This is not the current semester for MA 110. To find the current semester, visit our MA 110 index page .
MA 110 is taught by several instructors in several sections. For office hours, meeting times, and contact information, please see the tables below.
It is very important to keep up with your class and to inform your instructor as early as possible of any problems or concerns. Many instructors have hundreds of students, and so there may be delays or special requirements needed to handle what may appear to be simple problems. On the other hand our instructors are experienced and ready to help you solve problems that arise during the semester. In all cases, the more time the instructor has to consider your case, the more likely you are to have a good result.
Instructors hold drop-in office hours at the times and places listed below. You can stop by to ask questions about the course material or structure. Most instructors also are available in the Mathskeller where you can ask them (or any other instructor present) for help in the course.
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Active, engaged class participation is required in all sections. Make sure you know when and where your class meets and make sure to bring appropriate materials to class (a way to view the textbook, a place to take notes, any calculator you want to practice using). Your active, engaged class participation is a major component of your final grade.
The rooms for your first three exams are also listed:
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The 2016-17 Bulletin describes the course as
This is a course specifically designed for students intending to enroll in a calculus sequence. Topics will include trigonometric functions, exponentials and logarithms, graphs, polar coordinates and conic sections. Students may not receive credit for MA 110 and either of MA 109 and MA 112. This course is not available for credit to students who have received credit in any higher numbered mathematics course except for MA 111, MA 123, MA 162, MA 201 or MA 202. Credit is not available by special examination. Math placement exam recommended. Lecture, three hours, recitation two hours per week. Prereq: Two years of high school algebra and a Math ACT score of 23 or above, or two years of high school algebra and a Math SAT score of 540 or above, or appropriate score on math placement exam, or a C in MA 109, or consent of department.
Your final grade is a letter grade A, B, C, D, or E. It is computed from several components (as indicated in the table). Each exam is taken in the evening, and has a very strict absence and cheating policy (be careful not to get a zero on the exam). Homework is completed online and requires purchasing access to WebAssign, a web homework system with homework developed by the publisher of our textbook.
The lecture instructor score will be based on attendance and in-class participation as measured through REEF polling. Students will be allowed up to five absences without documentation. If a student has six or more excused absences, the student most present documentation for all absences to their lecture instructor.
The recitation instructor score will be based on attendance, participation in recitation, and the seven quizzes listed in the course calendar. The quizzes are an important time to practice writing out explanations for your answers in preparation for exams. Students will be allowed to drop two quiz scores. However, if a student misses a quiz due to an an unexcused absence , they will not be able to make up the quiz. There will also be a daily participation and attendance score. Students who attend class, but are late, leave early, or do not participate in recitation may receive 0 for their daily score. Students will be allowed three unexcused absences from recitation.
The online homework portion will be based on the assignments submitted through WebAssign.
There will be four exams as listed in the course schedule and each exam will be worth 100 points. The exams are scheduled at night and you should make every effort to take the exam at the scheduled time. Curves may be set for each exams based on instructor's assessment of the difficulty of the exam and student performance on the exam. Any curve will be implemented by lowering the total number of points needed to earn each letter grade.
Once the semester is over, including the final exam, your total points can be compared against the grading cutoffs table to find the matching letter grade. A typical grade distribution is 17% of students assigned an A, 27% B, 22% C, 11% D, 12% E, and an additional 12% withdrawing. Grade distributions may change from semester to semester, but this provides a rough indicator of the difficulty students as a whole have with the course. Please note that there is a limit on the number of times that a student may repeat this course, thus students are encouraged to make every effort to complete the course, rather than withdraw and try again in a later semester.
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This course is designed to prepare students for the calculus sequence. We will discuss functions including linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions. We will discuss the relationship between equations and graphs. We will investigate the graphs of functions and conic sections. We will also discuss parametric equations and polar coordinates.
Student Learning Outcomes: Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
The textbook Contemporary Precalculus: A Graphing Approach, 5e, by Thomas W. Hungerford and Douglas J. Shaw is required. An access code for WebAssign (the online homework system used in this class) is additionally required. Upon creating their WebAssign account, all students will receive a two-week free trial to use WebAssign, which includes an online version of the textbook. Students will create their WebAssign account using the link provided in the WebAssign Module in {{{info.variable.HomeworkLoginLink}}}. Students should make plans to purchase a WebAssign access code before Wednesday, January 25th when the free trial expires. This can be done in multiple different ways. Only one of the following options is required!
