Homework write-ups:

• Problems turned in should be written legibly, showing intermediate steps or explanation so I can see how you came to your answer. How much work should you show? ... enough so that a student who had this class five years ago would understand what you did and why.
• If you use a calculator for parts of your homework or on a test (and want to get credit), you should indicate what you punched into the calculator, what the output was, and how you interpreted the output.
• Label each assignment with your name (first and last), the due date, and the section from the text.
• Staple all the pages for a section together. If papers are not stapled, only the first page will be graded.
• If you tear homework out of a notebook, trim the edges. Papers with torn edges (fringes) will not be accepted.
• Homework should be turned in at the next Thursday or Monday claslass meeting unless specified otherwise.
• Late homework will not be accepted. You may miss two homework assignments without penalty.

MA2321 Homework
Fall '03, T. Olson

1.1*

# 9,10,13,15,28,33 (not collected)

1.2*

# 6a,6b,22,23a,25,26,27,28,30 (collected W 8/27)

1.3*

# 6,10,12,25a,25b (Th 8/28)

1.4*

# 2,4,8,19,31,32,35,36 (Tu 9/2) click here

1.5

# 2,4,6,12,16,28-32,36 (W 9/3)

1.7

# 2,6,8,12,14,23-26 (Th 9/4)

1.8

# 4,6,14,16,19,30 (M 9/8)

1.9

# 4,6,8,12,14,16 (Th 9/11)

2.1

# 2,6,10,13,18,23,24 (Th 9/11)

2.2

# 3,6,9,13,14,18,19,35 (M 9/15)

2.3

# 16-24 (write up even-numbered problems) (M 9/15)

2.4

# 21, plus two others (Th 9/18, not collected due to test) click here

2.8

# 7,11,13,23,27,28,29,33,35 (Th 9/18, not collected due to test) Note: these are not available at the Library, so click here

3.1

#(19-24?),37,38 (Th 9/25)

3.2

#5,6,15-20,32,40 (Th 9/25)

3.3

#7,21,27 (Th 9/25)

5.1

#1,3,6,16,24,25 (M 9/29) Do all of these problems by hand, then redo problem 16 using your calculator (you'll probably get different answers!).

5.2

#2,6,8,21,22,23 (M 9/29)

5.3

#4,6,8,16,23,24,27,31 (Th 10/2)

6.1

#19,20,32 (Th 10/2) (practice problems 1-18 if you need review)

6.2

#10,13,35 (M 10/6)

6.3

#3,13,15 (M 10/6)

7.1

#10,12,22,29,30

7.2

#7,8

* - The first four homework assignments (sections 1.1-1.4) are from the second edition of the textbook.
All other assignments are from the THIRD edition.
Photocopies are on electronic reserve in the library; search under "MA2321, T. Olson" for "Exercises".

• Additional problems will be assigned in class. Some changes may also be announced in class, so check with me if you're more than one section ahead on the homework.
• Homework should be done on the day we cover the given section in class, before we begin the next section.
• Problems in parentheses do not have to be written up or turned in and will not be on a pop quiz. However, these problems use concepts and procedures that you will need to know.
• All problems not in parentheses will be collected regularly (the next class meeting) and may appear on a pop quiz.
• Problems listed above are MINIMUM assignments. More problems may be necessary to master the material.

Homework write-ups:

• Problems turned in should be written legibly, showing intermediate steps or explanation so I can see how you came to your answer. I'm more interested in seeing how you approached a problem than in what ``the answer'' is.
• Label each assignment with your name (first and last), the due date, and the section from the text.
• Staple all the pages for a section together. If papers are not stapled, only the first page will be graded.
• If you tear homework out of a notebook, trim the edges. Papers with torn edges (fringes) will not be accepted.
• Homework should be turned in at the next class meeting unless specified otherwise.
• Late homework will not be accepted. You may miss two homework assignments without penalty.

Calculators:

You are expected to bring a graphing calculator with you to every class meeting. You must be able to to do basic arithmetic and graph functions in various windows on your calculator.

If you use a calculator for parts of your homework or on a test (and want to get credit), you should indicate what you punched into the calculator, what the output was, and how you interpreted the output.

"hc" means you should show how to do each step of the calculation by Hand, and then check your answer with your Calculator.
"ch" means you should find the solution using your calculator, and then check it by Hand (substitution, to verify that you actually have a solution to the given equations).
"check" means you should find a way to verify that your answer is correct (without merely re-calculating it).

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