Syllabus

Course Description

This course will provide foundations of integral calculus of one variable and its applications. Topics included the following: antiderivatives, definite integrals, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, methods of integration, areas and volumes, separable differential equations.

Prerequisites: AP Calculus AB score of 3, 4, or 5 (or equivalent AB subscore on BC exam), or Math 10A, or Math 20A.

Textbook: The required textbooks for the course are OpenStax: Calculus, Volume 1 and OpenStax: Calculus, Volume 2, both by Strang, Herman, et al. These books are freely available online under the links above, so you don't need to spend any money on them unless you wish to purchase physical copies.

We shall cover Section 4.10 of Volume 1 and parts of chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Volume 2 of the text. A list of the topics scheduled to be covered can be found under the course calendar.

Homework Assignments (30% of your course grade)

First and foremost, late submission will not be accepted. Extension requests due to non-emergency reasons are often declined. Also, please keep in mind that reasons such as "forgetting the due date" or "being occupied with the course work of other classes" will never be accepted. Students on the Wait List are advised to keep up with the course progression and complete any assigned homework during their Wait List period.

All homework assignments will be posted on Canvas and due on Gradescope. In this class, there are two types of homework assignments: individual and group homework.

The individual homework assignments are not collected but they are very important practice to help students become familiar to the course materials and to prepare for the exams. The exercises from these individual assignments are mostly textbook exercises and you can easily find their solutions at the end of the textbook. The answer to problems from outside the textbook will be posted on Canvas.

On the other hand, the group assignments are mandatory and will contribute 30% to your total course grade. In total, there will be five (5) group assignments.

Group assignments may be done in groups of one to three students. You may change group members at any time throughout the quarter. Problems should be solved together, not divided up between partners.
Each group only need to submit one copy of their homework to Gradescope. Please remember to indicate the names of all group members on the first page of your submission and tag your members accordingly in Gradescope.
They are due at 11:59pm of the Sunday of an even-numbered week (i.e. Week 2, 4, etc.). Please refer to the calendar on this website for the exact detail of the due dates.

Due to the fast pace of the quarter system, it is important that students are able to keep up with the course progression. The homework problems should serve as a good test for your understanding of concepts discussed in the lecture. As a result, students are advised to try their best to complete the homework exercises within 1-2 days after the corresponding lecture and/or before the subsequent lecture. Do not wait until the day of the due date to start working on your homework! "Start early, start often!"

Exams (70% of your course grade)

There will be two in-class midterms and one in-class Final Exam.

Students are allowed one page of handwritten notes (standard 8.5x11'' size, both sides) for the exam. Beyond these sheets, no textbook, notes, calculator, or any other electronic devices will be allowed during the exam. Your note sheet must be handwritten by you. If you simply copy and paste printed texts or pictures into the note then it may be confiscated during the exam. You can, however, write the content of your note on a tablet then print out the file.

There will be no make up exam! The midterms will take place in-person, on campus, during the scheduled class time at the regular classroom. The Final Exam time is scheduled by the university. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have a schedule conflict involving the exams.

The first midterm will be held on Friday, April 26 (Week 4), covering topics from Section 4.10 of Volume 1 and 1.1 to 1.5 of Volume 2
The second midterm will be held on Wednesday, May 22 (Week 8), covering topics Sections 1.6, 1.7, 2.1, 2.2, 2.8, and 3.1 of Volume 2
The final exam will be held on Wednesday, June 12 (Week 11), covering ALL materials from the course.

Discussion Sections

While not mandatory, attendance of discussion sections are strongly encouraged for this class. The discussion sections will provide not only a brief summary of the topics discussed during lectures, but also an opportunity for students to work on complex exercises that involve more than one topics from our course. Furthermore, these sections also involve community building and active learning, and will play a key role in your success at mastering the fundamental techniques of calculus.

There will be eight (8) discussion sections every Monday of the week, except Week 1 and 9 (due to Memorial Day). During each section, students are expected to work with their peer (under the guidance of the teaching assistants and tutors) to complete a worksheet. These papers will be collected by the Teaching Assistants at the end of the discussion and uploaded to Gradescope for evaluation and future review. You earn 0.5 point for each worksheet if you make a relevant attempt to complete the exercises of the day and present your work in a well-organized manner in the submitted worksheet.

