EXAM III INFO

 MA114 :  Spring 2011

Instructors:  class times, office hours, etc 

Course Text

Homework

Examinations

     Exam Schedule

    Old Exams

If you have a scheduling conflict, excused absence , or require accommodation for an exam

Course Calendar

How Grades are Determined

 The URL for this document is  https://www.mathclass.org/mc/Postings.aspx?poId=1348

 MA 114 is a second course in calculus with 4 hours of credit. The prerequisite is a grade of C or better in Calculus I (MA 113, MA 132 or equivalent) and high school trigonometry or MA 112. The course meets three hours per week for lectures delivered by a professor and two hours per week for recitation conducted by an instructor. Recitation time may be spent discussing homework problems, solving worksheets, asking questions or taking quizzes.


MA 194 is an additional hour of pass-fail credit for which a student in MA 114 can (optionally)  register and  receive pass/fail  credit. There is no additional time commitment for MA194 however to receive a passing grade in MA194 a student must pass  the MA114 in which he/she is concurrently registered and can have no more than two unexcused absences from recitation . (MathExcel sections receive 2 credit hours but are required to attend two more hours of workshop/recitation). It is important that students register in the same section of MA 194 that they are registered in for MA 114.  Recitation participation is a significant component of the MA114  course grade: this is independent of MA 194 registration.    

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 Instructors and Class Meetings: All sections have a common lecturer in addition to a recitation instructor.  Recitations are TR at different times and places for different sections as shown in the table below. Each recitation session is 75 minutes in length. Attendance at all lectures and all recitation sessions for a section is required.

MA 114 Sections 1-4	Lecture	Recitation 001	Recitation 002	Recitation  003	Recitation 004
Instructor	John Lewis	Robert Wolf	Robert Wolf	Hao Wang	Hao Wang
Office	765 POT
Phone
E-Mail	john@ms.uky.edu	robert.wolf@uky.edu	robert.wolf@uky.edu	haowang@ms.uky.edu	haowang@ms.uky.edu
Office Hours	9:00-10:00 a.m and 2:00-3:00 MWF
Mathskeller Hours
Class time/location	8:00-8:50  MWF in CB 122	8:00-9:15 TR  in CB 213	9:30-10:45 TR  in CB 345	11:00-12:15 TR  in CB 345	12:30-1:45 TR  in CB 235

MA 114 Sections 5-8	Lecture	Recitation 005	Recitation 006	Recitation 007	Recitation 008
Instructor	Changyou Wang	Thomas Brewer	Thomas Brewer	Jonathan Constable	Carolyn Troha
Office	771 POT	722 POT	722 POT	718 POT	902 POT
Phone		257-6807	257-6807	257-6806	257-7216
E-Mail	cywang@ms.uky.edu	thomas.brewer@uky.edu	thomas.brewer@uky.edu	jonathan.constable@uky.edu	carolyn.troha@uky.edu
Office Hours				TR 11:00-12:00 in POT 718	MT 1:00-2:00 p.m in POT 902
Mathskeller Hours				F 11:00-12:00	W 1:00-2:00 p.m
Class time/location	11:00-11:50  MWF in CB 122	11:00-12:15 TR  in FB 213	2:00-3:15 TR  in FB 213	8:00-9:15 TR  in CB 239	3:30-5:00 TR  and 3:00-4:30  in CB 345

 

MA 114 Sections 9-12	Lecture	Recitation  009	Recitation 010	Recitation 011	Recitation 012
Instructor	Alan Demlow	Megan Gier	Yue Cai	Yue Cai	Jonathan Constable
Office	775 POT	706 POT	806 POT	806 POT	718 POT
Phone		257-6805	257-6817	257-6817	257-6806
E-Mail	alan.demlow@uky.edu	mgier@ms.uky.edu	yue.cai@uky.edu	yue.cai@uky.edu	jonathan.constable@uky.edu
Office Hours			MW: 2:00-3:00 p.m in POT 806	MW: 2:00-3:00 p.m in POT 806	TR 11:00-12:00 in POT 718
Mathskeller Hours			10:00-11:00 a.m. F	10:00-11:00 a.m. F	F 11:00-12:00
Class time/location	9:00-9:50 MWF in B&E 148	2:00-3:30  TR  in CB 303	3:30-4:45 TR in CB 217	12:30-1:45 TR  in CP 208	9:30-10:45 TR  in FB 213

