Homework Instructions

A large part of your learning will come from doing the homework problems.  You are highly encouraged to study in groups, both sharing and receiving wisdom and knowledge, but what you write on your own paper must reflect your own understanding.  Do not mindlessly copy without understanding.  Doing well on the homework should insure you also do well on the tests.

Write neatly and use lots of paper (it is cheap and can be recycled).  Make your work clear and neat enough that you would be happy to receive it if you were the grader.

When you finish one problem, don't rush on to the next without thinking.  Rather, stop and think about what you learned (i.e., why I assigned that particular problem) and review the method so you could do a similar problem on the test.

The assignments are listed here Download here

.  The homework is due at the beginning of class two class days after it is discussed in class.

Some sections have Computer Explorations exercises, and I often assign one or two.  They usually require Maple.  You are not expected to dream up the Maple commands on your own.  I have included in the Canvas assignment a screenshot of the commands and you simply type them in to Maple and watch Maple do its magic.  You might want to play around a little and change parameters or functions to see how the output changes.  You should note and understand what each Maple command does, but you should not (yet) feel the requirement to be a Maple Master and dream up the commands on your own.

Between doing the homework assignment and reading the next section the average student should spend an average of 2 hours between class periods.  But this seems to vary widely from section to section: some have more homework than others.  Sorry.