Math 10B, Calculus, Syllabus

Paul Horn
Email: phorn (at) math dot ucsd dot edu
Office: AP& M6454
Office Hours: MW: 9-11, Th: 12-1, or by appointment.

Classes: MWF, 8-9 in Ledden Auditorium
Sections:

A01: Tuesday 8-9 AM, Warren Lecture Hall 2206
A02: Tuesday 9-10 AM, Warren Lecture Hall 2206
A03: Tuesday 5-6 PM, Warren Lecture Hall 2209
A04: Tuesday 6-7 PM, Warren Lecture Hall 2209
A05: Tuesday 7-8 PM, Warren Lecture Hall 2209

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.)

Website: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~phorn/10b

All sections:

John Foley
Email: jfoley (at) math dot ucsd dot edu
Office: APM 6446
Office Hours: TBA

Course Description:

From the book's preface

Calculus is one of the greatest achievements of the human intellect. Inspired by problems in astronomy, Newton and Leibniz developed the ideas of calculus 300 years ago. Since then, each century has demonstrated the power of calculus to illuminate questions in mathematics, the physical sciences, engineering, and the social and biological sciences.

In 10A, the concept of a limit and derivatives were introduced. In 10B, we focus on integral calculus, beginning with finding the area under a curve. Integral calculus has many applications in a wide variety of areas, and hopefully we can touch on some of them to illustrate why we would study such a thing (beyond it's intrinsic beauty.)

Lecture and Sections:

Attending lecture and sections are a vital part of the course, and thus should be considered mandatory. Material covered in lecture should be considered fair game even if it's not covered explicitely in the book. Both section and lecture are great opportunities to ask questions and further your understanding of the material. Take advantage of them!

Exams:

There will be two midterm exams and one final exam for the course. The midterms will be held on October 22nd, and November 19th during lecture. The final will be cumulative and will be held Monday, December 8th, 8-11AM. There will be NO MAKEUP EXAMS.

Homework:

Doing homework in any mathematics course is vital to build an understanding of the topic. Two sets of homework will be assigned, a 'to be graded' set of problems, and a 'suggested' set of problems. The 'to be graded' problems will be collected weekly. The 'suggested' problems will not be collected but doing them is strongly, well, suggested.

A total of 9 homeworks are planned (due every week but Thanksgiving)

Homework problems are due on Fridays by noon, either in class or in the homework drop box on the 6th floor of AP& M.

Late homework is not accepted, but the lowest homework will be dropped.

Homework assignments are available here.

Grades:

Your grade will be based on the best (for you) of the following two rubrics:

20% - Homeworks
20% - Each Midterm
40% - Final

OR:

20% - Homeworks
30% - Best of 2 Midterms
50% - Final

The following is a rough idea of the final grading curve (though it may be adjusted slightly if warrented)

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

Academic Dishonesty:

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

Miscellany:

Calculators:

Use of graphing calculators is encouraged to aid in your understanding of the material (but not to replace your understanding.) TI-83/86 class calculators are recommended. (I, personally, am most familiar with and best able to assist with TI's line of calculators.) Calculators will be allowed on exams, but unless asked exact instead of approximate answers are desired (eg. pi instead of 3.1415...) I will endeavor not to write exams which require calculators.

Additional Help/Calculus Tutoring:

A tutoring lab for Calculus students will be open 10 to 12 hours daily Monday through Friday in APM B402. 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.