Math 20E - Vector Calculus, Winter 2021

http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~jlebl/ucsd20e-w21/

Main lecture A00: MWF 11:00am–11:50am, zoom link will be accessed through canvas. The lectures will be recorded on the zoom cloud so that you can watch them later (zoom cloud keeps them 30 days).

Canvas:

We'll use canvas Canvas(http://canvas.ucsd.edu) for a lot of the day to day announcements, and for keeping track of the grades, etc.

Piazza:

We will be using Piazza for class discussion. The system is highly catered to getting you help fast and efficiently from classmates, the TA, and myself. Rather than emailing questions to the teaching staff, I encourage you to post your questions on Piazza. If you have any problems or feedback for the developers, email team@piazza.com.

Find our class signup link at: https://piazza.com/ucsd/winter2021/math20e/home

Homework:

Homework is on WebAssign. You access WebAssign through canvas.

Text:

Jerrold E. Marsden, Anthony Tromba, Vector Calculus, sixth edition (you can buy this through the bookstore with WebAssign access).

Schedule/Syllabus:

The schedule (subject to much adjustment) is:
Week 1: review, 2.3, 2.5
Week 2: 2.5, 3.2, 5.1-5.3
Week 3: 5.4, 5.5, 6.1, 6.2
Week 4: 6.2, review, exam 1, 4.3
Week 5: 4.4, 7.1, 7.2
Week 6: 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
Week 7: 7.6, 8.1
Week 8: 8.1, 8.2, review, exam 2
Week 9: 8.2, 8.3
Week 10: 8.4, review

Gradescope:

Exams and quizzes will be done through gradescope. Access will be through canvas.

Lecturer:

Jiří Lebl
Web: http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~jlebl/
Office hours: Right after lecture, MWF 12–1pm, same zoom link as lecture.
Email: jlebl@ucsd.edu

TAs:

A01–A04: Xin Tong, xit040@ucsd.edu, office hours: see canvas.

A05–A06: Yifan Wu, yiw062@uscd.edu, office hours: see canvas.

Grading:

Grades will be based on the percentages below. Curve will be applied if needed. The grading scale without a curve is the standard 90-80-70-60 (or more precisely with the +'s and -'s: 97-94-90-87-84-80-77-74-70-60), those grades you are guaranteed (i.e., 90 and above guarantees an A), but the curve may improve your grade.

Exam 1: Thursday, Jan 28th, online/gradescope.

Exam 2: Thursday, Feb 25th, online/gradescope. (On material since exam 1)

Quizzes: weekly, on gradescope. Lowest quiz score will be dropped.

Final Exam: Mar 15th, online/gradescope. (Comprehensive)

Homework: Weekly, webassign

How the grade is computed:

40% (Exam 1 and Exam 2 each 20%) + 40% (Final exam score) + 15% (Homework score) + 5% (quiz score)

Exam/Quiz Policies: Open book (the course textbook and your notes), but no internet use, no calculators, no software, and you must work on the exam/quiz on your own without help of others. Academic integrity is taken very seriously, especially in these online times.