Your lecture instructor score is based on active, in-class participation and attendance. This score will depend on your responses through the REEF polling system.
In all sections, you will need to use REEF Polling in lecture. Most students will use a smartphone, computer, or tablet to participate in REEF Polling. If you are not able to bring such a device to class, please speak with your lecturer about obtaining a substitute. You will need to register your REEF Polling Account through {{{info.variable.HomeworkLoginLink}}}.
See the “Welcome to MA 110!” announcement in {{{info.variable.HomeworkLoginLink}}}, OR Go to http://reef-education.com or download the REEF Polling app for iPhone/iPad to sign up for a REEF Polling account. Please use your university email address and the last 8 digits of your Student ID (drop the initial 9, for most students, the result with start with a 1). If you need to change your email address, password, or student ID, edit your account profile. Do not create and use more than one REEF Polling account as you will only receive credit from a single account. When you create the account, you will automatically receive a free 14-day trial subscription. If you are uncertain as to whether you will continue in this class, you may use the trial subscription until your schedule is final. You will need to purchase a subscription once your schedule is finalized. You may purchase a subscription through your in-app purchase method, or buy an access code online or from the bookstore. Note that if you are using REEF Polling in several classes this semester you should only have one account and purchase one subscription.
Search with the following information to find this course and add it to your REEF Polling account:
Most of our time in recitation will be spent on the following worksheets.
| Packet | Content | Dates | Worksheets |
| Packet 4 | Exam 4 | Apr 13 - Apr 27 | Worksheets 25-29 |
| Packet 3 | Exam 3 | Mar 03 - Apr 11 | Worksheets 17-24 |
| Packet 2 | Exam 2 | Feb 09 - Mar 07 | Worksheets 09-16 |
| Packet 1 | Exam 1 | Jan 12 - Feb 07 | Worksheets 01-08 |
For part of the course you will need a graphing calculator. A standard choice is the TI-84 ($75 to $125). Most graphing calculators have the same basic functions, and you should be able to learn about your calculator by reading the manual.
Using the calculator during a test for any reason other than performing the required calculations (for example, to recall a previously stored formula) will be considered cheating. You may use any graphing calculator that is allowed by ACT. Note that you will not be allowed to use the calculator on a cell phone, or any other communication device. Furthermore, you may not use any calculator that has a computer algebra system (CAS) or a QWERTY keyboard. In particular, you may not use the TI-Nspire CAS, any TI-89, any TI-92, the HP 48GII, any HP 40G, any HP 49G, any HP 50G, the Casio Algebra fx 2.0, the Casio ClassPad 300, the Casio ClassPad 330, or any Casio CFX-9970G.
There are a number of important policies that can have a dramatic effect on your understanding and final grade in this course. These policies are intended to be uniform and simple, but if you have not read over them, they may have unexpected consequences.
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Active, engaged, in-class participation is mandatory and forms a major portion of your final grade. You should be ready to work when class begins (for example: seated, notes and pencil ready, attention to the front, quiet at 8:00 am if the class starts at 8:00 am). You should not pack up or leave until class is over (for example: you should still be working at 8:49am if the class ends at 8:50 am). If you have special circumstances, please contact your instructor before class begins so that they can excuse late arrivals or early departures. Unexcused late arrivals or early departures may result in significant reduction in participation grade for each day on which they occur.
An absence can only be excused if the instructor is notified in a timely manner. The choice to excuse the absence is with the instructor, though excuses will be granted (given timely notification) according to University Senate Rule 5.2.4.2: namely (a) serious illness, (b) illness or death of a family member, (c) University related trips, (d) major religious holidays, (e) other reasons deemed reasonable by the instructor. In the case of (c) and (d) notification must be provided one week in advance. In all cases documentation may be requested to ensure the absence does meet policy. For (a) a University Health Services Tier 2 or Tier 3 excuse is required, or a similar note from a health care provider who will confirm that you are a patient and were seen on the indicated day. Documentation that cannot be verified may result in the absence not being excused.