MA 114 Sections 13-16	Lecture	Recitation 013	Recitation 014	Recitation 015	Recitation 016
Instructor	Paul Eakin	Shu Gu	David Akers	Shu Gu	David Akers
Office	777 POT	722 POT	902 POT	722 POT	902 POT
Phone	257-6787	257-6807	257-7216	257-6807	257-7216
E-Mail	paul@ms.uky.edu	gushu0329@uky.edu	david.akers2@uky.edu	gushu0329@uky.edu	david.akers2@uky.edu
Office Hours	11:00-12:00 M and by appointment	12:00-1:00 p.m. MW in 722 POT	M 10:00-11:00 a.m. F 2:00-3:00 p.m.	12:00-1:00 p.m. MW in 722 POT	10:00-11:00 a.m. M 2:00-3:00 p.m. F
Mathskeller Hours	10:00-11:00 MWF	12:00-1:00 p.m F	W 11:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.	2:00-1:00 p.m F	11:00a.m.-12:00 p.m. Wed
Class time/location	1:00-1:50 MWF in BS 116	2:00-3:15 in CP 111	11:00-12:12 in LCLI 312	12:30-1:45 in CP 287	12:30-1:45 in BE 308

Additional Sections: The following  are the evening sections which have their own, separate course structure and syllabii.

MA 114 Sections  401-402	Section 401	Section 402
Instructor	Jay Hineman	Jonathan Thompson
Office		POT 718
Phone		257-6806
E-Mail	jay.hineman@ms.uky.edu	Jonathan.thompson@uky.edu
Office Hours		M:  1:00-1:55  F :  12-12:55 p.m. in POT 718
Mathskeller Hours		T 4:00-5 :00 p.m.
Class time/location	6-7:12 MTWR  in CB 241	6-7:12 MTWR  in CB 337

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In addition to normal Office Hours and Mathskeller Hours, you can also make appointments to see any of the instructors -- just see them before or after class or send e-mail. Also, if you feel that a group problem session is preferable, just ask that it be organized.

  
Textbook: The textbook is Single Variable  Calculus Early Transcendentals by James Stewart,  the custom University of Kentucky version of the sixth edition by Cengage Learning. The same material can largely (over 90%) be found in earlier editions which likely  can be obtained at a substantially reduced cost.  The usual problem with using a different edition is that the homework problems are not easily found.  However that is not a problem in this course since all of the homework problems are online.

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Web-based 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 . Each student has a personal version of each assignment which must be completed before the assignment deadline. There are typically two recitation sessions and a lecture on the material before the final assignment deadline. The system records the number of problems which are submitted with a correct answer. If you submit an incorrect answer, you are allowed to submit again (as many times as needed) until you have the answer correct ( or the deadline for submission has passed). There is no penalty for submitting an incorrect answer. Once you have submitted a correct answer for a problem you have credit for that problem even if you subsequently submit an incorrect answer to the same problem. 

Students are permitted and, in fact, encouraged to work together on the homework problems. 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.

Examinations: There will be three mid-term examinations and one final exam.   The examinations will be scheduled as shown in the table below; all sections of Ma114 take the  same mid-term examinations at the same time. Each of the examinations will be focused primarily on the material from the lectures, recitation, and homework for that exam. However, students are responsible for all material covered up to that exam, including material from previous exam periods. The final will be over all the material of the class.

Exams are paper tests and will be hand-graded by the instructors whose primary concern will be an evaluation of 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, the use  on exams of calculators with symbolic manipulation capabilities is strictly forbidden.  Sophisticated features may be used for such things as gaining intuition about a problem or cross-checking answers. However, `answers' simply taken as output from calculator routines will generally not receive any credit.  

Each exam  is "curved"  by adding to each individual  score the difference between 75 and the average of all scores greater than 30 provided this quantity is non-negative. 

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Exam Schedule : 

Exam	Date	Time	Location
Exam 1	Feb 8	7:30-9:30 p.m	SEE TABLE BELOW
Exam 2	March 8	7:30-9:30 p.m	TBA*
Exam 3	April 12	7:30-9:30 p.m	TBA*
Final Exam	May 4	8:30-10:30 p.m.	TBA**

ROOM ASSIGNMENTS FOR EXAM 1:  FEB 8, 2011

  The following are the room assignments for Exam I

NOTE: STUDENTS TAKING THE EARLY EXAM MUST REMAIN IN THE EXAM ROOM UNTIL 7:00 p.m.

