MATH2221 program

Calculus 3

This is the final course from a sequence of 3 calculus courses. Topics generalize topics appearing in Calculus 1,2 and are more related to the practical materials. In the first half, we continue the theoretic study of multivariable calculus in Stewart's textbook. Important topics like change of variables, line integral--Green theorem, and vector operators will be systematically introduced. In the second half, deep and essential results of multivariable calculus will be involved. We will explore just the tip of the iceberg of Stokes' theorem's power in physics from Feynman's lecture notes. A brief of Fourier series/transform and its application will also be included.

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6
ECTS
180
hours in a term
4
class hours a week
From the Fall 2025 syllabus

What you will learn

  • •The evaluations of line integrals, double integrals, and triple integrals and the application of these evaluations (to e.g., electromagnetic topics in physics).
  • •For double integrals and triple integrals, the change of variables (coordinates). The evaluations of triple integrals using (rectangular), cylindrical coordinates, and spherical coordinates.
  • •Gradient theorem, i.e., the fundamental theorem of calculus for line integrals, and certain conservative fields: seeing the Newton-Leibniz formula as a special case; applying the theorem to calculate certain line integrals; application to gravity field and electric field (understand and calculate potential energy).
  • •Green-Gauss theorem, i.e., divergence theorem: seeing the Newton-Leibniz formula as a special case; applying the theorem to calculate line integrals and surface integrals; flux integral over curves and surfaces; applying the theorem to get Gauss law for electric field.
  • •Stokes' theorem, i.e., the fundamental theorem for curls: seeing that Newton-Leibniz, Gradient, Green-Gauss and Stokes' theorems are essentially the same thing; calculation of certain line integrals; getting the Maxwell–Faraday equation from Faraday's law of induction; getting the Maxwell–Ampère equation from its integral form.

How it is graded

30%
Assignments
6 Quizzes in all
30%
Midterm Exam
Week 8
40%
Final Exam
Week 16

Workload

180 hours in a term, about 12 a week
In-Class Time 56 hIndependent Study 56 hAssignments 50 hExaminations 18 h

Week by week

Books

Calculus, Metric Version
James Stewart & al, 9th
required
Fundamentals of physics
Jearl Walker, David Halliday and Robert Resnick, 10th
recommended
The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Vol. II
Matthew Sands, Richard Feynman, and Robert B. Leighton
recommended
Vector Calculus
Paul C. Matthews
recommended

Where it fits

Requirements come from syllabi. Check with your advisor.

Rules

Attendance is compulsory. A student missing 25% (32 hours or more) of all instructed hours will be forced to withdraw from the course, per University Academic Regulations.

Who teaches it

–Rafael Andrist
Rafael Andrist
Department of Mathematics · 2 courses

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syllabus
Calculus 3 2025 to 2026 Fall semester0
Calculus 3 · Fall 2025
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