Course:  Math 10A

Title:  Calculus

Credit Hours:  4  (No credit given if taken after Math 20A.)

Prerequisite:  Math Placement Exam qualifying score, or AP Calculus AB score of 2, or SAT II Math 2C score of 600 or higher, or Math 3C with a grade of C or better, or Math 4C with a grade of C- or better

Catalog Description:  Differential calculus of functions of one variable, with applications. Functions, graphs, continuity, limits, derivatives, tangent lines, optimization problems.

Textbook: Calculus, fifth edition, by Deborah Hughes-Hallett, et. al.; published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009

• Note:  The bookstore has several textbook options available. The "required" text, Calculus: Single & Multivariable covers the material in 10A, 10B, and 10C. For students who will not take 10C, a less expensive option is Calculus: Single Variable which covers the material in 10A and 10B. For each of these texts, there is an identical looseleaf version which is much less expensive, and can be bound in a 3-ring binder. Any of these options suffice for this course.

Subject Material:  We shall cover parts of chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 of the text.

Calculus Tutoring Lab:  A tutoring lab for Calculus students will generally be open Monday through Friday, 9:00am - 8:00pm in AP&M B402;   please see the Calculus Tutoring page and follow the link in the Tutoring Lab section for a complete listing of dates and times when the tutoring lab is open.  There will usually be at least 2 tutors and/or TAs available to help with homework, calculators, and coursework.   We strongly recommend that you make use of the Calculus Tutoring Lab.

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.  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.  Please make sure your cell phone is turned off and put away during lecture.  To minimize disruptions during lecture, if you need to leave early please sit near the exit doors.

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 quizzes given during Friday lectures. See the course calendar for the dates of the quizzes.  Each quiz will consist of two problems taken from the assigned homework (although numbers in the problems may be changed), and you will be allowed twenty minutes to complete each quiz.  Your cumulative quiz grade will be based on the best three of the four quizzes.  No notes (or books) or calculators will be allowed during the quizzes.  There will be no makeup quizzes.

Midterm Exams:  There will be two midterm exams during the quarter. Note that the midterms are given outside of regularly scheduled class time. See the course calendar for the dates and times of the midterm exams.  You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten sheet of notes with you to each midterm exam, but no books or calculators will be allowed during the exams.  Please make sure your cell phone is turned off and put away during exams.   There will be no makeup exams.

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

• 7:00pm - 10:00pm Tuesday, December 6 (See the course calendar.)
  • Please note:
    • The final exam has not been scheduled based on the course's regular MWF lecture time.
    • It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have a schedule conflict involving the final examination; you should not enroll in this class if you cannot sit for the final examination at its scheduled time.

Regrades:  Quizzes and midterm exams will be returned in the discussion sections.  If you notice an error in the way your exam was graded, you must return it immediately to your TA.  Regrade requests will not be considered once the exam leaves the room.   If you do not retrieve your 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:

• 15% Quizzes,  20% Midterm Exam I,  20% Midterm Exam II,  45% Final Exam
• 15% Quizzes,  20% Best Midterm,  65% Final Exam

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.