MA 113 Calculus I Syllabus

Sections 1, 2, and 3
Fall, 1996

Lecturer: Ken Kubota (Email addr: ken@ms.uky.edu)
Office: 955 Patterson Office Tower
Office phone: (606) 257-1389 Fax: (606) 257-2975
Office hours: 7:30-7:50 and 9:00-9:50 MWF, and by appointment

Sections 1 and 2 Instructor: Garnetta Barnette (Email addr: garnbarn@ms.uky.edu)
Office: 414 Bradley Hall Hours: TR 11:15-12:30
Office phone: (606) Fax: (606) 257-4078

Section 3 Instructor: Zhiqiang Wu (Email addr: wu@ms.uky.edu)
Office: 806 Patterson Office Tower Hours: TR 5:00-6:00 P.M.
Office phone: (606) 257-6817 Fax: (606) 257-4078

Class Description

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:

Limit and Derivative
Derivatives of algebraic, exponential, and trigonometric functions
Chain rule, implicit differentiation, and inverse functions
Modeling, optimization, and related rate problems
Continuity Theorems and the Mean Value Theorem
Areas and the definite integral, approximating sums
Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
Antiderivatives and substitutions

The MA 113 course will be organized as three 50 minute lectures per week and two 90 minute recitations per week. All three sections will meet in common for the lectures; but recitations will be scheduled per section.

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:

**Class Times and Places**
Type	Sections	Time and Place
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

Books and Calculators for this course

The textbook for this course is: CALCULUS from Graphical, Numerical, and Symbolic Points of View, volume 1 by Arnold Ostebee and Paul Zorn, Saunders College Publishing, Harcourt Brace & Company, 1997, ISBN 0-03-096578-0.

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

Grade Calculation

Your grade in MA 113 will be calculated based on three examinations (100 points each), a final examination (150 points), and an instructor grade (150 points). The sum of these will determine your grade according to the following table:

**Point Range to Letter Grade Mapping**
Point Range	Course Grade	Point Range	Course Grade	Point Range	Course Grade
		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.

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.

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:

**Test Score to Skill Grade Mapping**
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

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.

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.

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.

**Examination Schedule**
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

The second and third attempts of a Skills Exam will be scheduled at approximately one week intervals after the first attempt.

Instructor Grades

The instructor grade will be calculated as follows:

Recitation assignments and projects: 100 points
Lecture homework: 50 points

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.

Because of the large number of students, your homework must conform to the following format specifications:

Each person's homework for the week shouild be arranged by day assigned. Each day's assignment should list the section and problem numbers on the first page. The set of three days assignments should be STAPLED together.
Each problem should be identified by number and MUST include a complete statement of the problem. The statement can be either verbatim from the textbook or handout, or it may be paraphrased.
The work must be legible and grammatically correct. Explanations should be in complete sentences. You must include enough explanation and detail so that the reader can easily tell how you are working the problem. In almost no case, will an unjustified answer be appropriate.

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

Wednesday, August 28, 1996 -- First day of Lecture
Thursday, August 29, 1996 -- First day of Recitation
Monday, September 2, 1996 -- Labor day, no lecture on this day
Wednesday, September 18, 1996 -- Last day to drop a class without a W grade
Tuesday, September 24 7:30-9:30 P.M. -- First Skills Exam
Tuesday, October 22, 7:30-9:30 P.M. -- First Concepts Exam
Friday, October 2t, 1996 -- Last day to withdraw from a class
Tuesday, November 19, 7:30-9:30 P.M. -- Second Skills Exam
Thursday, November 28, 1996 -- Thanksgiving Break begins
Friday, December 13, 1996 -- Last day of class
Monday, December 16, 1996, 8:30-10:30 P.M. -- Final Exam

Office Hours

Office hours will differ for the various instructors.

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.

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.

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.

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