MA 113 and EGR 199 - Calculus I (Spring 2010)
Course coordinated by Heide G. Luerssen at the University of Kentucky.
In Calculus I, we will learn about derivatives, integrals and the fundamental theorems of calculus.
We begin by introducing the notion of a limit. Limits are essential to defining derivatives and integrals.
By the end of the semester students should know precise definitions of continuity, the derivative, and the integral and understand the
fundamental theorem of calculus which relates the latter two.
We will illustrate the methods and ideas of calculus by applying them to solve several physical and geometric problems.
We will cover most of Chapters 1 to 5 of Stewart. Please see the
course calendar for a detailed listing of sections.
Exposure to the precision needed in Calculus will foster critical thinking and rational
reasoning. In order to help you learn to formulate and communicate
mathematical ideas, there will be six written assignments; for the schedule see the
course calendar. Your
solutions to these assignments are expected to be carefully drafted documents
that are written up in complete sentences. You should lay out and
explain all the arguments you used to arrive at your solution.
Trigonometric Functions on the Web:
Here is a nice applet
relating the graph of the sine function to the geometry on the unit circle.
For the other trigonometric functions follow the links on this page or watch this
nice little movie.
Here is an applet showing how the trig values change when the point on the circle
is moved around.
And then there is Wikipedia with some useful information.
Remember the handout
Some Facts Every Student Of Calculus Should Know from first day of class.
Class Schedule:
Time and Place of the Lectures:
Section | Day/Time | Room | Lecturer |
Office | E-Mail | Phone |
MA 113 1 - 3 | MWF 10:00-10:50 am | CB 102 | Nagel |
POT 763 | uwenagel@ms.uky.edu | 257-6793 |
MA 113 4 - 6 | MWF 12:00-12:50 am | CB 102 | Luerssen |
POT 751 | heidegl@ms.uky.edu | 257-6796 |
MA 113 7 - 9 | MWF 02:00-02:50 pm | SRB 303 | Braun |
POT 831 | braun@ms.uky.edu | 257-6810 |
EGR 199 1 - 2 | MWF 10:00-10:50 am | FPAT 259 | Hewett |
RGAN 289 | dhewett@engr.uky.edu | 257-8864 |
Time and Place of the Recitations:
Section | Time | Room | TA | E-Mail |
1 | TR 08:00-09:15 | CB 341 | John Mosley | jmosley@ms.uky.edu |
2 | TR 02:00-03:15 | TPC 101 | John Mosley | jmosley@ms.uky.edu |
3 | TR 03:30-04:45 | CB 341 | Jeffrey Vanasse | jvanasse@ms.uky.edu |
4 | TR 12:30-01:45 | FB 213 | Claire McCall | cmccall@ms.uky.edu |
5 | TR 08:00-09:15 | FB 213 |
Bryan Sandor | bsandor@ms.uky.edu |
6 | TR 03:30-04:45 | FB 213 | Claire McCall | cmccall@ms.uky.edu |
7 | TR 12:30-01:45 | CB 217 | Sara Ellis | sellis@ms.uky.edu |
8 | TR 02:00-03:15 | CB 345 | Jeffrey Vanasse | jvanasse@ms.uky.edu |
9 | TR 03:30-04:45 | CB 347 | Sara Ellis | sellis@ms.uky.edu |
193-10 | W 03:00-04:40 | Math House |
Bryan Sandor | bsandor@ms.uky.edu |
EGR 199 3 | TR 09:30-10:45 | FPAT 265 | Elaphe Crabb | elaphe.crabb@uky.edu |
EGR 199 4 | TR 11:00-12:15 | FPAT 265 | Robert Stewart | rlst223@uky.edu |
Ma 193:
In addition to the 4 hours of credit for MA 113, the department offers one additional hour of credit as 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.
Have in mind that also not having the recitation worksheets with you will count as an unexcused absence; see also the section
Recitation Worksheets .
Your section number for MA 193 has to equal your section number for MA 113.
If you drop or change sections of MA 113, please make sure to also drop or change sections of MA 193.
It is your responsibility to take care of this if you change sections; otherwise you risk a failing grade for Ma 193
because you are not on the proper class roll.
