MA 114 - Calculus II (Spring 2015)

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
1 - 4	MWF 9:00-9:50 am	CB 114	Yip	775 POT	martha.yip@uky.edu	257-6815
5 - 10	MWF 10:00-10:50 am	CP 155	Luerssen	751 POT	heide.gl@uky.edu	257-6796
11 - 14	MWF 12:00-12:50 pm	CB 114	Ponto	739 POT	kate.ponto@uky.edu	257-7729
15 - 18	MWF 01:00-01:50 pm	CB 110	Guillou	773 POT	bertguillou@uky.edu	257-4781
401	MTWR 6:00 - 7:15 pm	CB 239	Solus	722 POT	liam.solus@uky.edu	257-6807

Time and Place of the Recitations:

Section	Time	Room	TA	E-Mail
1	TR 8:00-9:15	CB 347	Fulton Jackson	fulton.jackson@uky.edu
2	TR 9:30-10:45	CB 240	Tefjol Pllaha	tefjol.pllaha@uky.edu
3	TR 11:00-12:15	CB 241	Tefjol Pllaha	tefjol.pllaha@uky.edu
4	M 3:00-4:30 TR 2:00-3:30	MaHo 100 MaHo 100	Neville Fogarty	neville.fogarty@uky.edu
5	TR 12:30-1:45	MMRB 112	Marie Meyer	marie.meyer@uky.edu
6	TR 8:00-9:15	CB 339	Rachel Petrik	rachel.petrik@uky.edu
7	TR 8:00-9:15	CB 241	Marie Meyer	marie.meyer@uky.edu
8	TR 8:00-9:15	CB 217	Ben Brodie	benjamin.brodie@uky.edu
9	TR 2:00-3:15	CP 211	Ben Brodie	benjamin.brodie@uky.edu
10	M 3:00-4:30 TR 3:30-5:00	CB 341 MaHo 100	Alex Happ	alex.happ@uky.edu
11	MW 3:00-4:15	CB 335	Brian Davis	brian.davis@uky.edu
12	TR 12:30-1:45	CP 220	Brian Davis	brian.davis@uky.edu
13	TR 2:00-3:15	CP 201	Eric Kaper	eric.kaper@uky.edu
14	TR 3:30-4:45	CB 347	Eric Kaper	eric.kaper@uky.edu
15	MW 3:00-4:15	CB 337	Nandita Sahajpal	nandita.sahajpal@uky.edu
16	TR 12:30-1:45	CB 231	Nandita Sahajpal	nandita.sahajpal@uky.edu
17	TR 2:00-3:15	CP 111	Kurtis Mann	ckma224@uky.edu
18	TR 3:30-4:45	CB 237	Kurtis Mann	ckma224@uky.edu
401	MTWR 6:00 - 7:15	CB 239	Liam Solus	liam.solus@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.

Work Load:

Class time consists of 150 minutes lectures and 150 minutes recitations per week. This makes 5 full hours of class time. The general rule of thumb for college studying says that students should spend approximately 2-3 hours of study time for each hour they spend in class. Thus

You are expected to spend 10-15 hours of study time on MA114 outside of class!

See the sections on web homework and study advice for how you should spend the time.

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.

All worksheets combined

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, Feb 10, 2015	5:00 - 7:00 pm	BS 107: Sections 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18 (BS = T H Morgan Biological Sciences) BS 116: Sections 1, 2, 3 (BS = T H Morgan Biological Sciences) CP 320: Sections 4, 5 ,6 (CP = Chemistry Physics Building) FB 200: Sections 11, 12, 13 (FB = Funkhouser Building) NUR 115: Sections 7, 9 (NUR = College of Nursing) SRB 303: Sections: 14, 401 (SRB = Slone Research Building)
Exam 2 Solution	Tue, Mar 10, 2015	5:00 - 7:00 pm	BS 107: Sections 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18 (BS = T H Morgan Biological Sciences) BS 116: Sections 1, 2, 3 (BS = T H Morgan Biological Sciences) CP 320: Sections 4, 5 ,6 (CP = Chemistry Physics Building) FB 200: Sections 11, 12, 13 (FB = Funkhouser Building) NUR 115: Sections 7, 9 (NUR = College of Nursing) SRB 303: Sections: 14, 401 (SRB = Slone Research Building)
Exam 3 Solution	Tue, Apr 14, 2015	5:00 - 7:00 pm	BS 107: Sections 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18, 401 (BS = T H Morgan Biological Sciences) BS 116: Sections 1, 2, 3 (BS = T H Morgan Biological Sciences) CP 320: Sections 4, 5 ,6 (CP = Chemistry Physics Building) FB 200: Sections 11, 12, 13, 14 (FB = Funkhouser Building) NUR 115: Sections 7, 9 (NUR = College of Nursing) See changes for section 14 and 401!!!
Exam 4 Solution	Mon, May 4, 2015	8:30 - 10:30 pm	BS 107: Sections 4, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18 (BS = T H Morgan Biological Sciences) CP 153: Sections 1, 2, 3 (CP = Chemistry Physics Building) CP 155: Sections 12, 13, 14, 401 (CP = Chemistry Physics Building) NUR 201: Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (NUR = College of Nursing)

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, Feb 9	7:30-9:00pm	CB 118
Review 2	Mon, Mar 9	7:30-9:00pm	CB 118
Review 3	Mon, Apr 13	7:30-9:00pm	CB 118
Review 4	Fri, May 1	7:00-8:30pm	CB 118

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. Attendance means that you come to class on time, stay until dismissed and work on the assigned tasks.
Read the text prior to the lecture. The reading assignment is listed in the course calendar. There are links in every web homework assignment to the text and to the chapters and sections referenced by the problems in the assignment.
Take notes in class.
Find classmates to study with. Studying math is for most people much more productive when done in collaboration.
Read the text and your notes after lecture. Go through them thoroughly to check if you really understand the concepts and ideas. This is a slow process that needs to be learned and practiced! Do not just rush through the homework but try to understand the main story. Always ask yourself whether you can connect the dots and understand the ``why'' and the ``how''. Close your books and notes and check whether you can write down the main results of the section. Do all this in your study group and challenge each other. Also, explaining material to somebody else is extremely helpful for your own learning process.
Do the homework. Remember that the homework counts 12% of the course grade.
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, and in The Study North, located in Champions Court 1 across from the student center, see here for further information. 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. 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 details on attendance and missed classes 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.
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. Attendance rules apply as usual.
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.
Study Groups and 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. See also the last section of the syllabus on Academic Integrity.