Course:  Math 10B

Title:  Calculus

Credit Hours:  4

Prerequisite:  Math 10A or equivalent

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.)

Subject Material:  We shall cover parts of chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 11 of the text.

Calculus Tutoring Lab:   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.

Calculators:  A graphing calculator (preferably a TI-85) is recommended.  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 for unsupported answers obtained directly from your calculator.

Homework:  Homework will be assigned on the course homework page and to be submitted on the indicated due date.  Homework will be collected at the beginning of the lecture hour and no late homework will be accepted.; You can get help with the homework assignments in the Calculus Tutoring Lab (APM B402).  A Student Solutions Manual (available in the Bookstore) has complete solutions for almost every other 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.

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 no quizzes.

Midterm Exams:  There will be three (3) midterm exams which will be given during lecture.  See the course calendar for the dates of the midterm exams.  You may bring one 8.5 by 11 inch handwritten sheet of notes (front and back) with you to each midterm exam.   There will be absolutely no makeup exams.

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

• Monday, June 9, 2008, 8-11am (See also the course calendar.)
• 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.

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:

• OPTION 1: 20% Homework (6 of 8),  20% Midterm Exam I,  20% Midterm Exam II,   20% Midterm III,  20% Final Exam
• OPTION 2: 20% Homework (6 of 8),  20% each for the two best Midterm exams,  40% Final Exam
• OPTION 3: 25% Homework (8 of 8),  25% Midterm Exam I,  25% Midterm Exam II,   25% Midterm III,  Exempted on the final

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.