Instructor's Syllabus:

Ma 113, Sections  25,26,27,28

Fall 2011

The course home page   http://www.ms.uky.edu/~ma113  is the primary source of information about MA113.  It contains the common syllabus which provides the overall description of  the course, ist requirements, text, and policies.    Within the common syllabus, different classes may differ in how they treat the non-exam credit. Those  differences for this class are described below.

I am aware that  you may not be able to take advantage of the  office and Mathskeller hours listed below.  Please don't hesitate to make an appointment with me or your teaching assistant if you have questions.  This can be done by email. Also, I will generally be able to talk for a short time after class. Please do not let a question go unasked. Undeed, I feel that the only "bad" question is one that isn't asked.

Dr E.
August 22, 2011

MA 113   25-28	Lecture	Rec 025	Rec 026	Rec 027	Rec  028
Instructor	Paul Eakin	Stuart Hamilton	Stuart Hamilton	Amir Najarzadeh	Abraham Najarzadeh
Office	777 POT
Phone	257-6787
Office Hours	10:00-11:00 M and by appt.
Mathskeller Hours	3:00-3:00 MW and by appt
Class time/place	2:00 MWF in CB 122	TR 9:30  in CB 342	TR 11:00 in CP 201	TR 12:30 in CP 183	TR 2:00 in DH 325
Class Syllabus

 MA113 is a first course in calculus. Prereq: Math ACT of 27 or above, or Math SAT of 620 or above, or MA 109 and MA 112, or MA 110, or consent of the department. Students who enroll in MA 113 based on their test scores should have completed a year of pre-calculus study in high school that includes the study of trigonometric functions.

There are three syllabi for MA113:  The common syllabus which is a link on the course home page , the instuctor's syllabus (this one) , and the recitation syllabus. EXCEPT FOR DIFFERENCES SPELLED OUT BELOW THE COMMON SYLLABUS IS THE SYLLABUS FOR THIS SECTIONS 25-28 OF MA113,  FALL 2011.

The common discusses the course structure and policies and has links to all of the common class resources  (e.g. class calendar,  course text, schedules,  required materials, homework, handouts, etc.).  It specifies that there are 500 points in the course with 400 derived from four examinations that will be taken at the same time by everyone in the 30 individual class sections and will be graded by all of the course instructors and assistants (not just your instructors).  The common syllabus specifies precisely how the 100 non-exam points will be allocated unless there the instructor's syllabus (this one) specifies a different distribution.  Your instructor, Dr. Eakin, does choose to deviate somewhat from the common syllabus as follows:

 Differences between the Common Syllabus and the Syllabus for Sections 25-18

With reference to the course calendar , the writing assignments to be used for credit in Ma 113, Sections 25-29 are:  Assignment 1 (due 7 Sept), Assignment 2 (due 16 Sept),  Assignment 4(due 14 Oct), and Assignment 6(due 11 Nov).

 In addition to normal Office Hours and Mathskeller Hours, you can also make appointments to see either of the instructors -- just see them before or after class or send e-mail.

Instructors and Class Meetings: All sections have a common lecturer in addition to a recitation instructor.   Each recitation session is 75 minutes in length. Attendance at all lectures and all recitation sessions for a section is required.

Textbook: The official textbook for the cours is  Calculus (Early Transcendentals), 6th edition, by James Stewart, ISBN 978-0-495-01166-8 or 0-495-01166-5.  or Single Variable - Calculus (Early Transcendentals), 6th edition, by James Stewart may also be used.  This is the same book that will be used in  MA114 in Spring 2012. 

It is the case that earlier editions, particularly the fifth edition contain all of the relevant material in essentially the same order.  Since the homework is web-based and not directly from the text, students willing to work by topic should be able to work use the fifth edition.

Homework: This course uses a web based homework system called WHS. Students use the system to obtain homework assignments as well submit them for grading and, in general, to aid in communicating with their instructors as well as for tracking their progress in the class.

