MATH 20A Winter 2010

Calculus for Science and Engineering

Instructor

Meesue Yoo

Offie : AP&M 7230

Email : meyoo@math.ucsd.edu

Phone : 858 - 534 - 2623

Lecture : MWF 1:00pm - 1:50pm (WLH 2001)

Office Hours : MW 9:30am - 11:30am (AP&M 7230)

TAs

Salvador Guerrero

Office : AP&M 5412

Email : saguerre@math.ucsd.edu

Phone : 858 - 534 - 9052

Office hours : Tuesday 12-1 in 5218 and Tuesday 1-2 in Calc Lab.

James Hall

Office : AP&M 5801

Email : j9hall@math.ucsd.edu

Office hours: 3-4 PM on Mondays, APM 5801

4-5 PM on Monday, APM B402 (Calculus Lab)

Website: www.math.ucsd.edu/~j9hall/teaching/MATH20AWi10

Franklin Kenter

Office : AP&M 6436

Email : fkenter@math.ucsd.edu

Phone : 858 - 534 - 6137

Office hours : Mondays in APM B402A 9am-10am

Thursdays in APM 6436 2pm-3pm

Notice

• Intermediate Value Theorem material
• Old exam I (with solution)
• Old exam II (with solution)
• Old Final / solution
• Review : Mar. 17 (Wed) 5pm - 6:20pm CENTR 214
• Franklin's office hours : Mon 2:30pm - 4pm, Thur 1pm - 2:30pm AP&M 6436
• Final : Mar. 19 (Fri), 11:30am - 2:30pm (WLH 2001), Bring your student ID card

Course Description

• Meeting day and time : MWF 1:00pm - 1:50pm (WLH 2001)
• Text : Calculus, Early Transcendentals by Rogawski
• syllabus
• homework solutions

Homework 

There are assigned homework problems in the syllabus, but you are NOT supposed to hand in the homework and it won't be graded even if you do. Although you will not be graded for the homework, the weekly quiz problems will be out of homework problems. You are encouraged to work together on the assignments.

Quizzes

The quiz will be taken on certain Fridays (check the syllabus for the dates). No cheat sheets and no calculators are allowed during the quiz. There will be 7 quizzes in the quarter and the lowest two quiz scores will be dropped in the end. There will be NO make up quizzes.

Exams

- Midterm I : Jan. 25 (Mon) in class

- Midterm II : Feb. 26 (Fri) in class

- Final : Mar. 19 (Fri), 11:30am - 2:30pm (WLH 2001), Bring your student ID card

You can bring one 8.5 by 11 inch sheet of notes to each exam. No books, no calculators are allowed during the exams. There will be no make up exams.

Grading

I. Midterms : 100 * 2 = 200

Quizzes : 20 * 5 = 100

Final : 200

Total : 500

II. Best of two midterms : 100*1.5 = 150

Quizzes : 20 * 5 = 100

Final : 250

Total : 500

The total grade would be the best of I and II.

Academic Dishonesty

Academic dishonesty is considered a serious offense at UCSD. Students caught cheating will ace an administrative sanction which may include suspension or expulsion from the university. It is in your best interest to maintain your academic integrity.