MA 113 Calculus I SyllabusSections 1, 2, and 3
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MA113 - Calculus 1 Sections 1, 2, and 3 4 hours MA193 - Calculus Workshop I, Section 1 1 hour pass/fail
The catalog description for MA 113:
A course in one-variable calculus, including topics from analytic geometry. Derivatives and integrals of elementary functions (including the trigonometric functions) with applications. Lecture, three hours; recitation two hours per week. Prereq: Math ACTE score of 26 or above, or MA 109 and MA 112, or consent of department.
The catalog description for MA 193:
Intensive group study and practice relevant to MA 113. Admission only by consent of Instructor. Laboratory, two hours per week per credit. Offered on a pass-fail basis only. Coreq: MA 113.
This is a first course in Calculus. The topics will include:
If you are registered for MA 193, it is for one credit hour and will meet at the same time and place as your recitation section of MA 113.
Attendance: Attendance and serious participation is MANDATORY for MA 193. If you have even a single unexcused absence from the recitation, then you will receive a FAIL grade in MA 193.
The meeting times and locations are:
Type | Sections | Time and Place |
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Lecture | 1, 2, and 3 | MWF 8:00-8:50 A.M. CB 234 |
Recitation | 1 | TR 8:00-9:15 A.M. CB 341 |
Recitation | 2 | TR 9:15-10:45 A.M. BH 109 |
Recitation | 3 | TR 2:00-3:15 P.M. CB 341 |
There is also available: Student Answer Book, Calculus from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View, volume 1 by Arnold Ostebee and Paul Zorn, Saunders College Publishing, Harcourt Brace & Company, 1996, ISBN 0-03-017432-5. Note that this book includes answers but not solutions to selected problems in the textbook.
You will need a graphing calculator for this course. The recommended calculator for this course is the Texas Instruments TI-82. It is the only calculator to which all the instructors in this course will have access.
Possible alternatives include Texas Instruments TI-83 and TI-85.
Although many other calculators, such as the HP 48, are capable of providing the calculating capability needed in this course, they are not available to the instructors. So the following policy will be in force:
WARNING! Recitation instructors will not (and indeed, cannot)
provide any help with calculators other than the TI-82. The lecturer
will not provide any help with calculators other than the TI-82 and TI-85.
If you choose to use any other calculators, then you will be expected on
your own to learn how to use the machines, and you will be expected to
learn some materials which are particular to the TI-82/85.
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Grading/Exam Schedule
Point Range | Course Grade | Point Range | Course Grade | Point Range | Course Grade |
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558 or higher | A | 540 to 557 | A- | ||
532 to 539 | B+ | 498 to 531 | B | 480 to 497 | B- |
462 to 479 | C+ | 438 to 461 | C | 420 to 437 | C- |
402 to 419 | D+ | 378 to 401 | D | 360 to 377 | D- |
Your grade in MA 193 will be PASS if you attend and seriously participate
in EVERY recitation class period. Your grade in MA 193 will be FAIL
if you have even one unexcused absence. Your recitation instructor can
at his/her discretion permit, under certain circumstances, you to make up work
for a missed recitation class period.
The grading system for Skills Exams is special. You will have the opportunity
to attempt each Skills Exam up to three times; no you can't re-take a
Concepts Exam. The recorded grade will be
the highest Grade on each of the attempts. The grade on an attempt is
calculated according to the following table:
The test score will be the raw score on the Skills Examination augmnented
by 2 points provided that you have turned in EVERY homework assignment
and every homework assignment shows a serious effort. For Skills Exam 1,
EVERY means all homework assignments from the beginning of the semester up to
the day of the particular attempt; for Skills Exam 2, EVERY means all
homework assignments from the first attempt of Skills Exam 1 until the
current attempt of Skills Exam 2.
Please read the information on pages 41 to 45 of the Students' Rights and
Responsibilities Handbook. Always contact the lecturer early to resolve
any difficulties in completing your work.
The second and third attempts of a Skills Exam will be scheduled at
approximately one week intervals after the first attempt.
