Homework and Webwork



Homework
Homework to accompany each day's lecture is assigned in Lecture and homework schedule. While the
regular homework is not collected or graded, it is essential that you do it regularly. If you happen to
be a reincarnation of Karl Friedrich Gauss, you can probably skip the homework. If, on the other hand,
you are not, do your homework. End of sermon.

Most of the assigned problems are odd-numbered exercises from the book. The answers to most such
problems are given at the end of the book, so you can check your work for correctness. For any of the
homework problems, you are welcome to consult me. I will be happy to work with you on exercises that are
causing you trouble. You should also be aware that a solution manual for the textbook is available.

Another reason to do the homework is that many of the exam questions will be chosen to strongly
resemble problems from the homework.


Webwork
Webwork is a program developed at the University of Rochester, which permits homework to be assigned
and answered online. Each student will receive individualized problems to work and answer online.
These will be graded, and will count as part of the final grade. Webwork assignment dates are given
in the Lecture and homework schedule.

Access to your webwork problems, and extrensive documentation on how to use the webwork system,
is available at Mathematics department webwork page. Be sure to read this!