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Math 10B Calculus
Winter 2009 Course Syllabus

Updated 1/2/09

Course:  Math 10B

Title:  Calculus

Credit Hours:  4

Prerequisite:  Math 10A or equivalent

Textbook: Calculus, fourth edition, by Deborah Hughes-Hallett, et. al.; published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2005 (Note:  The "Single Variable" paperback version suffices for Math 10A and 10B; the full hardcover version is appropriate if you will be taking Math 10A, 10B, and 10C.)

Subject Material:  We shall cover parts of chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11 of the text.

Calculus Tutoring Lab:   A tutoring lab for Calculus students will be open 10 to 12 hours daily Monday through Friday in APM B402A.  There will usually be at least 2 tutors and/or TAs available to help with homework, calculators, and coursework.  Take a look at the schedule to see when it is open or when your favorite tutor or TA is there. We strongly recommend that you make use of the Calculus Tutoring Lab.

Calculators:  A graphing calculator (for example, a TI-83) is recommended.  Help with using TI graphing calculators will be available in the Calculus Tutoring Lab.  Note: You may use any calculator you wish during exams; however, you will be expected to show all work leading to a solution. No credit will be given to unsupported answers gotten directly from your calculator.

Homework:  Homework will be assigned on the course homework page and should be completed by the discussion section on the indicated due date.  Homework will not be collected; your homework will be evaluated by your performance on periodic quizzes.  You should make every effort to complete the homework assignments and seek help with problems you have not been able to solve.  You can get help with the homework assignments in the Calculus Tutoring Lab (APM 2402).  A Student Solutions Manual (available in the Bookstore) has complete solutions for all of the odd-numbered problems in the text.

Lecture:  Attending the lecture is a fundamental part of the course; you are responsible for material presented in the lecture whether or not it is discussed in the textbook.  You should expect questions on the exams that will test your understanding of concepts discussed in the lecture.

Reading:  Reading the sections of the textbook corresponding to the assigned homework exercises is considered part of the homework assignment; you are responsible for material in the assigned reading whether or not it is discussed in the lecture.

Quizzes:  There will be four (4) quizzes given during Friday lectures. See the course calendar for the dates of the quizzes.  Each quiz will consist of two problems taken directly from the assigned homework and you will be allowed fifteen (15) minutes to complete each quiz.  Your cumulative quiz grade will be based on the best three (3) of the four (4) quizzes.  No notes (or books) will be allowed during the quizzes.  There will be no makeup quizzes.

Midterm Exams:  There will be two (2) midterm exams given from   7:00 - 7:50pm  on   January 27   and   February 24.  (See also the course calendar).  You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten sheet of notes with you to each midterm exam.   There will be no makeup exams.

Final Exam:  The final examination will be held at the following date and time.

You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten sheet of notes with you to the final examination.

Regrades:  Quizzes and midterm exams will be returned in the discussion sections. If you wish to have your quiz or exam regraded, you must return it immediately to your TA. Regrade requests will not be considered once the quiz or exam leaves the room. If you do not retrieve your quiz or exam during discussion section, you must arrange to pick it up from your TA within one week after it was returned in order for any regrade request to be considered.

Grading: Your course grade will be determined by your cumulative average at the end of the term and will be based on the following scale:

A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D
97 93 90 87 83 80 77 73 70 60

We may adjust the scale to be more lenient, but we guarantee that the grade corresponding to a given percentage will not be lower than specified by the above scale. Your cumulative average will be the best of the following two weighted averages: Note: Since there are no makeup exams, if you miss an exam for any reason then your course grade will be computed with the final exam counting 65% of your weighted average.

Academic Dishonesty:  Academic dishonesty is considered a serious offense at UCSD. Students caught cheating will face an administrative sanction which may include suspension or expulsion from the university.

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