CHE221 2023-Syllabus

Syllabus created on Aug.
27, 2023
Revised on Sept. 6, 2023
University of Toronto
Department of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
CHE 221F: Calculus III
Instructor: Dr. Jane Howe

jane.howe@utoronto.ca
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Dept. of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry
Office: Pratt (PT)172B
Teaching Mentor: Prof. Grant Allen

Teaching Assistants:
Sepehr Hoomani Rad, sepehr.hoomanirad@mail.utoronto.ca
Seyedsina (Sina) Talebi, sina.talebi@mail.utoronto.ca
Aysan Razzaghi, aysan.razzaghi@mail.utoronto.ca
Course Description
Introduces concepts used in developing mathematical models of common chemical engineering
processes, concepts of process dynamics and methods for analyzing the process response to
different perturbations, and the numerical methods required for solving and analyzing the
mathematical models. The course will also introduce applications of modeling to biochemical
engineering.
Course website on Quercus: https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/324738
Textbook and accompanying materials:

James Stewart, Calculus, 8th Edition, ISBN: 9781337771498
Quizzes will be organized and written using the software WebAssign.
Textbook and the software are required for this course.
UofT bookstore link for purchasing the software:
https://www.cengage.com/coursepages/UoT_F23_CHE221
After the purchase, Students must use the class key listed below to enroll in your class:
UTORONTO50852441
Chapters covered from the textbook:
• Multivariable differential calculus: Chapter 14
• Multivariable integral calculus: Chapters 15 and 16
• Ordinary differential equations (ODEs): Chapters 9 and 17
Learning as a team and individually

We ask students to form study group of three members. There will be in-class (lecture or
tutorial) group activities which counts for 11 %. We also encourage students work together to do
their homework assignments (14%).
This syllabus is adopted from Prof. Arun Ramchandran’s Syllabus, 2020 edition.
Specific learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1. Sketch multidimensional surfaces and functions using contour and surface plots, interpret
data provided in these plots;
2. Compute partial and directional derivatives of multidimensional vector functions;
3. Compute integrals, normals, tangents, and other properties of fields varying over
surfaces/curves;
4. Apply vector operations such as divergence, gradient and curl, and apply the Gauss
divergence and Stokes theorems in situation frequently encountered in chemical engineering;
5. Apply the chain rule of partial derivatives to problems in heat transfer, mass transfer,
momentum transfer and thermodynamics;
6. Approximate a function of multiple variables with a linear equation about a point;
7. Calculate the propagation of error for a function of multiple variables;
8. Interpret the various terms in the “stuff” (transport) equation;
9. Set up a constrained or unconstrained optimization problem in chemical engineering, and
implement analytical methods for its solution;
10. Analytically integrate homogeneous and inhomogeneous linear ODEs of first and higher
orders, and some special non-linear ODEs, as applied to chemical engineering problems.
Table I. Teaching schedule
Day time Classroom

Tuesday Lecture 3 to 4 pm MS2170
Thursday Lecture 3 to 4 pm MS2170
Friday Lecture 3 to 4 pm UC140
Friday Tutorial 9-10 am GB303
Tutorial 9-10 am SF2202
Tutorial 9-10 am SF1105
Thursday Office Hour 5-6 pm PT172B
Expected workload
It is expected at 8-9 hours per week (3 h of lecture, 1 h tutorial, 1 h assignment, 3-4 h of reading
and practices).
Table II. Evaluation methods
Item Percentage Content

1 14 2x7 assignments (taken using WebAssign)
2 11 In-class group activities
3* 3 Diagnose test, Sept. 8, Tutorial time
4 27 Midterm, Oct. 27, 2h, time and location TBD
5** 45 Final**
2
* Note: Item 3, the Diagnostic test is to test the student’s knowledge of the 100-level math
course. Every student who writes the test earns 3%. The test performance is for the teaching
team’s evaluation only.
** Final exam is mandatory. Students for any reasons missed the writing of the Final Exam will
subject to write a make-up exam.
Assignments will be written using WebAssign software online. Midterm and Final will be
written in-person.
Online learning/discussion tool:

Piazza, follow this link to continue to CHE221 class:
https://piazza.com/utoronto.ca/fall2023/che221h1flec0101
Table III. Seven course modules
Module # Topics Lecture # Chapters

1 Visualizing multidimensional functions 1 to 4 14.1
and interpreting visuals
2 14.3 Partial derivatives 5 to 9 14.3 and 14.5
14.5 Chain Rules
3 14.4 Tangent planes and gradients 10 to 14 14.4 and 14.6
14.6 Directional derivatives and PDEs
4 Multivariable optimization 15 to 17 14.7 and 14.8
Lagrange multipliers
5 Double and triple integrals 18 to 27 Ch. 15
6 Vector fields and vector operators 28 to 30 16.1, 16.5, and 16.9
7 Ordinary differential equations (ODEs) 30 to 36 Ch. 9 and 17

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Syllabus created on Aug.

Instructor: Dr. Jane Howe

Teaching Mentor: Prof. Grant Allen

Course website on Quercus: https://q.utoronto.ca/courses/324738

Textbook and accompanying materials:

Learning as a team and individually

Table I. Teaching schedule

Day time Classroom

Table II. Evaluation methods

Item Percentage Content

Online learning/discussion tool:

Table III. Seven course modules

Module # Topics Lecture # Chapters

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