Math 20C Syllabus
Winter 2024

Course:   Math 20C, ( Course Catalog)

Title: Calculus and Analytic Geometry for Science and Engineering

Credit Hours:  4   (Two units of credit given if taken after Math 10C. Credit not offered for both Math 20C and 31BH. Formerly numbered Math 21C.)

Prerequisites:   AP Calculus BC score of 4 or 5, or Math 20B with a grade of C- or better.

Catalog Description:  Vector geometry, vector functions and their derivatives. Partial differentiation. Maxima and minima. Double integration.

Textbook:  The required textbook for the course is Rogawski, Calculus Early Transcendentals: Multivariable with Achieve (4th edition).


• We will use Chapters 12--15 of the text.

Course Readings:  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.

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. We will have two different kinds of homework assignments in this class: online homework (which will be graded) and textbook homework (which will not be graded).


• Online homework will be done through Achieve. There will be 10 problem sets. Your cumulative homework grade will be based on the best 9 of the 10 online homework sets. Note that for each HW assignment, late submissions are automatically enabled for 4 days after the original due date. There is a 5% cumulative penalty per day.


• The "paper-and-pen" homework assignments will be announced Here. These assignments will not be turned in and will not be graded; however, if you seek help from the instructor or TAs, they will often do these problems.


• You can also get help with the textbook homework in the Drop-in Content Tutoring. A Student Solutions Manual (available in the Bookstore) has complete solutions for odd-numbered problems in the text.


• It may be helpful to check the accuracy of your homework with a calculator. However, work the problems by hand, since you will not be allowed access to any electronic computing devices during exams.

Exams:  There will be two midterm exams (50 min.) and a final exam (3 hr.). Exams will be in-person unless the university policies require otherwise.




• Midterm 1 is scheduled for Thursday, February 1 from 8:00 pm - 8:50 pm.
• Midterm 2 is scheduled for Thursday, February 29 from 8:00 pm - 8:50 pm
• Final Exam is scheduled for Saturday, March 16 from 11:30 am - 2:29 pm


Check the Schedule of Classes for the most up to date information on the location of the midterm and final exams for your lecture.


• It is your responsbility to ensure that you do not have a conflict involving your exams. There are no make-up or retake exams. You should not enroll in the class if you cannot attend the exams at their scheduled time.
• For each exam, you can use one 8.5 × 11 inch sheet of handwritten notes (both sides). Unless otherwise permitted explicitly in the instructions, you may not use any other notes or any electronic devices.
• Please bring your student ID to the exam.
• AI violations will be taken seriously, and will have serious consequences.

Grading:   There are four methods to determine your course grade:


• Method 1:   15% Homework (Best 9 out of 10),   2% DI Attendance (at least 7 out of 10 discussion sessions),   23% Midterm 1,   23% Midterm 2,   37% Final Exam
• Method 2:   15% Homework (Best 9 out of 10),   2% DI Attendance (at least 7 out of 10 discussion sessions),   35% Better Midterm,   48% Final Exam



• In both methods we will also consider an alternate grading scheme where the DI attendance carries no weight, instead the final exam has weight 39% (Method 1') and 50% (method 2').


• Your grade will be computed using all four methods and then the best grade will be used to determine your course grade.



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

  A+	A	A-	B+	B	B-	C+	C	C-	F
  99	93	90	87	83	80	77	73	70	<70


Depending on the performance of the class, the grading cutoffs may be lowered (but not increased) in order to accommodate for class performance and to ensure that the grades are in accordance with the historical grade distributions.

Please notice that outside factors, including the need for a certain grade for admission/retention in any academic program, scholarship or transfer credit, graduation requirements or personal desire for a specific grade DO NOT appear in the above calculations, and thus are not considered in any way in the determination of your course grade. Effort, improvement, class attendance and participation will all dramatically improve your grade in the course in that they will allow you to do well on exams, and the final exam. They will NOT, however, actively participate in the calculation of your course grade.

Regrades:   Regrade requests will be made using the built-in regrade request feature in Gradescope. There will be a limited window of time after your graded work is made available during which the regrade request feature will be active. This time window will be announced when the scores are released to the students. Please be advised that the regrade request window is usually brief, and if you want to request a regrade, it is your responsibility to make the request during the allowed time. Please understand that while we will correct errors in the grading, we will not modify the grading rubric or negotiate over partial credit after graded papers are returned to students.

Piazza:  The TAs, tutors, and instructors will be offering help on Piazza Monday-Friday. Only comments/questions pertaining to the mathematical content of the course are allowed. Any postings that do not meet this criteria will be deleted and Piazza privileges may be removed. As a diverse community of learners, students must strive to work together in a setting of civility, tolerance, and respect for each other and for the instructor. Conflicting opinions among members of a class are to be respected and responded to in a professional manner. There are to be no offensive comments or language. All Math 20C lectures will be sharing the same Piazza class, so please indicate your lecture if you are asking a logistics question.

Late Add Policy:  If you are on the waitlist for a course, you are expected to attend class for the first two weeks and complete assignments. If a student does not attend class or does not turn in assignments before the due dates, the student will receive a 0 on all missed assignments. No exceptions will be made. Similarly, a student not on a waitlist who adds the class late will not be given additional time, nor will they be excused from the assigned work.

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 academic integrity. (Click here for more information.)

Accommodations:  Students requesting accommodations and services due to a disability for this course need to provide a current Authorization for Accommodation (AFA) letter issued by the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) , prior to eligibility for requests. Receipt of AFAs in advance is necessary for appropriate planning for the provision of reasonable accommodations. OSD Academic Liaisons also need to receive current AFA letters.

Name and Gender Pronouns:   UC San Diego is committed to supporting its students' name and gender preferences. Class rosters provided to your instructor and TAs have students' legal names, but we will strive to honor your request to be addressed using a preferred name or gender pronoun. Please let your instructor and TA know your preferences so that we can make changes to our records. (Certain university records may be beyond our ability to change, however.)

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Note:  When emailing the instructor, you must include "MATH20C" in the subject line.