1. Each student has a personal version of each assignment which must be completed before the assignment deadline.
2. Prior to the assignment deadline you can submit answers for any subset of your problems at any time. The computer will check only the ones submitted. In particular, you can submit answers to individual problems.
3. Once you receive credit for a problem you retain credit for the problem even if you subsequently submit an incorrect answer to the problem.
4. If you submit an incorrect answer to a problem , you are allowed to submit again (as many times as needed) until you have the answer correct. There is no penalty for submitting an incorrect answer.
5. Many problems have multiple parts . You must correctly answer every part in the same submission to get credit for the problem. If your answer is not completely correct, the the computer will return the number (counting left to right, top to bottom) of the first answer box containing an incorrect submission.
6. Many answers take the form of an algebraic expression. These must be entered in a form that can be recognized by the computer. In general the computer understands the "calculator syntax" of expressions that may be entered into your scientific calculator. If the computer cannot parse an answer it will place a question mark ("?") after the answer box upon your clicking the mouse in any area outside the answer box. It it can understand your answer it will enter "OK". Note that "OK" does not mean the answer is correct. It simply  means that the computer  can understand what you have entered,
7. Working together or even with a tutor on the homework is NOT considered cheating. Indeed, students are strongly encouraged to work together on the homework problems.
8. Submissions of versions other than the student's personal version as well as submissions after the deadline (midnight of the due date) receive no credit.

Homework Feedback:  When you make a submission with the homework system it returns the original homework page with sections open after each problem for which an answer was submitted.  This says  whether the submitted answer was correct. If the assignment has not expired then, in case there are multiple parts, it  give the first incorrect part. If the assignment has expired it gives the expected answer.   It also contains a "Feedback" text area within which you can ask about  the problem. Enter your question. This can be done using full mathematics notation using the same "calculator syntax" used to enter answers.  To "send" your question you must submit the assignment again. Your instructors will make every effort to respond within 24 hours.

Examinations:  See the  course home page for the exam schedule and exam policies.

Exams are paper tests and will be hand-graded by the instructors who will be evaluating  the understanding of the material communicated by the student's work. Students are both permitted and expected to use calculators on the examinations for routine arithmetic and built-in function evaluation.  However , `answers' simply taken as output from calculator routines will generally not receive any credit.  Keep in mind that calculators with symboloc manipulation capabilities and communication devices of any kind may not be used or operated in any manner during an exam.

Course Topics: The following are the general topics planned for the individual examinations. These are subject to change, depending on the progress of the course.

Attendance and Participation: Attendance will be taken at each lecture by circulation of an attendance sheet.  There are 20 course points to be earned through attendance.  These points are allocated as a percentage of classes attended with excused absences and the first two unexcused absences counted as classes having been attended for this purpose.

Recitation:  There are 50 points to be earned in recitation through quizzes and written assignments. The pertinent  dates are listed in the course calendar.  

MA193:  Keep in mind that MA 193 is a separate, one hour class.  Your grade in MA193 is determined by your attendance and participation in recitation.  Failure to participate in more than two recitation sessions will result in fallure in Ma193.  Failure in MA113 will result in failure in Ma193.

Cheating (including plagiarism):The UK Senate Rules contains the following (p.169)

Cheating is defined by its general usage. It includes, but is not limited to, the wrongfully giving, taking, or presenting any information or material by a student with the intent of aiding himself/herself or another on any academic work which is considered in any way in the determination of the final grade. The fact that a student could not have benefited from an action is not by itself proof that the action does not constitute cheating

It further (p.170)  goes into excrutiating detail on the proceures that must be followed and  penalties that can result from charges of cheating.

In the instructor's experience students are scrupulously honest and basically always act honorably and respectfully. In the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary the assumption will be that this is the case for every student in this course.  In the very unlikely event that such evidence materializes, it will be referred to the appropriate authorities under the UK Senate Rules .