Students in the MathExcel Program only register for the recitation MA 193-010 and attend the Wednesday recitation 193-10 listed above
in addition to the regular Tuesday-Thursday recitation corresponding to their section of MA 113.
Textbook, Recitation Worksheets and Handouts:
- Textbook: Calculus (Early Transcendentals), 6th edition, by James
Stewart, ISBN 978-0-495-01166-8 or 0-495-01166-5.
The book Single Variable - Calculus (Early Transcendentals), 6th edition, by James Stewart may also be used.
- Recitation worksheets (required material), see here
- Common syllabus: (pdf-file)
- Course calendar: (pdf-file)
- Some suggestions on how to study mathematics and common errors one should avoid: (pdf-file)
- Handout on Trig Functions: (pdf-file)
- Written homework assignments, see below
Recitation Worksheets:
In recitation, you will practice the material of the lectures using worksheets. You will work in groups and sometimes individually.
For the schedule of the worksheets see the course calendar.
You should have bought the worksheets at the beginning of the semester, but they can also be downloaded from
here.
You are responsible for having the recitation worksheets with you for recitation classes. If you fail to do so, it will be counted as unexcused absence.
Homework and Quizzes:
A) Mandatory homework, counting toward the grade:
- Homework on the web homework system (WHS) at https://www.mathclass.org.
The due date for each of these homework assignments is given on the corresponding web page as well
as in the
course calendar.
Notice that for each web-based homework problem you may resubmit your answer as often as you
want before midnight of the due date!
- 6 written assignments to be turned in during lecture; for the due dates see the
course calendar.
The assignments will be made available on time. The solutions will be made available after the due date.
Read the Common Syllabus on how to approach these homework assignments and the grading policy.
B) Optional homework, not counting for the grade:
- Warm-up assignment A0; Review assignments AR, BR, CR, DR (all web-based)
- Optional homework assignments from the textbook as listed in the
course calendar.
This homework will not be graded. But it is very much recommended to do these problems as they prepare you for the exams.
C) Quizzes:
Quizzes will be given on a regular base during recitations; for the schedule see the
course calendar.
The quizzes will not be graded and do not count toward the grade.
They help you to see how you can cope with a test situation where you have to work on your own on a given
problem with closed books and limited amount of time.
Solutions of Quiz Problems: (will be posted after quiz day)
Exams/Supplementary Review Sessions:
There will be three uniform midterm exams and one final exam.
Exam | Date | Time | Exam Room |
Exam 1 Solution |
Tue, Feb 9, 2010 | 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
Sections 1, 2, 8, 9, EGR 1, EGR 2: CB 106 Sections 3 - 7: CB 118 |
Exam 2 Solution | Tue, Mar 9, 2010 | 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
Sections 1, 2, 8, 9, EGR 1, EGR 2: CB 106 Sections 3 - 7: CB 118 |
Exam 3 Solution | Tue, Apr 13, 2010 | 7:30 - 9:30 pm |
Sections 1, 2, 8, 9, EGR 1, EGR 2: CB 106 Sections 3 - 7: CB 118 |
Final Exam Solution | Wed, May 5, 2010 | 6:00 - 8:00 pm |
Sections 1, 2, 8, 9, EGR 1, EGR 2: CB 106 Sections 3 - 7: CB 118 |
Bring your student identification card with you to the exams!
On the exams you may use calculators of the type TI 84 or less. No calculators with symbolic
manipulations capabilities are allowed.
Answers that are simply the output of calculator routines will generally not receive any credit on the exams.
Think of the calculator you are using as an aid to thinking (at best)!!!
Old exams on Ma 113 can be found here.
Before each exam there will be a supplementary review session
Review | Date | Time | Room |
Review 1 | Mon, Feb 8 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm | CB 114 |
Review 2 | Mon, Mar 8 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm | CB 114 |
Review 3 | Mon, Apr 12 | 6:30 - 8:00 pm | CB 114 |
Review 4 | Tue, May 4 | 7:00 - 9:00 pm | CB 234 |
Grading:
You can earn up to 500 total points in the course based on the following activities.
