Reading
The approach to reading a mathematics textbook is different than the approach used for reading in most other disciplines. Check out How to Read a Math Book and How to Read a Math Textbook for some helpful guidelines and instructions.
Exercises
Problems are due at the start of class when we will typically spend some time discussing the homework. Please observe the following:
- Assignments are to be done on standard size paper.
- Pages should not have ragged edges from spiral bound notebooks.
- Solutions should be laid out in an organized manner.
- Multiple page assignments must be fastened together.
- Most importantly: your work must be legible; if it's too difficult to read then it will not be graded, but you may be given the opportunity to redo the assignment.
Assignments
| Day | Date | Reading Assignment | Exercises Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri | 8/29 | 1.0 – 1.9 |
1.1: 2, 12, 18, 22, 30, 36 1.2: 2, 8 1.3: 4, 6, 12 Sign up for a writeLaTeX account and use the "Paper" button to write a paragraph (it can even be nonsense) that uses at least twenty mathematical symbols (including Greek letters) |
| Wed | 9/3 | 2.0 – 2.4 |
1.4: 2, 8, 10, 14, 16 1.5: 2(b,d,h), 4(a,g), 10 1.6: 2(a,e,h,i) 1.7: 4, 6, 12 1.8: 8, 12, 14 |
| Fri | 9/5 | 2.5 – 2.8 |
[This would be a good assignment to do using LaTeX. You may
use homework-template.tex
as a starting point. Cut-and-paste the template source into a blank
project on writeLaTeX.] 2.1: 2–14 even 2.2: 4, 6, 10, 14 2.3: 2, 4, 6, 12 2.4: 2, 4 |
| Mon | 9/8 | 2.9 – 2.12 |
2.5: 4, 8, 10 2.6: 4, 8, 12 2.7: 2, 4, 6, 10 (Here is a sample of a truth table in LaTeX and the corresponding PDF file.) |
| Wed | 9/10 | 4.0 – 4.3 |
2.9: 4, 6, 8, 12 2.10: 2, 6, 8 |
| Fri | 9/12 | 4.4 – 4.5 |
[LaTeX not required for this assignment. However,
if you decide to use it, please look at the
updated homework-template.tex.
It has two changes in the preamble (the stuff before
\begin{document} and demonstrates the proof and proposition
environments.]Exercise: Find the GCD of 798 and 48 using the Euclidean Algorithm. Chapter 4: 2, 4, 6 |
| Mon | 9/15 | 5.0 – 5.3 |
[Please use LaTeX to write your solutions.] Chapter 4: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 20 |
| Wed | 9/17 | 6.0 – 6.2 | Chapter 5: 4, 6, 14, 18, 24. (Use LaTeX) |
| Fri | 9/19 | 6.3 – 6.4 | Chapter 6: 2, 4, 6, 8. (LaTeX) |
| Mon | 9/22 | 7.0 – 7.4 | Exam Due |
| Wed | 9/24 | 8.0 – 8.2 |
(Use LaTeX) Chapter 6: 14. Chapter 7: 4, 8, 12, 14, 32. |
| Fri | 9/26 | 8.3 – 8.4 | Chapter 8: 2, 8, 14. |
| Mon | 9/29 | 9.0 – 9.3 | Complete worksheet. |
| Wed | 10/1 | 10.0 – 10.1 | Chapter 9: 2, 12, 18, 34. |
| Fri | 10/3 | 10.2 – 10.3 | Chapter 10: 2, 6, 16. |
| Mon | 10/6 | 11.0 – 11.3 | Complete Induction Problems Worksheet. |
| Wed | 10/8 | 11.4 – 11.5 |
11.0: 4, 6, 8, 12, 14. 11.1: 2, 8, 16. |
| Fri | 10/10 | 12.0 – 12.3 |
11.2: 4, 6, 12. 11.3: 2. 11.4: 4, 6, 8. |
| Mon | 10/13 | 12.4 – 12.6 |
12.1: 4, 10, 12. 12.2: 4, 6. |
| Wed | 10/15 | 13.0 – 13.2 |
12.3: 4. 12.4: 4, 8. 12.5: 4, 8 (treat as a proof) |