In total, students can earn up to 5 points by participating in the discussion sections and turning in worksheets (8 x 0.5 from the weekly discussions + 0.5 from the take-home worksheet from Week 1 + free 0.5 point from Week 9). These points can be used to earn back the points you miss in the Final Exam. As the Final Exam is out of 100 points, this means you can earn back up to X% of the Final Exam score, where X is the number of points you accumulate from the discussion worksheets. Regardless, the maximum Final Exam score will be capped at 100 and any points exceeding this value will not be carried over to other category.

Please notice that the discussion time is determined by the school and has been made available on WebReg by the time students enrolled in the course. Therefore, it is your responsibility to make sure that you can attend those discussion sections. If you are unable to attend the discussions during the scheduled time, then you should consider enrolling in a different section of the course.

Grade Policy

Your grade will be based on the scores of the (group) homework assignments, midterms, and the final exam. It will be calculated as the maximum of the following two scores (namely, you may replace the lower midterm score with that of the final ) :

Score 1 = 30% Assignments + 20% 1st Midterm + 20% 2nd Midterm + 30% Adjusted Final
Score 2 = 30% Assignments + 20% Best Midterm + 20% Raw Final + 30% Adjusted Final

Here, "Raw Final" is the (raw) score you actually earn on the exam and "Adjusted Final" is your Final Exam score altered by the total worksheet points you accumulate over the quarter. "Best Midterm," of course, is the higher score between your two midterms.

You must pass the final examination (scoring at least 50%) in order to pass the course. Since there is no makeup exam, if you miss a midterm exam for any reason then your course grade will automatically be computed using the second method. In addition, if you cannot take the Final Exam during its scheduled time, then you should not enroll in this class. The letter grade you receive at the end of the course will be based on the following scale, which is the standard rubric at UC San Diego:

Policy on Incomplete (I) grades: Students who are unable to attend the Final Exam due to circumstances outside of their control (illness, family emergency, etc.) may be eligible to request an Incomplete grade for the course. However, the Incomplete grade is intended for use when circumstances beyond a student’s control prohibit taking the final exam or completing coursework due in the last week of classes.

An Incomplete may not be used simply to allow more time for a student who has fallen behind in coursework. Examples of unacceptable reasons for approving an Incomplete include the need to rewrite a paper; the demands of a time-consuming job; the desire to leave town for a vacation, family gathering, or athletic/scholastic contest; the desire to do well on other tests; and the like.

To be eligible for the Incomplete grade, students must score at least 65% (equivalent to a C- grade) on both midterms and accumulate at least 50% on all homework assignments.

Regrade Policy

We shall grade your exams using Gradescope. All graded materials will be posted on Gradescope. If you find an error/inconsistency on any graded material, you must immediately request a regrade through Gradescope. All regrade issues must be resolved within TWO DAYS after the score is published. Once the 2-day period is over, the score will become final and any late requests will not be considered.

At the end of the quarter, all grades will be imported over to Canvas, and only the scores posted on Canvas will be computed toward your final score percentage. You must keep all of your graded materials and check that the scores are consistent. If there is any inconsistency in the recording of your scores from midterms, homework, and worksheets, you must inform the instructor or TA before the end of the Final Exam week of the quarter to resolve recording errors. Questions regarding missing or incorrectly recorded scores posted after Friday, June 14 will have to wait until Summer quarter (mid-July).

Academic Honesty and Attendance Policy

As a student of UC San Diego, you have agreed to abide by the university’s academic honesty policy. Academic integrity violations will be taken seriously and reported immediately. Violation of such policy may result in failing the class, suspension, and even expulsion from the university. Further information regarding Academic Integrity policy are available under the "Links" button above. You should make yourself aware of what is and is not acceptable by reading this document. Ignorance of the rules will not excuse you from any violations.

Key facts about academic integrity related to our course:

You must work alone on the exams. You may not post the exam questions online where they can be answered by someone other than the instructor or TA.
You may consult other students, the instructor, or TAs while formulating your ideas on homework problems. However, you must complete your final homework solutions by yourself, based on your own understanding.
You may not copy or paraphrase solutions from another student or from any other source. If you consult any sources other than your textbook or discuss the problems with anyone other than the instructor or TA, you must acknowledge this on your homework.
You may not post your homework answers online where they could be found by future students of this course. If your instructor posts homework solutions, you may not show those solutions to future students of this course, or post them online.

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