Math 20A Syllabus

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Math 20B SPring 2017 Course Syllabus

Course: Math 20B

Title: Calculus for Science and Engineering II

Credit Hours: 4 (Two credits if taken after Math 10B or 10C.)

Prerequisites: AP Calculus AB score of 2 or 3 (or equivalent AB subscore on BC exam), or SAT II Math 2C score of 650 or higher, or Math 4C with a grade of C- or better, or Math 10A with a grade of C- or better.

Catalog Description: Foundations of differential and integral calculus of one variable. Functions, graphs, continuity, limits, derivative, tangent line. Applications with algebraic, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. Introduction to the integral.

Textbook: The required textbook for the course is Single Variable Calculus: Early Transcendentals (3rd Edition), by Rogawski and Adams; published by W.H. Freeman and Company.

We will use Chapters 1-5. Math 20B uses Chapters 5-11.
The Student Solutions Manual is optional. It has solutions for odd-numbered problems in the text.
The Online Study Center Access is optional.

Material Covered: We shall cover parts of Chapters 2, 3, and 4, and 5 of the text. A list of the topics scheduled to be covered can be found on the Course Calendar.

Reading Assignments: Reading and doing the examples in the sections of the textbook corresponding to our discussions in lecture will help you learn and understand the course material better. If you work through the relevant examples in the book before you start your homework problems, you will probably solve the homework problems more easily and perform better on your exams than if you do not do the reading. Your reading assignments are on the Course Calendar; for example, 2.2 is written on January 11, so your assignment is to read section 2.2 before our class meeting that day.

Homework: Homework is a very important part of the course, and in order to fully master the topics, it is essential that you work carefully on every assignment and try your best to complete every problem. Graded homework will be assigned using an online homework system called WebAssign and will be accessible via TritonEd. The online homework problems all correspond to problems in the textbook, and you can find a list of them on the course Homework Page. Please note that no homework scores will be dropped at the end of the quarter.

Electronic Computing Devices: Graphing calculators and computer programs (or online computing websites such as Wolfram Alpha) can be very helpful when working through your homework. However, a calculator/computer should be used as an aid in the learning concepts, not just as a means of computation. You should use these devices when working on math problems at home, but always keep in mind that you will not be allowed access to any electronic computing devices during exams or quizzes. Of course, this also means that you will not be asked to solve problems on exams or quizzes that require the aid of an electronic computing device.

Help with using TI graphing calculators is available in the Calculus Tutoring Lab.
The use of electronic devices will not be permitted during exams or quizzes.

Homework Help (Calc Lab): 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 odd-numbered problems in the text.

Quizzes: There will be two in-class quizzes; see the Course Calendar for the specific dates. Please note:

There will be no makeup or rescheduling of quizzes.
No calculators will be allowed during the quizzes.

If you violate the instructions of a quiz or communicate in any way with any other student during a quiz, you will receive a zero on that quiz.

Midterm Exam: There will be a midterm examination on Friday of Week Five, see the Course Calendar for the specific date. Please note:

The midterm exam will be held from 6:00pm-7:20pm (not during class!).
There will be no makeup or rescheduling of the midterm exam, so make sure that you do not have a schedule conflict.
You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch sheet of notes with you to the midterm exam (handwritten, front and back OK).
No calculators will be allowed during the midterm exam.

If you violate the instructions of the midterm or communicate in any way with any other student during the midterm, you will receive a zero on the midterm.

Final Exam: The final exam will be held from 8:00am-11:00am on Monday, March 20. Please note:

It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have a schedule conflict involving the final exam; you should not enroll in this class if you cannot sit for the final examination at its scheduled time.
You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch sheet of notes with you to the final exam (handwritten, front and back OK).
No calculators will be allowed during the final exam.

If you violate the instructions of the final or communicate in any way with any other student during the final, you will receive a zero on the final, which means that you will fail the class.

Grades: Your cumulative average will be the best of the following two weighted averages:

15% Homework, 7.5% Quiz I, 7.5% Quiz II, 30% Midterm Exam, 40% Final Exam
15% Homework, 7.5% Best Quiz, 30% Midterm Exam, 47.5% Final Exam

After your weighted average is calculated, letter grades will be assigned based on the standard grading scale:

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

We may adjust the above scale to be more lenient (depending on the overall class performance), but we guarantee that we will not adjust the scale to make it harder to get a better grade. Please note:

You must pass the final examination in order to pass the course.
Since there are no makeup quizzes, if you miss a quiz for any reason then your course grade will be computed with the final exam counting 47.5% of your weighted average.

Gradescope: Exam grading will be done using an online tool called Gradescope (https://gradescope.com/). Exams will be scanned and uploaded to Gradescope and will be graded within it. As a consequence, exams will not be returned to the students. Instead, a digital version of your exams will be made available after the grading has been completed. An email will be sent from Gradescope when the exams are made available.

Regrades and Grade Recording Errors: Regrade requests will be made using the built-in regrade request feature in Gradescope. There will be a limited window of time after the exams are made available during which the regrade request feature will be active. This time window will be announced when the exam scores are released to the students. Please also be sure to check that your exam scores entered in TritonEd are the same as your exam scores published on Gradescope. Contact your TA before the end of the 10^th week of the quarter to resolve any grade recording errors.

Late Homework: It is possible to request an automatic extension of the due date (of 7 days) through WebAssign; however, there are penaltiesfor late submissions. Late submissions earn a maximum of 50% of their total score. This penalty applies only to exercises submitted after the due date and not to those already submitted before the due date.

Note: Homework may not be submitted after the day of the Final Exam.

Suggestions: Below are some suggestions that we hope will help you to succeed in this course:

Spend sufficient time on the course. According to the policy of UCSD's Academic Senate, "The value of a course in units...shall be reckoned at the rate of one unit for three hours' work per week per quarter on the part of the student." Since this course is worth 4 credits, you should be willing to spend about 12 hours per week on the course.
Keep up with the homework and do not miss a homework assignment. Missing a homework assignment will hurt your grade because no homework scores will be dropped. This policy is designed to encourage students to complete all the assignments and reward those who do.
Get started on the homework assignments early. This will enable you to make the most of your discussion section time by coming prepared with specific questions.
Think about mathematics every day.

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. It is in your best interest to maintain your integrity. (Click here for more information.)

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