ROOM ASSIGNMENTS FOR EXAM 2: 
MARCH  8, 2011, 7:30-9:30 P.M.

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ROOM ASSIGNMENTS FOR EXAM 3:

  April  12, 2011 

(These are the same as for Test II)

STUDENTS WITH UK CLASS CONFLICTS FOR THE 7:30-9:30 EXAM ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE THE EXAM IN THE EARLY SESSION UNLESS THEY HAVE CONFLICT WITH THAT TIME SLOT TOO.  STUDENTS HAVING CONFLICTS

 WITH BOTH THE 5 P.M and 7:30 P.M. STARTING TIMES  CAN CAN MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THEIR LECTURE INSTRUCTOR FOR AN ALTERNATE STARTING TIME (e.g. 4:00 P.M).

*The official  examination rooms for the MA114  mid-term exams are :  CB 102 ( seats 135),  CB 110 (seats 135),  CB114 (seats 135), CB 122 (seats 135),  CP 139 ( seats 256),  CP 153 (seats 185) . The assignment of individual sections to rooms will be done  prior to each test.

 **The examination rooms for the MA114  final exam are:  CB 102 ( seats 135),  CB 110 (seats 135),  CB114 (seats 135), CB 118 (seats 300), CB106 (seats 300). The assignment of individual sections to rooms will be done after spring break.

If you have a scheduling conflict with,  or an excused absence from, or are in need of accommodation for an exam

Students having  conflicts with the time for a MA114 exam,  official unversity activities, scheduled class meetings,  or exams for other classes are entitled to take an  alternate exam at an alternate time provided they notify the instructor in writing at least two weeks in advance.  In most cases the alternate exams will be taken on the same day at an alternate time.  Arrangements will often be made for students who are traveling as part of university activities to take the exam at the scheduled time while traveling. Students needing accommodation will generally take their exams  at the Disability Resource Center in Room 2 of Alumni Gym (859-257-2754)

Old Exams   http://www.math.uky.edu/~ma114/exams/

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TENTATIVE: Course Calendar:  The following gives the approximate schedule of lecture material for the course. This is subject to change.  However the material listed before each exam will be covered  in lecture and/or recitation prior to the exam. 

 Schedule  of material  for the first exam

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 Material for the second exam

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Material for the third exam

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The final exam is comprehensive. It covers the material from the three mid-term exams in addition to the following, additional material.

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 Determination of  Final Grades: 

It is extremely important to note that the final grade is assigned for the  effort expended for the entire course: not just the examinations. 

There are a total of 500 points to be earned in the course. The grading scale is:

A	At least 90% or at least 450 points
B	At least 80% or at least 400 points
C	At least 70% or at least 350 points
D	At least 60% or at least 300 points
E	Below 60% or below 300 points

These points can be earned through the following activities:

Exams and Final	400 points	80% of course grade
Online homework	40 points	8% of course grade
Lecture  participation	20 points	4% of course grade
Recitation participation and work	40  points	8% of course grade
Total	500 points	100% of course grade

Exams and Homework: Each exam  (mid-term or final) counts 100 points.  The online  homework for each exam counts  10 points which is assigned on the percentage of assigned problems for which the student receives credit before the associated assignment expires.

 Attendance and Participation: Attendance will be taken at each lecture.

There are 20 attendance points. Of the 43  scheduled lectures, students are permitted three unexcused absences.  If N is the number of recorded lecture attendances  (excused absences are  recorded as attendances) then the attendance points assigned will be  the minimum of  20 and  `20*N/40`  rounded to the nearest integer (.5 rounds to 1).

Recitation: Recitation points will be assigned as explained in the separate recitation section syllabus. The assignment will be on the basis of attendance, participation, and in-class graded work as explained the  recitation section syllabus provided at the initial recitation section meeting.

 Cheating refers to the breaking of  rules to gain advantage, either for  for ones self or someone else.  In particular, any representation of the work of others as your own to gain academic credit or advantage is cheating.  Helping someone else cheat is cheating. For instance, signing an attendance sheet for someone else is cheating.  Since there is a specific rule against it, the use on exams  of calculators with symbolic manipulation capabilities  is cheating.

Individuals caught cheating will immediately receive failing grades in the course and  will be reported to the proper university authorities.

Collaboration on the online homework is not considered cheating . Students may seek assistance from any quarter (including tutors)  on the online homwork and, in particular, are encouraged to study together and work together on the online homework.  

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