MATH1052 Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations Homepage

PLEASE CHECK THIS PAGE REGULARLY (AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK) FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.

31/5/01-
                                                          
 
                                                   EXAM INFORMATION
         The final exam for this course will be held on Friday, June 29 at 5.15p.m.  The location is Lecture Theatre
                  312, Prentice Building which is building number 42. The exam will be closed book and will last two hours.
                   You will be required to answer ten questions which will be of equal value. You can take a calculator into the exam
                   so long as it has no memory storage or graphics capabilities. Calculators will be checked before the exam
                   begins. A formula sheet will not accompany the exam paper, so you will need to memorize trigonometric
                   identities etc.

                   The exam will cover all material taught in the course, not just the material presented since the mid-semester exam.
                    To help you study a  study sheet  has been prepared with practice questions taken from the textbook. In the final two
                    lectures we will review aspects of the course. If you have any special requests, please email me.

                   Between the final lecture and the exam you can come to my office to ask any questions you might have.
                   It may be prudent to email me beforehand to arrange a meeting time.

                  Once you have undertaken study for the exam, it is a good idea to take the  faux MATH1052 exam  to see
                  how you are progressing. To get the maximum benefit from this exercise, you should attempt to complete
                  it under exam conditions in a two hour session with no interruptions. When you are finished, see how
                  you went by having a look at the solutions available below

                    Page one ,   page two ,  page three ,  page four ,  page five ,  page six ,  page seven ,  page eight .

                   Good luck!
 
29/5/01 - There will be tutorial classes in the last week ( next week ).  You are required to submit a solution
                 to the following differential equation

                                   y''+y'=3-2. exp(-x)

                 with the boundary conditions y(0)=0, y(1)=5.

16/5/01 - MID-SEMESTER EXAM  -  Wanna know what you should have written for the mid-semester exam?
                                                                     Have  a  look   here  .
                FIRST COMPUTER ASSIGNMENT  -   Solutions are here  (file is in PDF format).

26/4/01 - PLAGIARISM - It is needless to say that plagiarism is frowned upon within the university
                  community. If you have any doubts as to what constitutes plagiarism please look here.

26/4/01 -  There was another typographical error in the last question on the exam review sheet. The corrected
                   version is available at the link below.

24/4/01 -  The was a typographical error in Part A, Q. 2 of the first computer practical, which may have caused
                  some confusion. This has now been corrected.

23/4/01 - Due to the Anzac Day holiday on Wednesday, the tutorial and practical classes for Thursday
                 are cancelled for this week.

20/4/01 - MID-SEMESTER EXAM -  A study sheet for the mid-semester exam is available from  this link  .
                 The file is in PDF format and you will need to use Acrobat Reader to view it.  You may download
                  Acrobat Reader for free from  here  if you are unable to open the file.
                  The study sheet lists the topics covered thus far in the course
                  and contains  problems which are typical of the type you might expect on the exam.

                  The midsemester exam will be held during the tutorial classes
                 in the week beginning April 30. If you have not been regularly attending a tutorial class, or indeed
                 are not enrolled in a class, then it is strongly recommended that you attend the class at 8 or 9 a.m. on
                 Wednesday May 2 in Room 67-342 since the Thursday class will be full. Class lists will be checked
                  at the exam!

                  The exam will be closed book and 50 mins. duration. If you are late you will not receive extra time.
                  You are permitted to bring an ordinary  pocket calculator. Calculators with graphics capabilities or
                  which are programmable are not permitted.

                  During the two lectures preceeding the exam I will work through the study sheet and you will have
                  opportunities to ask questions. It is strongly advised that you attempt the problems before coming to
                  classes.
 

26/3/01 - Please be aware, in relation to the lecture notes, Lectures 17 and 18 will be interchanged when presented
                 in class.

23/3/01 -  For those who have experienced problems printing the lecture notes using the
                  computers in the library,  the instructions below at LECTURE NOTES have now been modified.

