HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT #1, MATH 312
     
     

    DUE DATE:  WEDNESDAY, JAN. 22 FOR ROUTINE PROBLEMS, NOT LONG THEREAFTER FOR NON-ROUTINE

    INSTRUCTIONS:  GLANCE AT ALL OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED.  PICK 6 OF THE ROUTINE ONES TO WRITE UP.  ALSO PICK ONE OR MORE OF THE NON-ROUTINE PROBLEMS AND WRITE THEM UP IF YOU'RE ABLE TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS.  YOU MAY WORK WITH OTHERS TO DEVELOP A ROUGH OUTLINE OF SOLUTIONS BUT YOU SHOULD WRITE UP BY YOURSELF A POLISHED VERSION OF THE OUTLINE.  IDENTIFY AT THE TOP OF YOUR FIRST PAGE THE NAME(S) OF YOUR COLLABORATOR(S).  BE PREPARED TO MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION IN CLASS ON THE PROBLEMS YOU SOLVED.  FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL THE INSTRUCTOR FOR HINTS ON ANY OF THE PROBLEMS.
                ALL OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED COME FROM CHAPTER 1.  THE ONES SPRINKLED THROUGH THE DISCUSSION IN CHAPTER 1 ARE LABELED T1.x.  SIMILARLY THOSE INVOLVING COMPUTERS ARE LABELED C1.x--AS MENTIONED IN THE SYLLABUS, SELECT ONE OF THESE ONLY IF YOU LIKE TO DO THINGS BY COMPUTER.  EXERCISES AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER (Pages 36-37) ARE SIMPLY LABELED 1.yy.

    ROUTINE PROBLEMS:  T1.1, T1.2, T1.4-T1.7, T1.9-T.13
                       1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.11, 1.14

    NON-ROUTINE PROBLEMS:   C1.2-C1.4
                            1.4, 1.9, 1.12, 1.13
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