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MA113 \hfill  Information for instructors \\
 Spring 2001 \hfill Course coordinator: Russell Brown
 \rm 
\hd{Textbook}  The textbook for this course will be  \em  Calculus,
 3rd  edition, \rm by James Stewart, ISBN 0-534-21798-2 \\

\hd{Syllabus} 
 A course calendar with suggested problems is available. You
may duplicate the version I have provided to Elizabeth. Each
instructor should also provide an individual syllabus giving name,
contact information and office hours and additional information about
grading policy. The course calendar and a copy of my syllabus are
available at http://www.ms.uky.edu/$\sim$rbrown/ma113cc as tex 
documents. I expect that each instructor will prepare an additional
page that details grading policies and gives their name, office hours
etc. 

The University Ombudsperson has made several requests for syllabi in
all courses.  Please see the ombud's memo for the full story. 

\begin{enumerate}
\item  The grading procedure for the course should be
described. Instructors who plan to curve grades are asked to describe 
their curving procedure in the syllabus.
\item Instructors who plan to take attendance should consider defining
what is meant by absence in the syllabus.  
\end{enumerate}

\hd{Math resource center}  The mathematics resource center is
scheduled to open this fall in the basement of the White Hall
Classroom Building. Until the center is open, we will operate
temporarily out of the Inslab, CB313. All teaching assistants are
asked to schedule at least one of their office hours in this facility
(and a total of three office hours). I would like to staff the block
of time from 2 to 4 on Monday and Wednesday with 113 and 114 teaching
assistants and additional times as we find convenient. When the
schedule is fixed, it will be circulated to all 
students in MA113 and 114. It is hoped that the extra work involved in
holding office hours outside of the department will be balanced by
having a quieter offices to work in the rest of the day. 

\hd{Pretest} Some (but not all) of our problems in calculus
are due to the poor preparation of our students. Attached is a very
simple pretest that you may give in the first recitation. This will
help to warn the students that will be expected to know the basic
skills from algebra in this course.  The College of Engineering
advisors are interested in identifying students who are not prepared
and removing them from Calculus rather than failing them. 

\hd{Exams} There will be three exams
and a final. These exams are scheduled in the evening at the times
indicated in the common exam schedule. Though we have common exam
times, we do not have common exams. Instructors in evening classes
generally give their exams during a regularly scheduled class
meeting. Rooms for exams will be assigned after classes
begin. Instructors who wish to form coalitions to write common exams for
several sections are encouraged to do so.  If this is successful, I
can arrange for the people involved to take over as coordinator for
calculus. 

\hd{Homework}  I expect that we will have undergraduate paper graders for
MA113. The problems in the syllabus are a guide to the topics to be
covered. Assignments to be graded should be taken from nearby even
numbered problems.  

\hd{MA193}  In addition, to the 4 hours of credit
for MA113, the department offers one additional hour of credit as
MA193 on a pass fail basis. Instructors may set their own grading
policy for MA193. Typically, the grade is based on attendance in
recitation with two unexcused absences allowed. Thus, a student with
three or more unexcused absences will fail. Below are a few commons questions about MA193. 

\em Must a student take MA193? \rm  No, unless the student is in
MathExcel. The math department 
recommends that all students take MA193. MathExcel students must take MA193.

\em What section of MA193 should a student
register in?  \rm Students should register in same section number for both
MA193 and MA113. If a student drops or changes sections of MA113, they
should also drop or change sections of MA193. Instructors and teaching
assistants should check their MA193 rolls near the end of the
semester. If you see a name that is unfamiliar, please try to
determine if they are registered in another section of MA113. If you
have a student who thinks they are registered in MA193, but does not
appear on your roll, try to find out if they are registered in another
section.

\em  Can MA193 be repeated?  \rm Yes, though there is little benefit
to this.

\em  Can MA193 be taken without MA113? \rm  Yes, though it is not
recommended. However, occasionally students will need to remain in
MA193 in order to maintain a minimum number of credit hours for
bureaucratic reasons. 

\hd{Suggested grading} 
Students need 90\% for an A, 80\% for a B, 70\% for a C and 60\% for a D. 
Grades should be based on three hour exams, quizzes,  homework,  and
longer assignments. 
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{lr}
 3 hour exams  &  300\\
Final exam  & 100  \\
Homework, quizzes, & 150 \\ 
\hline \hline
TOTAL & 550 
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

\hd {Problems} Students should try to resolve
problems with their instructor and/or teaching assistant. If this is not
unsuccessful, the departmental ombudperson or the
university ombudperson. If you have complaints about the syllabus,
please let me know. Otherwise, you will be given the same syllabus
next fall.

\hd{Calculators} Most students are familiar with graphing calculators such
as the TI-82. These calculators allow students to graph functions,
solve equations, evaluate derivatives and definite integrals
numerically.  Elizabeth has TI-82 calculators that each instructor may
check out. I suggest that students be allowed to use such calculators
on exams. Test questions should be written so that it is clear whether
a numerical answer from the calculator is acceptable or if students
must carry out the computation by hand. In addition, some students
will have machines that can carry out symbolic computations. I suggest
that students not be allowed to use such machines on exams. Examples
of such machines include the TI-89, TI-92, the HP48 and, of course,
laptop computers.

\hd{Computer labs} The math department has  a 
computer lab, Inslab,  that instructors may use. See
http://www.ms.uky.edu/$\sim$nslab for more
information. This lab have Maple and Matlab available. The
university also maintains numerous computer labs where students may
use Maple and other mathematical software. These labs contain
classrooms that may be reserved. 

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