MA 114 - Calculus II (Fall 2014)

Course coordinated by Heide G. Luerssen at the University of Kentucky.

Textbook:

Calculus (2nd edition), by Jon Rogawski, ISBN 978-1-4641-3302-2 (paperback published for UK); 978-1-4292-0838-3 (hardback).

Students are expected to read the textbook prior to class. The reading assignment is listed in the course calendar.

Class Schedule:

Time and Place of the Lectures:

Section	Day/Time	Room	Lecturer	Office	E-Mail	Phone
MA 114, 1 - 4	MWF 8:00-8:50 am	CB 114	Molzon	POT 933	molzon@ms.uky.edu	257-1480
MA 114, 5 - 8	MWF 9:00-9:50 am	CB 114	Luerssen	POT 751	heide.gl@uky.edu	257-6796
MA 114, 401	MTWR 5:30-6:45 pm	CB 335	Music	POT 906	michael.music@uky.edu	257-7217
MA 114, 402	MTWR 7:00-8:15 pm	CB 335	Thompson	POT 839	jonathan.thompson@uky.edu	257-????

Time and Place of the Recitations:

Section	Time	Room	TA	E-Mail
1	TR 8:00-9:15	CB 341	Ian Barnett	ian.barnett@uky.edu
2	TR 9:30-10:45	CP 201	Ian Barnett	ian.barnett@uky.edu
3	TR 11:00-12:15	TEB 231	Jonathan Proctor	jonathanproctor@uky.edu
4	TR 12:30-1:45	CB 338	Jonathan Proctor	jonathanproctor@uky.edu
5	TR 9:30-10:45	CB 341	Sarah Orchard	s.orchard@uky.edu
6	TR 11:00-12:15	FB B3	Sarah Orchard	s.orchard@uky.edu
7	TR 12:30-1:45	CB 333	Chase Russell	brandon.russell700@uky.edu
8	TR 2:00-3:15	CB 341	Chase Russell	brandon.russell700@uky.edu
401	MTWR 5:30-6:45	CB 335	Michael Music	michael.music@uky.edu
402	MTWR 7:00-8:15	CB 335	Jonathan Thompson	jonathan.thompson@uky.edu

Ma 194:

In addition to the 4 hours of credit for MA 114, the department offers one additional hour of credit as MA 194 on a pass/fail basis.
You will pass MA 194 if you have at most 3 unexcused absences during MA 114 recitations and you pass MA 114. If you fail MA 114 you will automatically fail MA 194. If you pass MA114 but have 4 or more unexcused absences in recitations you also fail MA194.
You are responsible for bringing the recitation worksheets to recitation. Failure to bring the worksheets may be considered as an unexcused absence in the session.
Your section number for MA 194 has to equal your section number for MA 114. If you drop or change sections of MA 114, please make sure to also drop or change sections of MA 194. It is your responsibility to take care of this if you change sections; otherwise you risk a failing grade for MA 194 because you are not on the proper class roll.

Recitation Worksheets:

In recitation, you will practice the material of the lectures using worksheets. You will work in groups and sometimes individually. For the schedule of the worksheets see the course calendar.

Quizzes:

There are 10 quizzes given randomly throughout the semester, starting from the second week. The quizzes are given in recitation classes. Each quiz consists of one or two problems and takes up to 15 minute. The problems will be similar to exam problems and help you to prepare for the exams. The graded quiz will be returned in the next recitation class. The grade counts toward your MA 114 grade.

Solutions of Quiz Problems: (will be posted after quiz day)

Exams/Supplementary Review Sessions:

There will be three uniform midterm exams and one final exam.

Exam	Date	Time	Exam Room
Exam 1 Solution	Tue, Sep 23, 2014	5:00 - 6:30 pm	Sections 1 - 4 in KAS 213 Sections 5 - 8 and 402 in BS 107 Section 9, 10, and 401 in BS 116
Exam 2 Solution	Tue, Oct 21, 2014	5:00 - 6:30 pm	Sections 1 - 4 in KAS 213 Sections 5 - 8 and 402 in BS 107 Section 9, 10 and 401 in BS 116
Exam 3 Solution	Tue, Nov 18, 2014	5:00 - 6:30 pm	Sections 1 - 4 in KAS 213 Sections 5 - 8 and 402 in BS 107 Section 9, 10 and 401 in BS 116
Exam 4 Solution	Tue, Dec 16, 2014	6:00 - 7:30 pm	Sections 1 - 4 in KAS 213 Sections 5 - 8 and 402 in BS 107 Section 9, 10 and 401 in BS 116

Bring your student identification card with you to the exams!

On the exams you may use calculators of the type TI 84 or less. No calculators with symbolic manipulations capabilities are allowed. Answers that are simply the output of calculator routines will generally not receive any credit on the exams. Think of the calculator you are using as an aid to thinking (at best)!!!

Old exams on Ma 114 can be found here.

