Multivariable Calculus UAF MATH F253X

Within each lesson, you will be given a reading assignment and example videos. The example videos have short quiz problems to help you gauge your understanding of the basics of the concept. These video lessons are part of your completion score in this course. These quiz problems in the videos are used to check understanding of what was read and watched. The video quizzes are graded on completion, and you must complete at least 19 of them to earn a passing grade. While these assignments have due dates, they can be submitted late, and the last day to submit them for credit is Monday, August 3, 2026.

Within each lesson in this course, you will be asked to practice the lesson material prior to taking the quizzes or the assessment. These assignments are meant to ensure you have a fundamental understanding of the material. Each written practice (WP) must be completed by a specific date, but they can be started at any time. You will be provided with solutions for these so that you can check your work. These assignments are graded on completion. While working through these assignments, it would benefit you to take notes and keep your work organized. This will help you review material and prepare for the assessments. Also, as you are working, ask questions. Write down problems or questions that you have, and meet with a tutor or schedule an appointment with your instructor. If you do not understand something, ask.

In Canvas, you will find practice quizzes that will provide some practice for each of the learning outcomes. Each practice quiz can be completed as many times as needed to practice the material. In addition to these quizzes, it is highly recommended that you work through some of the problems at the end of the Flatworld sections. This will help in solidifying foundational knowledge. Flatworld also has additional videos and practice sets that can be used for further study. In each of the introduction pages, I have also added links to different CheckIt banks that you can use to review concepts. The practice materials are just that, for practice. These assignments do not affect your grade and these are not included in the module time expectations.

We will have 2-3 mastery quizzes per week. Each quiz will cover one of the learning outcomes of the content. The quiz will be a first look at what you understand about that concept. These quizzes will be graded based on the mastery rubric and returned within 24 hours. If you score an M on a quiz, you are done and ready to move on to the next topic. If you score a P on the quiz, you can either keep this score or revise your work to try to earn an M. The corrections will be due five weekdays after the quiz date. If you earn an R or N on the quiz, then you will be allowed a retake. You will be given some practice problems, asked to complete a tutoring appointment to go over the concepts in that module, and you will be given a new version of the quiz. You will be allowed up to five weekdays to complete a retake quiz. The quizzes and retakes are done through Canvas. You will have a set time limit for each quiz and will need digitizing materials nearby to upload your work. The time limit posted includes about 5 minutes to digitize and upload your work. Please watch your time limit. If the time limit expires and you do not upload any work in Gradescope, you will earn an N on the quiz and need to retake it. Work submitted outside of Canvas or Gradescope will not be accepted.

I require that students complete a minimum of 4 tutoring appointments during the semester. These appointments will appear in Canvas. There are seven tutoring windows in the course. If you have earned an M or P on all of the quizzes in that tutoring window, you will automatically earn credit for that tutoring window. If you have earned an R or N on any quiz during that tutoring window, you will need to complete a tutoring appointment. The tutoring appointment must be scheduled and attended for a minimum of 30 minutes, one-on-one with a tutor, either in-person or through Zoom. Drop-in tutoring sessions will NOT count towards these appointments. These appointments need to be scheduled and completed through the Math Services Appointment Tutoring (link is in Canvas) to earn credit. Students should use their UA credentials to create and attend appointments.

If there are questions about concepts, tutors are available to help with understanding. In addition, as this is an asynchronous course, there are no set meetings between students; however, discussion of math concepts is essential to improving mathematical vocabulary and understanding, as well as creating inquiry. These appointments are graded on completion.

If you score an M on a quiz, you are done and ready to move on to the next topic. If you score a P on the quiz, you can either keep this score or revise your work to try to earn an M. The revisions have set due dates and will not be accepted after that time. All of the work for the revisions must be submitted in Canvas to receive credit. If you earn an R or N on the quiz, then you will be allowed a retake. You will be required to do some practice problems, complete a tutoring appointment to go over the concepts in that module, and you will be given a new version of the quiz. The retakes have set due dates and should be submitted through Canvas. All of the work for the revisions must be submitted in Canvas to receive credit.

We will have three assessments and a final during the semester. You will have the opportunity to assess many of the outcomes up to 3 times. If you are not ready for a particular concept, no worries, leave it blank and try it on the following assessment. If you are away during an assessment for university- or military-sponsored events, you will need to schedule a time before leaving to complete the assessment. If you miss an assessment window without making previous arrangements, you can attempt mastery on the following assessment or on the final (depending on which topics are available in the next assessment). All assessments are proctored, so you will need to set up your proctor in the first week of class. You will need to schedule your assessments through UAF Testing Services at least 3 days in advance of the testing window, so you will need to plan accordingly. Assessments will be available during the windows as outlined below. Students who have not scheduled these appointments or have not requested materials by the deadline will miss the chance to take that assessment. If a student is outside Fairbanks, appointments with the proctor/testing center at their location must be made in addition to the request for materials from UAF Testing Services.