John A. Gemmer


MTH 113


Fall 2026

Instructor: John Gemmer
Office: Manchester #388
E-mail: gemmerj@wfu.edu

Office Hours: Tuesday 10-11, Wednesday 12-2, Thursday 1-3
Lecture: MTWF: 9:00-9:50, Kirby-Manchester 241
Textbooks: Stewart, J., Clegg, D. K., & Watson, S. (2020). Multivariable calculus. Cengage Learning.

Course Handouts and Useful Websites:
1. Syllabus: (.pdf)
2. Homework Policy (.pdf)
3. Example Homework Solutions: (.pdf)

Quiz Solutions:
1. Quiz #1 (.pdf).
2. Quiz #2 (.pdf).
3. Quiz #3 (.pdf).

Exam Solutions:
1. Exam #1 (.pdf).

Lecture Notes:
1. Lecture #1: (10.1: Curves Defined by Parametric Equations) (.pdf)
2. Lecture #2: (10.2: Calculus with Parametric Curves) (.pdf)
3. Lecture #3: (10.3-10.4: Polar Coordinates) (.pdf)
4. Lecture #4: (12.1: Three Dimensional Space) (.pdf)
5. Lecture #5: (12.2: Vectors) (.pdf)
6. Lecture #6: (12.3-12.5: Vector Products, Lines and Planes) (.pdf)
7. Lecture #7: (13.1: Functions of Multible Variables) (.pdf)
8. Lecture #8: (13.2: Limits and Continuity) (.pdf)
9. Lecture #9: (13.3: Partial Derivatives) (.pdf)

Homework Assignments:
1. (Due 08/28/26): pgs. 668-672: #2-18 (even), #24, #30, #32, #34, #40, #57. (Solutions).
2. (Due 09/04/26): pgs. 679-684: #2-10 (even), #16-24 (even), #36-40 (even), #48, #50, #60, #62, #65, #66, pgs. 692-694: #3(a,b), #6(i), #7-14 (all), #22-26 (even), #29, #32, #34, #38, #47, #48, #56, #58. (Solutions).
3. (Due 09/11/26): pgs. 699-702: #2-20 (even), #24-34 (even), #38-42 (even), #44, pgs. 835-836: #4-18 (even), #25, #28-42 (even), pgs. 843-846: #4, #5, #6, #8, #10-28 (even), #41, #42, #43. (Solutions).
4. (Due 09/25/26): pgs. 852-854: #1, #4-10 (even), #11, #12, #14, #24, #42, #44, #54, #64, #66, pgs. 861-863: #2-6 (even), #13, #14, #20, #44, #48, #49, pgs. 872-874: , #2, #4, #14, #24-38 (even). (Solutions).
5. (Due 10/02/26): pgs. 946-947: #3, #4, #21, #22, #24, #28, #32, #35, #38, #41-46, #61-66, pgs. 960-961: #6-34 (even), pgs. 969-973: #10-34 (even).