Math 10C - Calculus, Fall 2009

Craig Timmons, ctimmons@math.ucsd.edu, AP&M 5412

Lecture:
MWF 3:00pm–3:50pm
Warren Lecture Hall (WLH) 2005

Recitation Sections:
TA Craig Timmons:
C01, Thu 3:00pm–3:50pm, WLH 2114
C02, Thu 4:00pm–4:50pm, WLH 2114
TA Johanna Hennig:
C03, Thu 5:00pm–5:50pm, WLH 2114
C04, Thu 6:00pm–6:50pm, WLH 2114
TA Patrick Cesarz:
C05, Thu 7:00pm–7:50pm, WLH 2114
C06, Thu 8:00pm–8:50pm, WLH 2114

Main Course Page

Complete Syllabus

Office Hours:
John Shopple:
Mon  11:00am–12:00pm, AP&M 5848
Tue   10:00am–11:00am, AP&M 5848
Wed  10:00am–11:00am, AP&M 5848
Craig Timmons:
Thu   9:00am–10:00am  AP&M 5412
Thu  11:00am–12:00pm  Calc Lab, APM B402A
Johanna Hennig:
Tue   1:00pm–2:00pm AP&M 5412
Thu   3:00pm–4:00pm Calc Lab, AP&M B402A
Patrick Cesarz:
Mon   2:00pm–3:00pm AP&M 5412
Wed   2:00pm–3:00pm Calc Lab, AP&M B402A

Quizzes:
Quiz 1, Oct 9, (covers 8.7, 8.8, 9.2, 10.1)
Quiz 2, Oct 16, (covers 12.1–12.4)
Quiz 3, Oct 30, (covers 13.1–13.4)
Quiz 4, Nov 6, (–)

Midterm Exams:
Friday, October 23, 3:00pm–3:50pm, WLH 2005
Friday, November 20, 3:00pm–3:50pm, WLH 2005

Final Exam:
December 11 (Friday), 3:00pm–5:59pm
Location TBA

AP&M is the Applied Physics and Mathematics building. (Map)
WLH is Warren Lecture Hall located north of University Center. (Map)

Fall 2009 Syllabus

Course Website:    http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~jshopple/math10c

Credit Hours:  4  

Prerequisite:  AP Calculus BC score of 3, 4, or 5, or Math. 10B with a grade of C- or better, or Math. 20B with a grade of C- or better.

Catalog Description:   Vector geometry, velocity, and acceleration vectors.

Textbook: Calculus, fourth edition, by Deborah Hughes-Hallett, et. al.; published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; 2005

Subject Material:   We shall cover parts of chapters 8, 9, 10, and 12 - 15 of the text.

Office Hours:   The instructor and TA will have regularly scheduled office hours each week. The times and locations are posted on the course web page.

Calculators:   A graphing calculator (preferably a TI-83) is recommended.   Many exercises in the textbook assume the use of a graphing calculator.  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 and is listed on the main course 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 B402A).  A Student Solutions Manual (available in the Bookstore) has complete solutions for all of the odd-numbered problems in the text.

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.  It will be expected that you read the assigned material in advance of each 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; however, the data (numbers) may be changed on some problems.  You will be allowed twenty (20) 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 midterm exams given during the regular lecture time:

• Friday, October 23, 3:00pm–3:50pm, WLH 2005
• Friday, November 20, 3:00pm–3:50pm, WLH 2005

There will be no makeup exams. You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten (on one side) sheet of notes with you to each midterm exam.

Final Examination:  The final examination will be held at the following time.

• 3:00pm–5:59pm Friday, December 11
Please note: 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 wish to have your quiz or exam regraded, you must observe the following rules:

• Return your quiz or exam immediately to your TA. Regrade requests will not be considered once the quiz or exam leaves the room.
• If you disagree with the TA's answer to your regrade request, you may ask for the instructor to review it. In order to do this, you must:
  • Return your quiz or exam immediately to your TA and ask that they forward it to the instructor.
  • Instructor review 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:

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

Note: Since there are no makeup exams, if you miss an exam for any reason then your course grade will be computed with the weight of the missed exam placed on the final exam (65% of final weighted average). The primary reason for this policy is in case someone misses a midterm exam because of unforseen circumstances, not to make up for a poor midterm exam. Relying on the Final Exam to make up for a poor midterm exam is a bad strategy and rarely works.

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. Students caught violating the UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship will face an administrative sanction which may include suspension or expulsion from the university.  You should read the UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship, especially the Students' Responsibility section.