Homework Assignments.
Section Assignment due date (for MWF sections)
- - Wednesday, September 23
1.1 10,14,20,24,26,28 Friday, September 25
1.2 6,11,20,30,32,38 Monday, September 28
1.3 4,8,14,34,48,50 Wednesday, September 30
2.1 4,8,10,20,28,42 Friday, October 2
2.2 4,8,10,32,47,50 Monday, October 5
2.3 10,20,26,30,40,42 Wednesday, October 7
2.4 4,14,26,28,40,76 Friday, October 9
- HOLIDAY Monday, October 12
3.1 10,22,34,38,44,48 Wednesday, October 14
3.2 6,18,28,38,48,52 Friday, October 16
3.3 22,32,36,40,50,56 Monday, October 19
- REVIEW Wednesday, October 21
MIDTERM SC D, 6:45-8:15pm
4.1 6,12,14,16,26,32 Friday, October 23
4.2 2,14,16,34,40,42 Monday, October 26
4.3 2,6,8,18,20,34cdefg Wednesday, October 28
4.4 2,4,6,24,32,38 Friday, October 30
5.1 16,24,26,36,48,52 Monday, November 2
5.2 3,4,6,16,36,40 Wednesday, November 4
5.3 4,10,12,18,22,32 Friday, Novemeber 6
6.1 2,14,20,28,38,42 Monday, November 9
- HOLIDAY Wednesday, November 11
6.2 8,10,16,20,28,32 Friday, November 13
6.3 14,22,28,38,40,44 Monday, November 16
6.4 6,12,24,30,32,38 Wednesday, November 18
6.5 8,12,22,28,40afg,42 Friday, November 20
- REVIEW Monday, November 23
MIDTERM SC D, 6:45-8:15pm
7.1 2,4,6,12,14,24 Wednesday, November 25
- HOLIDAY Friday, November 27
7.3 2,10,12,16,26,36 Monday, November 30
8.1 2,14,26,32,46,54 Wednesday, December 2
8.2 8,10,22,30,31,40 Friday, December 4
8.3 1,2,3,4,5 Monday, December 7
9.1 65,66,54,67,68,69 Wednesday, December 9
10.1 1,2,3,4,5,6 Friday, December 11
10.2 1,2,3,4,5,6 Monday, December 14
10.3 1,2,3,4,5,6 Wednesday, December 16
10.4 1,2,3,4,5,6 Monday, January 4
Homework problems are an integral part of this course. It is impossible to understand the material and do well on the exams without working through the homework problems in a thoughtful manner. Don't just crank through computations and write down answers - think about the problems posed, your strategy, the meaning of the computations you perform, and the answers you get. Nothing prevents you from trying a few more problems in a given section if you feel it may do you some good. More generally the only way to learn any topic in mathematics is to work out examples for yourself.
Many homework problems will look different from problems discussed in class and in the text. This is not an accident: We want you to think about the material and to learn to apply it in unfamiliar settings and interpret it in different ways. Only if you understand the material (as opposed to merely knowing it) will you be able to go beyond the information you are given.
Some students seem to subscribe to the ``Ten Minute Rule'': If you can not solve it in ten minutes, you cannot solve it at all. Nothing could be further from the truth: you will learn most from those problems which keep you busy more than ten minutes, whether you ultimately solve them or not.
You are encouraged to discuss the course with other students, your CA and/or your TF. It is much easier to learn mathematics if you have other people who will help you test your understanding and surmount problems. It is fine to discuss homework problems with other students, but you should always write your homework solutions out yourself in your own words.
Your homework is due at the start of class on the due date. Your course assistant will return your corrected homework to you at the end of the following class. He/she will also put homework solutions on reserve at Cabot Library within 1 week of the due date. If you hand in your homework late there will be a 25% penalty for the first week of delay (or any part of it), and an additional 25% for any longer delays. Homework will no longer be accepted five days after the beginning of reading period. In calculating the total grade for your homework your 4 worst individual homework grades will be dropped.
You are strongly encouraged to keep up to date with the homework, otherwise you will find that you do not get all you should out of the classes. It will also become increasingly difficult to catch up again.
Solutions to some of the homework problems may be found here. Others solutions will be deposited in Cabot library.