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Math 10C - Spring 2008

Welcome to the (sparse) homepage for Professor Farina's Math 10C class. Here you can find some useful course-related stuff, including contact information for your professor and TAs, a course calendar, homework assignments, a syllabus, and important announcements which we may or may not make from time to time.

announcements

(6/8/08) Here are a couple practice final exams. Please note that our final may look different.
Practice Final 1
Practice Final 2 with Solutions

(5/19/08) You can find a sort of practice exam, with solutions, for the second midterm here. As usual, I make no guarantees that our exam will look anything like this one.

(4/28/08) Here are some statistics from the first midterm exam. The average was 29.5 (out of 40), and the standard deviation was 6.4

(4/27/08) I had erroneously scheduled a quiz for May 16, which is Sun God festival. I've now fixed this error by canceling class for Sun God and moving the last quiz to the Friday of 9th week (May 30th).

(4/19/08) Midterm 1 on Wednesday, April 23 coversSections 8.7, 8.8, 9.2, 10.1, 12.1, and 12.2
Due to popular demand, you will be allowed a single sheet of notes for the midterm (that is, one piece of paper, with writing on both sides if you like), but no calculators (don't worry, you won't need one).

Practice exam from previous quarters.

Spring 07 | solutions

(4/6/08) The second homework assignment is up.

(4/6/08) Mike is having office hours this Monday from 12-3pm.

people you should know

Professor

John Farina - jfarina@math.ucsd.edu
Office: AP&M 6101
Office Hours: Monday 1pm - 3pm.

Teaching Assistants

Michael Slawinski - mslawins@math.ucsd.edu (A01-A03)
Office: AP&M 6321
Office Hours: Monday 10am-1pm.

Gordon Honerkamp-Smith - ghonerka@math.ucsd.edu (A04-A06)
Office: AP&M 5412
Office Hours: Thursday 9am-11am in AP&M 5412, and 12pm-1pm in the Calc Lab (AP&M B402)

James Berglund - jberglun@math.ucsd.edu (A07,A08)
Office: AP&M 5412
Office Hours: Wednesday 1-2pm.

Times you should know

Lectures

MWF 3:00p - 3:50pSOLIS 104

Discussion Sections

A01 Tu 2:00p - 2:50p WLH 2112
A02 Tu 3:00p - 3:50p WLH 2112
A03 Tu 4:00p - 4:50p WLH 2112
A04 Tu 5:00p - 5:50p WLH 2112
A05 Tu 6:00p - 6:50p WLH 2112
A06 Tu 7:00p - 7:50p WLH 2112
A07 Tu 5:00p - 5:50p CENTR 218
A08 Tu 6:00p - 6:50p CENTR 218

Exams

There will be two midterm exams scheduled during lecture. The first exam is on Wednesday April 23rd and the second exam is on Wednesday May 21st. The final exam is on Wednesday June 11, from 3:00pm - 6:00pm.

All exams are cumulative (this is math, after all). No books, calculators, or cheating will be allowed during exams.

General Tips

If you are not in the hospital, incarcerated, or otherwise indisposed, it is highly recommended that you attend lectures whenever possible. You will stand a much better chance of doing well in the class by doing so. Of course, attendance is no guarantee of success, but it is, by and large, a prerequisite. The same can be said of discussion sections. Your TA is a very valuable resource which you should certainly take advantage of. He is here to help you understand the material, answer your questions, and otherwise make your experience in Math 10C less painful, and I encourage you to bug him as often as possible.

Administrative Links

Student Resource Links

  • Online student directory
  • Sites with resources for assistance and tutoring
    • Calculus Tutoring Information about the Math Department's Calculus Tutoring Lab and other tutoring resources
    • OASIS  UCSD's Office of Academic Support andInstructional Services
    • HotMath.org  Online resource for homework solutions
    • Calc101.com  Automatic Calculus Derivatives andIntegrals
  • Sites with helpful advice for studying Mathematics
Disclaimer: Although Professor Farina will try to keep this webpage as up to date and accurate as possible, don't assume that everything contained herein is correct. Remember, you can't always trust everything you read on the internet. If you're still reading, this is a neat song you can download and listen to. It's from the soundtrack to one of my favorite movies, and it goes very well with a bit of the old math homework. Also wine, (assuming you're of age, of course).