Math 113 Problem Sets

Problem set 1 is due on Friday, September 19; a scan of the exercises from Needham are available here. Note that formula (4) is the formula for the solution of the cubic given in class: to solve , use the formula

$\begin{displaymath} x = \sqrt[3]{q+\sqrt{q^2-p^3}} + \sqrt[3]{q-\sqrt{q^2-p^3}} \end{displaymath}$
Problem set 2 is due on Friday, September 26.

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