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PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Effective Term:Full Academic Term 2017-18

MAT 241 Calculus III

Credit Hours: 4.00 Lecture Periods: 4.00 Lab Periods: 0.00

Description:
Continuation of MAT 231. Includes vectors in two and three dimensions, vector-valued functions,
differentiation and integration of multivariable functions, and calculus of vector fields.

Prerequisite(s): Within the last three years: MAT 231 with a grade of C or better.
Gen Ed: Meets AGEC – MATH; Meets CTE - M&S.

Course Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Perform vector operations, determine equations of lines and planes, parametrize 3D curves, and
calculate arc length.
2. Evaluate limits, derivatives, and differentials of multivariable functions, and determine local extrema
and saddle points.
3. Evaluate double integrals in rectangular and polar coordinates; evaluate triple integrals in rectangular,
cylindrical, and spherical coordinates; and calculate areas and volumes using multiple integrals.
4. Evaluate line integrals; parametrize surfaces and calculate surface areas; evaluate surface integrals;
and use the Divergence Theorem and Stokes’ Theorem.

Performance Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Use a Cartesian coordinate system in 3-dimensional space; perform vector operations including the
dot and cross products; and find the orthogonal projection onto a vector.
2. Determine equations of lines and planes in space, and identify and classify quadric surfaces.
3. Evaluate limits, derivatives and integrals of vector-valued functions; analyze motion along a curve;
and calculate the unit tangent vector, the unit normal vector, and the curvature.
4. Evaluate limits, determine continuity, and calculate partial derivatives of multivariable functions; apply
the chain rule and use implicit differentiation; calculate directional derivatives and gradient vectors;
find equations of tangent planes; determine extrema and saddle points; and use Lagrange multipliers
to find constrained maximum and minimum.
5. Evaluate double integrals in rectangular and polar coordinates; convert between rectangular,
cylindrical, and spherical coordinates; evaluate triple integrals in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical
coordinates; and use double and triple integrals to calculate volumes.
6. Determine if a vector field is conservative and find a potential function; evaluate line integrals of real-
valued functions and vector fields; evaluate surface integrals of real-valued functions and vector
fields; and use Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem, and the Divergence Theorem to evaluate line
integrals and surface integrals.
Outline:
I. Vectors and Analytic Geometry in the Plane and in Space
A. Vectors in the plane and in space
B. Dot product and cross product
C. Orthogonal projections
II. Lines, Planes, and Surfaces
A. Lines and planes in space
B. Quadric surfaces
III. Vector Valued Functions
A. Graph of a vector valued function
B. Parametrized curves
C. Arc length
D. Unit tangent vector, unit normal vector, and curvature
E. Projectile motion
IV. Functions of Two or More Variables
A. Domain
B. Limits and continuity
C. Partial derivatives
D. Differentiability
E. Chain rule
F. Implicit differentiation
G. Linearization and differentials
H. Directional derivatives, gradient vectors, and tangent planes
I. Local extrema and saddle points
J. Absolute extrema
K. Lagrange multipliers
V. Multiple Integrals
A. Double integrals in rectangular and polar coordinates
B. Cylindrical and spherical coordinates
C. Triple integrals in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinates
D. Applications
VI. Calculus of Vector Fields
A. Vector fields
B. Line integrals
C. Path independence, potential functions, and conservative vector fields
D. Parametrized surfaces
E. Surface area and surface integrals
F. Divergence and curl
G. Green's Theorem
H. Divergence Theorem and Stokes’ Theorem
I. Applications