Ma 310: Foundations for Higher Mathematics
		      Reading and Homework Assignment 0
			     Prof. Wickerhauser


You are encouraged to collaborate on homework, and to work additional
exercises from the indicated problem sections, although the homework grade
will be based only on the exercises listed below.  Please return your
solutions to me by the end of class.  LATE HOMEWORK WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Read the Preface for the Student, pages xvi--xx, of the text.

Let N be the sum of the digits of your student ID number.  Read problem N on
pages xvii--xx, and either solve it or find the section of the text where its
solution method is found.

Read Chapter 1, pages 2--20, of the text.

Do Exercises 1.x on pages 20--24 of the text,
 for all x in the set {1, 6, 9, 14, 19, 21, 27, 28, 35, 50}