Before each exam there will be a supplementary review session

Review	Date	Time	Room
Review 1	Mon, Sep 22	8pm	CP 155
Review 2	Mon, Oct 20	8pm	CP 155
Review 3	Mon, Nov 17	8pm	CP 155
Review 4	Fri, Dec 12	7pm	CB 106

Grading:

You can earn up to 500 total points in the course based on the following activities.

3 Exams (100 points each)	300 points
Final Exam	100 points
Homework Component	100 points
Total	500 points

The 100 points for the homework component are broken down as follows:

Web Homework:	120
Quizzes:	40 (4 each)
Attendance in Lecture:	40
Total divided by 2:	100

Your grade will be based on the number of points you earned according to the following scheme:

Total Course Points (out of 500)	At least 450	At least 400	At least 350	At least 300
Final Course Grade	A	B	C	D

Study Advice and Getting Help:

It is essentially impossible to passively teach mathematics; it must be actively learned. To understand what this means, consider the impossibility of learning to play tennis by listening to someone describe how to play tennis or by watching some world-class player. You will not learn the material in this course by just listening to the lectures, and thinking to yourself - "Yes, I understand that". You must work the problems and go through the difficulties before you will begin to learn. The instructor's task is that of an assistant to help you learn as much of the material as you desire.

This being said, form good study skills from the start!

Do not miss class! Systematic class attendance and participation are critical to success in mathematics classes. Beyond that, class attendance counts 4% of the grade.
Read the text prior to the lecture. The reading assignment is listed in the course calendar.
Take notes and do the homework. Remember that the homework counts 12% of the course grade.
Find classmates to study with. Studying math is for most people much more productive when done in collaboration.
Work hard not to fall behind. It is very difficult to catch up in a math class after falling behind. One of the best ways to avoid doing so is to systematically do the homework. One of the simplest ways to do this is to regularly go to the Mathskeller (see below) at some open time in your schedule. Math faculty, graduate students, and advanced undergraduate students are there to offer assistance.
Use old exams to take practice tests by yourself in an exam-like situation. Do this well before the exam. Compare your solutions with those provided by the answer key.

If you are having trouble, then seek help without delay. Your instructor and TA have office hours and will make appointments to work with you at other times. If you are having trouble with an online homework problem, you can use the feedback system in WebWork to direct questions about specific problems to your TA and instructor. Try to provide as much information as possible in your help request. For example, you should at least describe how you attempted the problem and at least guess where you might be going wrong.

If you need more help than what can be provided by the online help, you should take one or more of the following steps:

Talk to your instructors before or after class or send them an email, if necessary. Let them know what problems you are having, if any. They will be happy to help!
Go to the office hours of your instructors.
You can also seek help in the Mathskeller, located in room CB 063 in the basement of the classroom building. Many instructors and teaching assistants from the Department of Mathematics will hold office hours in the Mathskeller. In addition, limited drop-in tutoring is available. You can seek help from any of the instructors or teaching assistants --- not just your own. The Mathskeller is open from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday (except academic holidays) during the semester.
Furthermore, you can seek help in The Study, located on the 3rd floor of the Commons, South Campus. Academic Enhancement provides drop-in peer tutoring by experienced undergraduate students who have successfully navigated the courses for which they tutor. A regular schedule of all tutoring is available on The Study's website. You can also call 257-1356.

You can find more detailed suggestions of how to study for the course here.

Policies:

Attend lectures and recitations regularly. Be on time and remain until dismissed. Do not leave in the middle of class. Instructors have the right to take off attendance points for coming late or leaving early.
If you cannot come to lecture or recitation and would like to request an excused absence let the instructor know about it next time in class (see also the section on attendance in the common syllabus).
Unless otherwise instructed by your professor, classes are cell phone-free zones! Cell phones may not be used during class. In particular, texting, "tweeting", etc. are forbidden. Unless specifically permitted by your instructor laptops must be off and out of sight for the entire class period (see also the section on calculators and laptop computers). Instructors have the right to deduct attendance points for using cell phones or laptops during class. The same applies to reading newspapers or other activities unrelated to the course.
In order to be fair to all students, dates for exams and homework assignments are firm. It is very important to take each exam on schedule. Missed work may be made up only due to illness with medical documentation or for other unusual (and documented) circumstances. If you have a university-excused absence or a university-scheduled class conflict with uniform examinations please contact your lecturer as soon as possible, at least 10 days before the exam, so that an alternate exam can be arranged for you.
Academic Honesty: Students are encouraged to work together to understand a problem and to develop a solution. However, the solution you submit for credit must be your own work. Copying on exams and usage of books, notes, or communication devices during examinations is not allowed. Cheating or plagiarism is a serious offense and will not be tolerated. Students are responsible for knowing the University policy on cheating.
To earn top grade on exam problems it is not enough to have the correct answer, but you must also show the correct reasoning.
Classes do meet as usual on the days after an exam as well as on Monday and Tuesday of Thanksgiving week. Attendance rules apply as usual.