Math 241 (Vector Calculus) Section 005
Spring, 2008

Lectures in LeConte 405
MWF 12:20--1:10 PM


Professor: Peter J. Nyikos

Prof. Nyikos's Office: LeConte 406.     Phone: 7-5134

Email: nyikos@math.sc.edu

Office hours during exam period:
2:20-4:20 Wednesday
2:30-4:30 Thursday
Monday, May 5: 11:30-12 and 1-2
Tuesday, May 6: 1:15-3:00

The textbook for this course is Calculus, Early Transcendentals by Anton, Bivens, and Davis, 8th edition. The course covers the following sections:

The most emphasis will be on Chapters 14 and 15. Incidentally, the material in 13.3 through 13.6 is covered more thoroughly in Math 550 and/or Math 551, while the Chapter 16 material is covered very thoroughly in Math 550.

January class notes and assignments can be found here.

February class notes and assignments can be found here.

March class notes and assignments can be found here.

For April notes and assignments, see here.

Only simple calculators (in other words, those that may be used in taking SAT tests) are needed for this course, and they will be needed only a small fraction of the time, outside of class. Neither the quizzes, nor the hour tests, nor the final exam will require their use, although they may save some time on a few problems. Programmable calculators are not permitted for quizzes, hour tests, or the final exam. Further information on policies and grading can be found here in pdf format.


The Math Tutoring Center is a free tutoring service for all 100-level math courses. Students may also get help for math 221, 222, or 241 but preference is given to students seeking help in 100-level courses.

The center opens on Tuesday, January 22nd and the hours will be:
Monday - Thursday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM (LeConte 105)
Monday - Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Bates House)
Monday - Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Columbia Hall)
Monday - Thursday 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (Sims)

The evening locations are all located in campus residence halls, but students may use any location regardless of where they live.

In addition, the Student Success Center in the Thomas Cooper library offers tutoring in a number of courses including Math 241. Tutoring is available Monday-Thursday from 1:00-8:00 p.m. on the Mezzanine level. Make appointments through their website, www.sa.sc.edu/ssc/tutoring.htm This website has more details about the schedule.

Further information about tutor schedules, holidays, finals week, and private tutors is available at www.math.sc.edu/mathlab.html