Spring 2008

Instructor:

Varga Kalantarov

Lecture 1 : Monday&Wednesday, 09.30 – 10.45 Room SCI – Z 42

Lecture 2 : Monday&Wednesday, 12.30 – 13.45 Room ENG – B 30

Office: SCI 162 Phone: 1558 e-mail: vkalantarov@ku.edu.tr

Office Hours: Thursday, 15:00-17:00 or by appointment

Assistants: Umut Büyükçam

Baran Gözcü

Textbooks:

1. G. B. Thomas and R. L. Finney. Calculus and Analytic Geometry, Addison-Wesley, 11th edition

2. Lecture Notes by Attila Aşkar on Linear Algebra

Course contents: This course is divided into two main parts. First, we will study functions of

several variables following the book by Thomas and Finney. In the second part, we will study

Linear algebra. Chief source for this part is the lecture notes of Attila Aşkar.

Sections to be covered:

From Thomas and Finney:

Week 1: 12.1 –12.3; Week 2: 12.4 - 12.6; Week 3 13.1 - 13.3; Week 4: 14.1 – 14.3; [Midterm 1 ]

Week 5: 14.4 , 14.5; Week 6: 14.6, 14.7.

Week 7: 14.8 , 14.10; Week 8 : 15.1 - 15.4; [Midterm 2]

From the lecture notes of A. Aşkar:

Week 9: 1.1—1.3; Week 10: 1.4, 2.1, 2.2.

Week 11: 2.3, 3.1, 3.2;

Week 12: 3.3, 3.4, 3.6,; [Midterm 3] Week 13: 4.1-4.3; Week 14: 4.4, 4.5.

Homework and exams: Homework will be assigned but will not be collected. The solutions will be put on the homepage at the end of each week. There will be two midterm exams and a final exam.

Problem Sessions: There will be regular problem sessions. During the problem sessions a number of problems will be worked out by the students with the help and supervision of the assistant in charge. The solutions will also be demonstrated by the assistant. It is mandatory to attend the

problem sessions.

Grading policy: Your grade will be determined as follows:

15% midterm 1 + 25 % midterm 2 + 25 % midterm 3 + 35% final.

Passing Grade: At least 40 out of 100

Makeup: There will be only one common make-up exam for either a missed midterm exam or the final test (only for those students with a valid medical excuse approved by the university`s doctor and a committee). This make-up exam will take place at the end of the semester, after the final exam. It will include all the material covered throughout the semester (even if it may be a make-up for a missed midterm).

Math Help Center : Help center will operate in SCI B51 and will be open to all students Mondays-Thursdays: 10:00-12:00 and 13:00-17:00, Fridays: 9:30-12:00. The schedule of the assistant on duty and all the related announcements can be found at http://home.ku.edu.tr/~mathhelp.

Attendance: All students are required to attend classes and problem sessions. Faculty will take attendance. The students who fail to attend at least 2/3 of all lectures (days with a health report are also included) will automatically get an F. If you show up late for a lecture or leave early then you will be considered as absent for that day. There are 28 lectures in the Fall 2007, so you have to attend at least 19 of these lectures. Otherwise you will get an F no matter how you perform on the exams.

Academic integrity: Koç University expects all of the students to be honest and in the present context, academically honest. Please note that failure in this respect has severe consequences. Please read the KU catalog, p 37.