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Math 229: Vector Calculus with Chemical Applications

This course is aimed at students majoring in Chemistry or Biochemistry. It roughly replaces the alternative combination of Math 220 and 221 (Calculus 2 and Calculus 3) but with some changes in topics. In particular, in exchange for a bit less calculus, it includes some linear algebra, leading up to applications like the description of symmetries in molecules and crystal structures.

There is no text that one needs to purchase, because the primary material is in the form of  a free PDF book written for this course. However, there are some useful references, starting with the standard calculus text used at the College, Calculus: Early Transcendentals by James Stewart (8th. edition). Another useful and inexpensive one, more oriented to chemistry is The Chemistry Maths Book by Erich Steiner (2nd. edition).

Here are the Table of Contents and other front-matter from the Math 229 PDF textbook. That gives a fairly detailed description of the topics to be covered.

 

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