Because of the large number of students, your homework must conform to the
following format specifications:
Ken. Kubota -- 955 POT -- MWF 7:30-7:50 A.M. and MWF 9:00-950 A.M.
Feel free to make appointments at other times; also, I can usually
see you without appointment if you just drop by and are willing to wait
a bit.
Also, you can send me electronic mail at
Ken Kubota (Email addr: ken@ms.uky.edu)
Garnetta Barnette 414 Bradley Hall -- TR 11:15-12:30
Zhiqiang Wu -- 806 POT -- TR 5:00-6:00 P.M.
Problem Sessions, review sessions, etc. can be easily scheduled. If you
feel that it is time to have one, just mention it during class and it will
be scheduled.
In general, you are encouraged to work in groups. This includes
when you are working on your lecture homework. However, when you do
so, simply indicate on the homework that your received help from so-and-so
on particular problems, or that you worked together with so-and-so on
other problems. Attributed work is not plagiarism. On the other hand,
make sure that you are also making a contribution -- just copying is not
reasonable effort.
Skills Exams
Skills Exams test your mastery of calculation techniques and knowledge of
facts and require memory and speed more than analytical reasoning and
ability to interpret word problems; the opposite is true of the Concepts
Exams. The Skills Exams will be designed so
that they can be worked without the use of calculators. No graphing calculators
will be allowed during these examinations; however, you may use a scientific
non-graphing calculator if you wish.
Test Score
Attempt 1 Grade
Attempt 2 Grade
Attempt 3 Grade
90 or higher
100
90
80
50 to 89
50
45
40
0 to 49
0
0
0
Exam Schedule
The examinations are scheduled as in the following table. You should make
sure that you will be free at these times. If there is a conflict or
unforeseen difficulty, you must contact your lecturer immediately and
request an alternative examination. If you cannot resolve the issue with
your lecturer, then you should contact the deparmtnetal ombudsman, Professor
David Johnson in 773 Patterson Office Tower, phone 257-6796.
Exam
Date
Time
Sections Covered
Type
1
Tue Sep 24
7:30-9:30 PM
1.1-1.7, 2.1, 2.2, 2.5-2.7, 3.1
Uniform Skills
2
Tue Oct 22
7:30-9:30 PM
1.4-1.7, 2.1-2.7, 3.1-3.8, 4.1, 4.2
Concepts
3
Tue Nov 19
7:30-9:30 PM
2.3-2.4, 3.2-3.8, 4.1-4.11
Uniform Skills
Final
Mon Dec 16
8:30-10:30 PM
1.4-1.7, 2.1-2.7, 3.1-3.8, 4.1-4.11, 4.1-5.5, 6.1-6.2
Concepts
Instructor Grades
The instructor grade will be calculated as follows:
The projects will require creative use of calculators and in-depth problem
analysis. All the above work will be written -- written exposition,
your ability to describe, explain, and justify projects, recitation and
assignments, and lecture homework will affect your grade.
Lecture Homework
Almost every lecture period, homework will be assigned. The homework
for the week, that assigned on Monday, Wednesday, and the previous
Friday, will be due at the beginning of class on Friday. When you come
into the room, you should turn in your assignment by placing it in the
appropriate stack for your section. DO THIS AS YOU COME IN THE ROOM; DO NOT WAIT FOR IT TO BE COLLECTED.
Lecture homework is graded mostly on the basis of effort. Typically, only
a couple of the problems in any homework assignment will be examined in
detail. So, if you have specific questions, make them VERY OBVIOUS or the
reader may miss them completely. Should this occur, be sure to follow up
with your recitation or lecture instructor. Failure to turn in homework
in accordance with the specified format is a sure sign of lack of effort;
in general such work may not even be graded.
Late homework is typically not accepted for grading. You can ask your
instructors to go over portions of it with which you are experiencing
difficulty.
Important Dates
Office Hours
Office hours will differ for the various instructors.
Plagiarism
The University of Kentucky takes cases of plagiarism very seriously. Do not
copy the work of your fellow students or the work of others. Remember
the minimum penalty for plagiarism is a failing grade in the course.
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