Absences can affect each component of the grade, and the policies for how absences affect each grade differ:
Web homework is available many weeks in advance, so that students who have an absences of type (c) and (d) should be able to complete their assignments even while travelling. As answers become available shortly after the assignment is due, we cannot offer extensions to individual students. Students who are not able to complete homework due to illness or family emergencies should contact their lecture instructor regarding the missed homework.
Lecture instructor score Students who miss lecture are allowed five absences without an excuse. You may send email noting the absence, but this is not necessary. At the sixth excused absence, students may request excused absences by submitting documentation to the lecture instructor for all of the missed classes. This documentation must be submitted within one week of the sixth excused absence. In particular, keep documentation for excused absences, especially regarding chronic conditions which are likely to cause multiple absences.
Recitation instructor score Students are allowed three absences without an excuse. Students who wish to request a fourth excused absence must submit documentation for all four absences within a week of the fourth absence. Students may not make up a quiz that they miss due to an unexcused absence. To request a makeup quiz, submit documentation to your recitation instructor within one week of the missed quiz.
Exams. Absences for exams are quite serious. An unexcused exam absence results in 0 for the exam grade, which lowers your final grade by at least a letter grade. Students who must miss an exam will need to arrange for an alternate exam with their lecture instructor and the procedure for doing this may vary by section. The most common reasons for requesting an alternate time is a conflict with a class or other university activity that is scheduled at the same time. If you miss an exam due to illness or family emergency, please notify your lecture instructor within 24 hours of the missed exam.
Homework must be submitted online at WebAssign, in the appropriate course as accessed from {{{info.variable.HomeworkLoginLink}}}. WebAssign is a for-profit company that charges a fee to use their online homework. The student is responsible for paying this fee. See the section on course materials for information about purchasing an access code for WebAssign.
The homework due dates are listed in the course schedule. Homework assignments are always due at 11:59 pm. Please note that if you are having trouble with the website, you should contact WebAssign for help. There will be many homework sets throughout the semester. You can see the homework assignment due dates on the class schedule. Note that there are assignments that are due during Dead Week.
Exams must be taken at the specified times and locations, or an alternate exam must be approved by the lecture instructor. You are expected to take the exam without notes, textbooks, online access, or communication with your peers. You may use a calculator approved for use on the ACT.
If you have a documented disability that requires academic accommodations, please contact your lecture instructor as soon as possible by email or during scheduled office hours. In order to receive accommodations in this course, you must provide a Letter of Accommodation from the Disability Resource Center (DRC). The DRC coordinates campus disability services available to students with disabilities. It is located on the corner of Rose Street and Huguelet Drive in the Multidisciplinary Science Building, Suite 407. You can reach them via phone at (859) 257-2754 and via email at drc@uky.edu. Their web address is http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/DisabilityResourceCenter/. For students who need accomodations on exams due to disability, the lecture instructor must be notified a minimum of 7 days in advance of the exam.
All assignments, exams, quizzes, projects, and exercises completed by students for this class should be the product of the personal efforts of the individual(s) whose name(s) appear on the corresponding assignment. Cheating or plagiarism is a serious offense and will not be tolerated. Any potential cheating case will be thoroughly investigated, and could lead to failure in the course or even to expulsion from the university. See Student Rights and Responsibilities in the University Senate Rules (Sections 6.3.1 and 6.3.2) for information on cheating, plagiarism, and penalties. A summary of recent changes to rules on cheating can be found at the academic ombud website.
Answers submitted through REEF polling must be submitted by the person who receives credit for these answers and must be submitted while in our classroom. Submitting answers while on behalf of another student or while not in class will be treated as academic dishonesty.
Students are expected to be actively participating during class. Students are also expected not to distract others. If you arrive late, leave early, are distracted by your phone, or are otherwise not actively engaged with the class you may not receive credit for participating that day. If you are disrupting class, you may be asked to leave.
Algebra and Trigonometry for Calculus is traditionally a very difficult class, and many of your classmates will be having a hard time adjusting both to the university and to the demands of the class. You are expected to treat your classmates with respect. It is reasonable to disagree, but you should express your disagreement respectfully. Harassment will not be tolerated.
In addition to the textbook and your instructor's office hours, you may find the following useful for studying:
An archive of old exams from MA 110 is available at the address http://www.math.uky.edu/~ma110/exams/. The topics covered on each exam in MA 110 may change slightly from semester to semester. Thus, the exams which are linked to this page may cover different topics than the exams to be given this semester.
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