MA113:019-021	Fall 1999
Syllabus	Lecturer: Russell Brown

Lecturer: Russell Brown, POT 741, 257-3951, rbrown@ms.uky.edu. Office hours: MWF 10-11am and by appointment.

Teaching assistant: (Section 019, 020) Alina, Iacob, POT 802, 257-6816, iacob@ms.uky.edu. Office hours: TR 2:30-4 pm

(Section 21) Jakayla Robbins, POT 718, 257-6806, jrobbins@ms.uky.edu. Office hours: TR 12-1:30pm

Rooms: Lecture MWF 11:00am-11:50am in CB114. Recitations: Section 19, TR 11:00am-12:15pm in CP201. Section 20, TR 12:30pm-1:45pm in CB347. Section 21 tba.

Textbook: The textbook for this course will be Calculus, 8^th edition, by D. Varberg and E. Purcell. This is a new book and we are expecting copies to be available in the bookstores on 15 September. Copies of the first two chapters will be handed out in class.

Material to be covered: This is a first course in calculus. In the first semester, we will learn about derivatives, integrals and the fundamental theorems of calculus, which give the connections between integrals and derivatives. We will begin by introducing the notion of a limit, which is essential to defining derivatives and integrals. By the end of the semester students should know precise definitions of these objects. We will also give an indication of the sorts of problems that can be solved using calculus and discuss the interpretations of the derivative as velocity or slope of a tangent line and the integral as area or distance traveled.

Homework: A small number of homework problems will be assigned over the course of the semester to be handed in for grading. This homework will come in two flavors. Routine problems that are to be done individually and will be graded by an undergraduate paper grader. More interesting problems that are to be done in small groups and will be graded by your instructors. No late homework will be accepted. In addition, you should try to work most of the problems on the course calendar. The problems on the course calendar will be used to as guides to constructing exam questions. Your main task in recitation is to make sure that you understand these problems. A portion of your homework grade will be based on presentations of these problems in recitation.

Exams: There will be three exams and a final. These exams are scheduled in the evening as indicated in the course calendar. The final exam will be cumulative, but with an emphasis on the material covered since the last test.

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. You will pass MA193 if you have 0, 1 or 2 unexcused absences. If you have more unexcused absences, you will fail MA193. Your section number for MA193 should equal your section number for MA113. If you drop or change sections of MA113, please make sure to also drop or change sections of MA193.

University studies program: MA113 is part of the University studies program. It fulfills the mathematics component of the Basic skills requirement and the inference component. As such it has a writing component. Students will be encouraged to write coherently on exams and homework.

Grading: Students need an average of 90% for an A, 80% for a B, 70% for a C and 60% for a D.

3 hour exams	300
Final exam	100
Homework	150
TOTAL	550

Calculators: Students may use a graphing calculator on exams and homework. Students may not use a machine with symbolic manipulation capabilities on exams. Thus, no TI-92’s, no HP-48’s or laptop computers may be used on exams. Please see the lecturer if you have any questions.

Absences: You should attend class. If you must miss a recitation and are registered for MA193, you must give a valid excuse to your teaching assistant. Otherwise, your absence will be marked as unexcused and this may lead to failing MA193. If you are not able to turn in a homework assignment because of an absence, you will not be able to turn it in late. Please inform your teaching assistant or lecturer and we will adjust your score before assigning your letter grade.

Web page: A primitive web page for this course is at http://www.ms.uky.edu/~rbrown/ma113. Any handouts will be available at this address.