The current textbook is: Multivariable Calculus from Graphical, Numerical,
and Symbolic Points of View by Ostebee and Zorn.
| Chapter 1 | Curves and Vectors |
| Chapter 2 | Partial and Total Derivatives |
| Chapter 3 | Multiple Integration |
| Chapter 4 | Applications to Geometry and Optimization |
| Chapter 5 | Vector Calculus |
Read the textbook; your success in the course may depend on it. It is not just a collection of exercises and worked examples; it is meant to be read.
Check out daily activities with the Calendar.
Use of the computer algebra system Maple (now in Relelase 7) is an integral part of the course.
I recommend the Mathematics Survival Guide of Professor James Martino of The Johns Hopkins University Mathematics Department.
A very interesting site on the World Wide Web is the MacTutor History of Mathematics archive at St. Andrews University in Aberdeen, Scotland. Here you will find biographies of hundreds of mathematicians.