Ma 404: Numerical Methods
		      Reading and Homework Assignment 2
			     Prof. Wickerhauser

Read Chapter 2, Sections 2.1--2.5, of the text.

Do Exercise 3(a) in Section 2.1, p.50.
Do Algorithm 1 of Section 2.1, p.51 for the Ex.3(a) function.

Do Exercise 3(d) of Section 2.2, pp.61.
Do Exercise 5 of Section 2.2, pp.61.

Do Exercise 2 of Section 2.3, p.69.

Do Exercise 2 of Section 2.4, pp.85--86.
Do Exercise 11 of Section 2.4, pp.85--86.
Do Algorithm 4(b) of Section 2.4, p.88.

Do Exercise 10 of Section 2.5, p.99.
Do Exercise 12 of Section 2.5, p.99.