3 Exams (100 points each) | 300 points |
Final Exam | 100 points |
Homework and Attendance | 100 points |
Total | 500 points |
The 100 points for homework and attendance are computed based on the following components:
Web Homework: | 95 |
Written Assignments: | 60 (10 each) |
Attendance in Lecture: | 45 |
Total divided by 2: | 100 |
Your grade will be based on the number of points you earned according to the following scheme:
Total Course Points (out of 500) |
At least 450 |
At least 400 |
At least 350 |
At least 300 |
Final Course Grade |
A |
B |
C |
D |
Study Advice and Getting Help:
It is essentially impossible to passively teach mathematics; it must be actively learned.
To understand what this means, consider the impossibility of learning to play tennis by listening
to someone describe how to play tennis or by watching some world-class player.
You will not learn the material in this course by just
listening to the lectures, and thinking to yourself - "Yes, I understand that". You must work the
problems and go through the difficulties before you will begin to learn. The instructor's task is that of an
assistant to help you learn as much of the material as you desire.
This being said, form good study skills from the start! Come to class.
Read the text prior to the lecture where it will be covered. Take notes and do the homework..
Find classmates to study with.
Do not fall behind. It is very difficult to catch up in a math class after falling behind.
Use old exams of MA 113 to take a practice test by yourself in an exam-like situation.
Compare your solutions with those provided by the answer key.
If you are having trouble, then seek help without delay.
If you are having trouble with a homework problem, you can send an e-mail through the online homework
system to your teaching assistant.
Try to provide as much information as possible in your help request.
For example, you should at least describe how you attempted the problem and at least guess where
you might be going wrong.
If you need more help than what can be provided by the online help, you should take one or more
of the following steps.
- Talk to your instructors before or after class or send them an email, if necessary.
Let them know what problems you are having, if any. They will be happy to help!
- Go to the office hours of your instructors.
- You can also seek help in the Mathskeller that is located in room CB 063 in the basement of the classroom building.
Many instructors and teaching assistants from the Department of Mathematics will hold office hours in the Mathskeller.
In addition, limited drop-in tutoring is available.
You can seek help from any of the instructors or teaching assistants --- not just your own.
The Mathskeller is open from 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday (except academic holidays) during the semester.
- Furthermore, you can seek help in The Study located on the 3rd floor of the Commons, South Campus.
Academic Enhancement provides drop-in peer tutoring by experienced undergraduate students who have successfully navigated
the courses for which they tutor.
A regular schedule of all tutoring is available on The Study's website.
You can also call 257-1356.
You can find more detailed suggestions of how to study for the course
here.
Policies:
- Attend lectures and recitations regularly.
Be on time and remain until dismissed. Do not leave in the middle of class.
Instructors have the right to take off attendance points for coming late or leaving early.
If you cannot come to lecture or recitation and would like to request an excused absence let the instructor
know about it next time in class (see also the section on attendance in the Common Syllabus).
- Classes are cell phone-free and laptop-free zones! Cell phones and laptops must be off and out of sight for the
entire class period (see also the section on calculators and laptop computers in the Common Syllabus).
Instructors have the right to take off attendance points for using cell phones or laptops during class.
The same applies to reading newspapers or other activities unrelated to the course.
- In order to be fair to all students, dates for exams and homework assignments are firm.
It is very important to take each exam on schedule.
Missed work may be made up only due to illness with medical documentation or for other unusual (documented) circumstances
(see also the section on late homework in the Common Syllabus for policies on late written assignments).
If you have a university excused absence or a university-scheduled class conflict with uniform examinations please
contact your lecturer as soon as possible, at least 10 days before the exam, so that an alternate exam can be arranged
for you.
No alternate exam will be given more than 8 days after the common hour exam.
- Academic Honesty: Students are encouraged to work together to understand a problem and to develop a solution.
However, the solution you submit for credit must be your own work.
In particular, you should write your solutions to the written assignments independently.
Copying on exams and usage of books, notes, or communication devices during examinations is not allowed.
Cheating or plagiarism is a serious offense, and it will not be tolerated.
Students are responsible for knowing the University policy on cheating.
- To earn top grade on exam problems and written assignments it is not enough to have the correct answer,
but you must also show the correct reasoning.
- Classes do meet as usual on the days after an exam and on Friday before Spring break. Attendance rules apply as usual.