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Math 20B General Information
Spring, 2005

Course Description

This course is second quarter of calculus for students majoring in mathematics, engineering and the sciences. The focus is the basic integration theory. The course consists of seven portions: 1) The review on derivatives (3/24--4/01); 2) Set-up and basics for integrations (4/04--4/11); 3) Simple applications (4/13--4/20); 4) Integration tricks (4/25--5/04); 5) Special topics involving integrations (5/06--5/16); 6) More applications (5/16--5/25); 7) Special topics on polar coordinates and complex numbers (5/25--5/30). It is good habit to do a review by yourself after the lecture finishes each portion.

There will be midterms and a final exam.

The complete course schedule is available.

Instructors

Name Office E-mail Phone Office Hours
Ni, Lei AP&M 5250 lni@math.ucsd.edu 534-2704 MWF 11:00-11:50 pm

Course Assistants

Name Time Place Office Office Hours E-mail
A01 Paul Horn Th: 5:00-5:50 pm WLH 2114 AP&M 2325 M(1-2:00pm), T and W (12-1:00pm), Th (4-5:00pm) phorn@math.ucsd.edu
A02 Paul Horn Th:6:00-6:50 pm WLH 2124 AP&M 2325 M(1-2:00pm), T and W (12-1:00pm), Th (4-5:00pm) phorn@math.ucsd.edu
A03 Paul Horn Th:7:00-7:50 pm WLH 2209 AP&M 2325 M(1-2:00pm), T and W (12-1:00pm), Th (4-5:00pm) phorn@math.ucsd.edu
A04 Paul Horn Th: 8:00-8:50pm WLH 2209 AP&M 2325 M(1-2:00pm), T and W (12-1:00pm), Th (4-5:00pm) phorn@math.ucsd.edu

Course Time and Location

Section Instructor Time Place
A00 Ni MWF 10:00-10:50pm SOLIS 104

Course Grader

Section Grader Email address
A01 Kevin Lewis kmlewis@ucsd.edu
A02 Kevin Lewis kmlewis@ucsd.edu
A03 Kevin Lewis kmlewis@ucsd.edu
A04 Kevin Lewis kmlewis@ucsd.edu

Texts

Calculus: Early Transcendentals, 5e , by J. Stewart, BrooksCole Publishing Company, 2003.

Exams

There will be two midterms and a final exam.

  • Final Exam: Tuesday, June 7th, 8:00 am -11:00 am. Place: Petersen Hall 108

  • Midterms: Will be hold during the lecture. Check the schedule for the dates.

  • Student ID is required to take the exams. Students without ID will not be allowed to take the exams.

  • Sample exams: (Note that even though in the sample exams calculator is allowed, NO calculator will be allowed in our exams).

    • Midterm 1: Sample1, Sample2 Solutions: S1, S2 Solution to the first Midterm: Blue , Green , Yellow
    Midterm 2: Sample1, Sample2 Solutions: S1, S2 Solution to the second Midterm: Version 1 , Version 2 , Version 3
    Final: Sample1, Sample2 Solutions: S1, S2  

  • No (absolutely) make-up exams. No calculators during the exams.

    • Homework

    There will be weekly homework assignments. Homework should be turned (are due) in at the end of each Thursday's discussion section. Written homework #n is due in discussion Thursday of week #n, for n=1, ..., 10.

  • Late homework will not be accepted.

  • It is very important that you do all the homework, since it is almost impossible to learn the subject matter without doing many problems.

  • We encourage you to work together on the exercises. Any assignment, though, should represent your own work. Check Academic Integrity Guidelines for more informations.

    • Schedule

    The course schedule is available. Check the schedule page regularly, because it is subject to change (especially those portions currently far in the future).

    Grades

    Grades will be based on the following percentages.
    Homework 15%
    Midterm 1 20%
    Midterm 2 20%
    Final 45%

    Office Hours

    You are encouraged to attend the office hours provided by the instructor and teaching assistants. There are also Calculus Tutoring Lab at the APM room 2402, as well as other Tutoring services available. You are also encouraged to attend the Math20B workshop run by UCSD's Office of Academic Supports and Instructional Services (OASIS)

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