MATH 2202 Multivariable Calculus
This course is for students majoring in Chemistry, Computer Science B.A. or B.S., Geology, Geophysics, Mathematics and Physics, as well as other students who have completed Calculus II. Topics in this course include vectors in two and three dimensions, analytic geometry of three dimensions, parametric curves, partial derivatives, the gradient, optimization in several variables, multiple integration with change of variables across different coordinate systems, line integrals, and Green's Theorem.
Course overview
- Department
- Mathematics
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 4
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Catalog details
- Prerequisites
- Calculus II
- Satisfies core
- Mathematics
Requirements fulfilled
- Computer Science B.A.: Calculus component (Calculus II for science majors or higher) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Applied Physics B.S.: Corequisite: Mathematics (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Physics B.S.: Corequisite: Mathematics (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Biochemistry B.S.: MATH1101 (or MATH1103, or MATH1105) Calculus II (3–4 credits); or MATH2202 Multivariable Calculus (4 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Mathematics B.A.: Multivariable Calculus option (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Mathematics B.S.: Multivariable Calculus option (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Biology B.S.: Quantitative corequisite options (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Computer Science B.S.: Required mathematics component (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Chemistry B.S.: Three semesters of calculus (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- Mathematics: MATH2202 Multivariable Calculus or MATH2203 Multivariable Calculus (Honors) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- University Core: Mathematics (All undergraduates)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.62 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.69 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 10
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Haoran Wang | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | ≤ 1 hr/week | 14 of 21 |
| Spring 2026 | Patrick Lei | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4–6 hrs/week | 56 of 61 |
| Spring 2026 | Robert Gross | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 14 of 21 |
| Spring 2026 | Tingting Fang | 3.2 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 53 of 61 |
| Fall 2025 | Harshul Khanna | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 61 of 71 |
| Fall 2025 | Qile Chen | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 61 of 71 |
| Fall 2025 | Sarah Brown | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 54 of 64 |
| Fall 2025 | Xin Jin | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 55 of 64 |
| Spring 2025 | Ethan Winters | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 42 of 50 |
| Spring 2025 | Harshul Khanna | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 42 of 54 |
| Spring 2025 | Tao Li | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 43 of 54 |
| Spring 2025 | Xin Jin | 2.7 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 7–9 hrs/week | 42 of 51 |
| Fall 2024 | August Schmidt | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 52 of 62 |
| Fall 2024 | Robert Gross | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 53 of 62 |
| Fall 2024 | Seyed Naseri Sadr | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 52 of 63 |
| Fall 2024 | Thomas Hameister | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 54 of 63 |
| Spring 2024 | Chi-Keung Cheung | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 42 of 47 |
| Spring 2024 | Tingting Fang | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 33 of 39 |
| Spring 2024 | Yongyi Chen | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 33 of 39 |
| Spring 2024 | Zijian Han | 4.0 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 42 of 47 |
| Fall 2023 | Chi-Keung Cheung | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 of 60 |
| Fall 2023 | Maksym Fedorchuk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 of 67 |
| Fall 2023 | Ming Hong Tee | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 of 60 |
| Spring 2023 | Gomathy Ganapathy | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 59 of 66 |
| Spring 2023 | Juliana Belding | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 58 of 66 |
| Spring 2023 | Kathryn Lindsey | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 32 of 42 |
| Spring 2023 | Ming Hong Tee | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 1–3 hrs/week | 32 of 42 |
| Fall 2022 | Maksym Fedorchuk | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 49 of 67 |
| Fall 2022 | Mira Wattal | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 1–3 hrs/week | 50 of 67 |
| Fall 2022 | Seyed Naseri Sadr | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 47 of 55 |
| Fall 2022 | Tao Li | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4–6 hrs/week | 49 of 55 |
| Spring 2022 | Ellen Goldstein | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 20 of 52 |
| Spring 2022 | Kathryn Lindsey | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | — | 22 of 50 |
| Spring 2022 | Mira Wattal | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 52 |
| Spring 2022 | Yaoying Fu | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 50 |
| Fall 2021 | Dubi Kelmer | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 26 of 43 |
| Fall 2021 | Maksym Fedorchuk | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4–6 hrs/week | 36 of 72 |
Data freshness
Instructors
- Agniva Roy
- August Schmidt
- Chi-Keung Cheung
- Dubi Kelmer
- Ellen Goldstein
- Ethan Winters
- Gomathy Ganapathy
- Haoran Wang
- Harshul Khanna
- Julia Grigsby
- Juliana Belding
- Kathryn Lindsey
- Maksym Fedorchuk
- Ming Hong Tee
- Mira Wattal
- Patrick Lei
- Qile Chen
- Robert Gross
- Sarah Brown
- Seyed Naseri Sadr
- Tao Li
- Thomas Hameister
- Tingting Fang
- Xin Jin
- Yaoying Fu
- Yongyi Chen
- Yuzheng Yan
- Zijian Han
Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 03
- Section 04
- Section 05
- Section 06
- Section 07
- Section 08
- Section 09
- Section 10