 12.2 -12.4
6-10 Calculus of vector-valued functions ; Change of
parameter; Arc length; Unit tangent, normal, and
binormal vectors.

(Exam 1)
5 September Vector-valued functions: 12.5-12.6, 13.1
13-17 Curvature ; Motion along a curve. -13.2
Partial derivatives:
Functions of two or more variables; Limits and
continuity.

(Homework 3)

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6 September Partial derivatives: 13.2 - 13.4
20-24 Limits and continuity ; Partial derivatives;
Differentiability, differentials, local linearity.

(Quiz 2)
7 September 27 Partial derivatives: 13.4 -13.7
- October 1 Differentiability, differentials, local linearity ; The
chain rule; Directional derivatives and gradients;
Tangent planes, normal vectors.

(Homework 4)
October 4-8 Fall Break
8 October Partial derivatives: 13.8 , 13.9, 14.1
11-15 Maxima and minima of functions of two variables.
Multiple integrals:
Double integrals.

(Exam 2)
9 October Multiple integrals: 14.2, 14.5, 14.7
18-22 Double integrals over non-rectangular regions. Triple
integrals. Change of variables in multiple integrals.

(Homework 5)
10 October Multiple integrals: 14.7, 14.3, 14.6,
25-29 Double and triple integrals in curvilinear coordinates. 14.4
Surface area and parametric surfaces.

(Quiz 3)
11 November Multiple integrals: 14.4, 15.1
1-5 Surface area and parametric surfaces.
Topics in vector calculus:
Vector fields.

(Homework 6)
12 November Topics in vector calculus: 15.2, 15.3, 15.4
8-12 Line integrals ; Independence of path; Conservative
vector fields. Green’s theorem.

(Exam 3)
13 November Topics in vector calculus: 15.5, 15.6
15-19

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Surface integrals. Application of surface integrals,
flux.

(Homework 7)
14 November Topics in vector calculus: 15.7, 15.8
22-26 The divergence theorem, Stokes’ theorem.
Review.

(Quiz 4)

9. Learning and Teaching Methods

1 New material will be covered in lecture slides and videos, which will be posted on Moodle.
2 Each week, students will have an opportunity to ask instructors questions about topics from lectures.
3 Recitations will cover the previous week’s material.
4 WebWork assignments will also cover the previous two week’s material.
5 Quizzes will cover all material since the previous quiz.
6 Midterm exams will cover all material since the previous exam.
7 Final exam will be cumulative.
10. Summative Assessments
# Activity Date Weighting (%) CLOs
1 Exam 1 09.09.2021 15% 1-7
2 Exam 2 14.10.2021 15% 1-7
3 Exam 3 11.11.2021 15% 1-7
4 Final exam TBA 30% 1-7
5 WebWork Biweekly 10% 1-7
6 Quizzes Monthly 15% 1-7
11. Grading
Letter Grade % Range Grade description
A 95–100 Excellent, exceeds the highest standards
A– 90–94.9 Excellent, meets the highest standards
B+ 85–89.9 Very good, meets high standards
B 80–84.9 Very good, meets most of the standards
B– 75–79.9 More than adequate, shows some reasonable command of the
material
C+ 70–74.9 Acceptable, meets basic standards
C 65–69.9 Acceptable, meets some of the basic standards
C– 60–64.9 Acceptable, while failing short of basic standards
D+ 55–59.9 Minimally acceptable, failing short of meeting many basic
standards
D 50–54.9 Minimally acceptable, lowest passing grade
F 0-49.9 Failing, very poor performance
12. Learning resources
E-resources http://webwork.sst.nu.edu.kz, https://moodle.nu.edu.kz
E-textbooks

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Laboratory physical resources
Special software programs
Journals
Text books Howard Anton, Irl Bivens and Stephen Davis,
Calculus: Early Transcendentals, International Student Version
10th Edition, Wiley 2013, ISBN: 978-1-118-09240-8
NU library ref.: QA303.2 .A53 2013
13. Course expectations
Students will be expected to:
● Read all printed material and/or view all instructional videos posted by their instructor in the
course’s Moodle page;
● Participate in any course meetings on Zoom or other meeting method;
● Complete all quizzes and exams without communicating with other students;
● Follow instructions from the course instructor regarding proctoring of exams;
● Contact the instructor before an exam if they are unable to attend an exam or quiz for any
reason.