May 31, 2024  
2024-2025 SCC Catalog 
    
2024-2025 SCC Catalog

MAT 240 - Analytical Geometry & Calculus III


Lecture Hours: 4 Credits: 4

Description: This course includes the following topics: multivariable calculus, including vectors; partial derivatives and their applications to maximum and minimum problems with and without constraints; line integrals; multiple integrals in rectangular and other coordinates; and stokes’ and green’s theorems. (Prerequisite: Analytical Geometry and Calculus II)

Prerequisite(s): Take MAT 141  with a minimum grade of C.
Course Topics:
  • Vectors and the Geometry of Space
  • Vector-Valued Functions
  • Functions of Several Variables
  • Multiple Integration
  • Vector Analysis

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn website
Required Materials:
  • Texas Instruments TI-83 or TI-84 graphing calculator.
  • Any other device must be approved by the instructor of the course.

Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.

A =  90 - 100
B =   80 - 89
C =   70 - 79
D =   60 - 69
F =     0 - 59


Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Solve three dimensional problems using vectors, lines, or planes.
  2. Solve problems within cylindrical or spherical coordinate systems.
  3. Solve vector-valued functions by applying differentiation or integration.
  4. Solve problems with functions of several variables using partial differentiation.
  5. Solve problems using iterated integrals.

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