MATH 2433 -- Spring 2026

Course information:

Section 002: MWF, 3:00-3:50pm, PHSC 0115. Final exam: 4:30--6:30pm, May 13 (Wednesday).

Instructor: Dr. Meijun Zhu; Office: 1006 Physical Sciences Center; Email: mzhu at math.ou.edu

Office hours: FRIDAY: 1:30pm-3:00pm.

Textbook: Calculus 9th edition by James Stewart. We will cover Chapter 10-Chapter 13.

Grading Scheme:(Check regularly )

  • Assignments and Due date (will be updated)

    • Homework: 20%
    Midterm: 40%
    Final Exam : 40%


    On Louis Nirenberg
  • Extra reading


    • APPROXIMATE CLASS SCHEDULE (for reference only)

    All section numbers refer to Stewart, Calculus, 8th edition

    WeekDate Sections Covered WeekDate Sections Covered
    1 01/19-01/23 11.1-11.2, Sequences and Series 9 03/16-03/20 Spring break
    2 01/26-01/30 11.3-11.4, Convergence tests 10 03/23-03/27 10.3-10.4, Polar coordinates; 12.1-12.4, Vectors, Dot product, Cross product
    3 02/02-02/06 11.5-11.7, Alternation series, More convergence tests 11 03/30-04/03 12.5, Lines and Planes,
    4 02/09-02/13 11.8-11.9, Power series 12 04/06-04/10 12.5 Lines and Planes. Midterm 2 on 4/4
    5 02/16-02/20 11.10, Taylor series 13 04/13-04/17 Midterm 2 ?. 13.1-13.2, Vector functions
    6 02/23-02/27 11.11, binomial series, Review. Midterm 1 on Feb. 21 14 04/20-04/24 13.3, Arc length, curvature
    7 03/02-03/06 10.1-10.2, Parametric curves, tangents and areas 15 04/27-05/01 14.4, Motion, review for final exam
    8 03/09-03/13 10.2, Arc length, surface area, 16 05/04-05/08 Review for final exam

    Policy

    You shall attend all lectures. You are responsible for all information given out during lectures. Attendance will be randomly checked.

    Academic Misconduct: All cases of academic misconduct will be reported to the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences for adjudication in accordance with the University's established academic misconduct procedures.

    Reasonable accommodation: Any student in this course who has a disability that may prevent him or her from fully demonstrating his or her abilities should contact me personally as soon as possible so that we can discuss accommodations necessary to ensure full participation and facilitate your educational opportunities.