MA 213 017-018 - Honors Calculus III (Fall 2016)

Instructor:

Name:	Uwe Nagel	Email:	uwe.nagel@uky.edu
Office:	Room 763 in Patterson Office Tower	Phone:	257-6793
Office hours:	MWF 1:00 - 1:50 pm. You may also consult me via email.	Homepage:	http://www.ms.uky.edu/~uwenagel

Time and Place of Lectures:

Our class meets MWF 11:00-11:50 am in CB 110.

Time and Place of Recitations:

Our class consists of two sections for recitations.

Section 213-017 meets TR 12:00-12:50 pm in CB 341. The teaching assistant is Jeffrey Slye jeffrey.slye@uky.edu
Section 213-018 meets TR 1:00-1:50 am in CB 341. The teaching assistant is Jeffrey Slye jeffrey.slye@uky.edu

Textbook: Calculus: Second Edition by Jon Rogawski, ISBN-10: 1-4292-3184-X (paperback) or 1-4292-0838-4 (hardback). You may also use the third edition of this book by Jon Rogawski and Colin Adams, ISBN-10: 1464125260 (hardback).

This class will introduce calculus in several variables. The course will begin with basic vector calculations and an introduction to functions in more than one variable. We will then cover familiar calculus topics in this new setting. In particular, we will discuss limits, derivatives, integrals, and higher-dimensional versions of the fundamental theorem of calculus. The goal of the course is to become very familiar with all these objects, to be able to communicate mathematical ideas effectively, and to further develop problem solving skills.
The course will cover Chapters 12-17 of the textbook. For more detailed information on the content of the course, please consult the tentative course calendar.
The material is similar to what is in MA 213. However, we will cover some topics more deeply and some topics that are not addressed in MA 213.

Homework: There will be two types of homework.

Web-based homework: We use WebWorK. Your username is your LinkBlue username for email (in ALL CAPS). Your initial password is your 8-digit UKID number. You can (and should) change your password.
The document Entering Answers gives information about how to enter mathematics to answer questions in WeBWorK.
Written homework will be assigned occasionally. It will be posted on Canvas. Its main purpose is to practice the presentation of mathematical ideas and to get further written feedback before taking exams.

Quizzes: A short quiz will be given during recitation each Thursday, beginning September 1, except in exam weeks. These will cover topics from the previous week.

Class participation and REEF: You are expected to attend all lectures and recitations and be an active participant, i.e. asking and answering questions. REEF will be used to record your answers to some questions. Submitting an answer using a proper device is worth 1 point. Correctly answering a REEF question is worth another point, so a total of 2 points.

Exams:

Exam 1 (CB 110, September 21, 11:00-11:50 am)
Exam 2 (CB 110, October 19, 11:00-11:50 am)
Exam 3 (CB 110, November 11, 11:00-11:50 am)
Final exam (CB 110, December 14, 10:30-12:30 am).

The final exam will be comprehensive.
On the exams you may use calculators of the type TI 84 or less. No calculators with symbolic manipulations capabilities are allowed.

Grading: You can earn up to 550 points in the course based on the following activities:

REEF questions	25 points
Homework	50 points
Quizzes	50 points
Midterm Exams	300 points (100 points each)
Final Exam	125 points

In this model an A requires at least 495 points (90% or more), B at least 440 (80% or more), C at least 385 (70% or more), D at least 330 (60% or more), E for anything else.

Help resources: If you need help with the course seek help as soon as possible. It is very hard to catch up in a Math course after falling behind.
In addition to office hours, help is available at the Mathskeller and The Study.

Some internet resources:

Sage Home: Links to the resources provided by Sage.
The Sagemath Cloud: Sign-in page for online use of Sage.
Wolfram Alpha Computational Knowledge Engine
Wolfram Demonstrations Project: To interact with the demonstrations, you will need to download the free CDF player.
Khan Academy: An extensive selection of YouTube videos on a variety of academic topics---many of them on mathematics. I cannot personally attest to their quality, but they seem to be popular.

Further Policies and Expectations:

You will participate in class using your phone, laptop, or other device with an internet connection and browser. You will need to create a REEF Student account and purchase a subscription. A 180-day subscription costs $14.99, and can be purchased directly through REEF or by buying an access code from one of the university bookstores. If you are using REEF Polling in another class this term, you only need one subscription. You can access our REEF course by using the REEF Polling link on the Modules tab of our Canvas course page. For more information see the doduments Information about REEF Polling and Instructions for Creating a REEF Account.
Late homework will not be accepted. You must discuss any tardiness with your TA.
Study Groups and Academic Honesty: You 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.
Expectations on Work Load: The general rule of thumb for college studying says that students should spend approximately 2-3 hours of extra study time for each hour they spend in class.