Math 13-Section 03 Course Syllabus

• The Drahmann Advising and Learning Center, in Benson Room #1, provides tutoring and assistance for students.
Note: The workload for this course is planned knowing that students have the above resources available to them. You
are not expected to figure out everything by yourself. The material in this course is challenging and will be delivered at a
fast pace. The help resources are not designed to just help failing students, they are designed to be used by all students.
Please incorporate the utilization of the above resources into your regular study routine.
Course Description: Infinite series, vectors, vector functions, quadric surfaces. Prerequisite: MATH 12 or equivalent.
A grade of C- or higher in MATH 12 is strongly recommended before taking MATH 13.
General Goals and Objectives: Connect the study of mathematics to other disciplines. Students will obtain skills and
logical perspectives in our introductory (core) courses that prepare them for subsequent courses inside and outside our department.
Specifically, students will develop proficiency with the techniques of mathematics and/or computer science, the
ability to evaluate logical arguments, and the ability to apply mathematical methodologies to solving real world problems.
For students who choose to pursue a degree in Mathematics: Appreciate and develop facility with mathematical structures.
Specific Goals and Objectives: In this course,
• emphasis will be placed on using results from previous calculus courses to solve more complex problems.
• students will learn to find infinite power series to approximate functions and also some non-elementary integrals
involving them.
• students will have multiple opportunities to analyze problems from analytical, geometric, and numerical perspectives.
• beyond computational proficiency, students will strive to understand the meaning of our results, as well as encountering
some central theorems of mathematics.
Academic Integrity The penalty for cheating is a failing grade for the course, and the University may take further
disciplinary action. All of the work that you turn in should be your own, and not that of a classmate or copied from
another source. Please see
http://www.scu.edu/studentlife/resources/academicintegrity/index.cfm for further information.
Disability accommodation policy: To request academic accommodations for a disability, students must contact the
Disability Resources Office located in Benson room 216, (408) 554-4111; TTY (408) 554-5445. Students must provide
documentation of a disability to Disability Resources prior to receiving accommodations.