12/3/01 - A reminder that the tutorials and computer practicals begin this week.  The tutorial classes are

                 Wed.  8-9   am Room 67-342 : Tutors  - Tamyka Bell ( tbell@physics.uq.edu.au )
                                                                                     Andrew Blinco ( adb@maths.uq.edu.au )
                 Wed.  9-10 am Room 67-342 : Tutor   - Matthew Dean ( mdean@maths.uq.edu.au )
                 Thurs. 1-2  pm Room 43-105 : Tutor   - Paula Voges ( pkv@maths.uq.edu.au )

                   You will be required to hand in to the tutors your solutions for each week at
                   the end of the tutorial. It is wise to begin work on the problems
                   before coming to class. The practical classes are listed below.
                   Be aware that the rooms are not the same as those given on the handout last week.
                   You do not need to hand in work for assessment for the practicals except in Weeks 9 and 13.

                 Wed   8-9   am Room 67-442 :  Instructor-  Alexandra Gramotnev
                 Wed.  9-10 am Room 67-542 :  Instructor-  Alexandra Gramotnev
                 Thurs. 1-2  pm Room 43-542 :  Instructor-  Alexandra Gramotnev

                  Please make sure that you go to the class you have signed on for through SI-net.
                  In particular, it is important that you submit your tutorial solutions
                  to the same tutor each week.

  6/3/01 - For those who have the 3rd edition of the textbook, click here  to find out the reading for each week.

 
• If you have an approved medical certificate that entitles you to extra time to work the final exam, then YOU must arrange directly with the student services section to sit the final examinations separately. THIS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY, NOT MINE. This entitlement must be claimed by you in advance. If you show up to the regular exam session with the other students, then you will not receive any special treatment. YOU MUST CLAIM THE ENTITLEMENT BEFORE THE EXAMINATION IS GIVEN, OTHERWISE IT IS ASSUMED THAT YOU HAVE WAIVED YOUR RIGHT.
• To sign up for tutorial classes and practical classes use  mySI-net
• LECTURE NOTES:

Images of the lecture notes can be found  here.  If you want to print them,  it may be necessary to change the settings on your printer because the file size is too large. For example, if you are using Netscape in the library you need to click on PRINT on the toolbar, then PROPERTIES, then GRAPHICS.  Once here, change the SCALING to 80-85%. Then click OK and again OK.  At this point the image is sent to the printer and placed in the queue. You then need to go to the printer terminal in order to print the final image. For subsequent images the scaling should remain at the value you have chosen. To check this, open a new image and  go to FILE and PRINT PREVIEW,  which will show you what the printed output will look like. If it is okay, then PRINT. If not, go through the procedure again and adjust the SCALING to an appropriate value.  For home PC users, the procedure may be different depending on your software etc.
• Subject Profile: A two page outline of the course, including goals and assessment criteria and information on meeting times and locations.
• Course Syllabus: A schedule of the lecture material, the assigned readings, the tutorial problems, and the practical session topics.
• Introduction to Matlab  The weekly practical work is designed to introduce you to the workings of Matlab. You will need these notes to help guide you through the exercises.
• The weekly practical assigments are posted here. Please do these during the practical session or on your own.
1. Practical 1: Instructions for the first practical session. If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, click here.
2. Practical 2: Instructions for the second practical session. If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, click here.
3. Practical 3: Instructions for the third practical session. If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, click here.
4. Practical 4: Instructions for the fourth practical session. If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, click here.
5. Practical 5: Instructions for the fifth practical session. If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, click here.
6. Practical 6: Instructions for the sixth practical session. If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, click here.
7. Practical 7: Instructions for the seventh practical session. If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, click here.
• The two computer projects due in weeks 9 and 13 will be placed here for you to download.
1. Project 1:  If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, click here.
2. Project 2: If you have Microsoft Word on your PC, click here.

This page maintained by Jon Links, Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland.