Calculus 3 – Module Syllabus 

Resource Description /
Textbook Required CALCULUS EARLY TRANSCENDENTALS NINTH EDITION; JAMES STEWART, DANIEL CLEGG, SALEEM WATSON /
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Week Topic Chapters 
1Parametric Equations  
Curves Defined by Parametric Equations  
Calculus with Parametric Curves  
10
2Polar Coordinates 
Polar Coordinates  
Calculus in Polar Coordinates  
Conic Sections  
Conic Sections in Polar Coordinates 
10
 
 
 
3-4 
Vectors and the Geometry of Space  
Three-Dimensional Coordinate Systems  
Vectors  
The Dot Product  
The Cross Product  
Equations of Lines and Planes  
Cylinders and Quadric Surfaces 
12-13
 
 
 
5-6 
Limits and Derivatives  
The Tangent and Velocity Problems  
The Limit of a Function  
Calculating Limits Using the Limit Laws  
The Precise Definition of a Limit  
Continuity 
Limits at Infinity; Horizontal Asymptotes 
Derivatives and Rates of Change 
The Derivative as a Function 
2
 
 
 
 
 
7-8 
Partial Differentiation 
Functions of Several Variables 
Limits and Continuity  
Tangent Planes and Linear Approximations  
The Chain Rule 
Directional Derivatives and the Gradient Vector  
Maximum and Minimum Values  
Lagrange Multipliers 
14
8-9 Midterm Revision Sessions 10-14
 
 
 
10-11 
Multiple Integrals   
Double Integrals over Rectangles  
Double Integrals over General Regions  
Double Integrals in Polar Coordinates  
Applications of Double Integrals  
Surface Area  
Triple Integrals  
Triple Integrals in Cylindrical Coordinates  
Triple Integrals in Spherical Coordinates  
Change of Variables in Multiple Integrals 
15
 
 
 
12-13 
Vector Calculus  
Vector Fields  
 Line Integrals  
 The Fundamental Theorem for Line Integrals  
 Green’s Theorem  
 Curl and Divergence  
 Parametric Surfaces and Their Areas  
 Surface Integrals  
 Stokes’  Theorem  
 The Divergence Theorem  
16
14-15 Question Papers and Concept Reinforcement 11
16-17 Final Exam Revision Sessions 14-16

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