MA 113: Sections 9 - 12 (Fall 2012)
This is the contents of the page
http://www.ms.uky.edu/~heidegl/MA113Fall12.html.
All information pertaining specifically to sections 9 - 12 of MA 113 will be posted on this page.
The most important web page for this course is the common web page for MA 113 at
http://www.msc.uky.edu/droyster/ma113/.
It contains the course calendar, syllabus, information about homework assignments, recitation worksheets, exam dates, the rules for the
course and much more.
Instructor:
Time and Place of Lectures:
Classes meet MWF 12:00 - 12:50 pm in CB 114.
Time and Place of Recitations:
Our class consists of four sections for recitations. Every recitation meets twice a week (Section 10 meets three times per week).
Information on the Course:
- Textbook: Calculus: Second Edition, by Jon Rogawski (ISBN 978-1-4641-3302-2)
published by W.H. Freeman.
- You have to download recitation worksheets from the common web page.
You must bring the printed version to your recitation meetings.
- All information, including exam dates, homework and quizzes, can be found on the
common web page as well as in the
common syllabus.
- For the course material that will be covered in lectures and recitations see the
course calendar.
- Other useful handouts can be retrieved from the
common web page.
- Be aware of the Policies of the course spelled out on
common web page
and in the Common Syllabus.
- Log on to the WebWork homework system WebWorK to get to
the first assignment.
Your login name is your LinkBlue username with capitalized letters, and your initial password is your 8-digit student number.
You can (and should) change your password.
Further instructions can be found
here.
Information on MA 193:
In addition to the 4 hours of credit for MA 113, the department offers one additional
hour of credit for MA 193 on a pass/fail basis. You will pass MA 193 if you have at most
2 unexcused absences during MA 113 recitations and you pass MA 113. If you fail MA
113 or have 3 or more unexcused absences you will fail MA 193.
Your section number for MA 193 has to equal your section number for MA 113.
That means, if you drop or change sections of MA 113, please make sure to also drop or change
sections of MA 193!
Grading:
See the section on Grading on the the common web page.
The allocation of the 100 non-exam points will be exactly as spelled out on that page (and in the common syllabus).
Attendance and Classroom Behavior:
I will take classroom attendance about 20 times randomly throughout the semester.
The teaching assistants will take attendance for recitations every time (see also MA 193).
Your attendance score for the final grade will be based on the percentage of lectures you attend.
See also the section Policies
on the common web page.
Group Work in Recitations:
In recitation, you will practice the material of the lectures using worksheets.
For the schedule of the worksheets see the
course calendar.
The worksheets are available to be downloaded here.
After the first two weeks you will be responsible for having the recitation worksheets with
you for recitation classes. If you fail to do so, then it will be counted as an unexcused absence.
You will work in groups on the worksheets. The teaching assistant will assign groups of 3-4 students
in each recitation and mix them after 2 weeks at the latest.
The assignment of the groups is entirely the decision of the teaching assistant!
Some internet resources:
Advice:
If you need help with the course contact me as soon as possible.
Do not wait with seeking help. It is very hard to catch up in a Math course after falling behind.
I am happy to help you, but you need to let me know that you need help.
See also the section Study Advice and Getting Help
on the common web page, in particular the information about the
Mathskeller and The Study.