MATH 380: Homework Assignments

Turn in your homework assignment to me (in class or my office) before 5:00 PM on the due date.

  • To receive full credit, homework sets must be handed in to me on time (either in class or my office.) Although it is not required, students should consider typesetting their homework using LaTeX. Turn in as much of the homework as you can by this deadline to receive partial credit. If you have a legitimate conflict you must tell me ahead of time.
  • You will work with a "homework partner" throughout the semester, and the two of you will turn in only one final version of each assignment. You are encouraged to work with other students on the assignments as much as possible, but each student pair must write up the answers in their own words. Each individual student is STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to think about and attempt the problems on their own before meeting with their partner. When you are about to tackle the homework assignment, you should use this strategy:
    THINK, PAIR, SHARE.
    • You are expected to be working on the homework assignments throughout the week.
    DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE IT IS DUE TO START THE ASSIGNMENT!
  • Communication with your peers will be a focal point. In addition to working in pairs on your homework assignments, there will also be regular presentations given in class. Students will be asked to present their solutions to homework problems to the rest of the class. The best way to truly understand a concept is to be able to explain it to someone else. Talking about math is just as important as thinking and writing math. Our goal is to become more comfortable with the necessary communication.
UPDATED: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 at 16:09
Set Homework Problems Due Date
1
 Homework 1 Thursday,
January 30
2
 Homework 2
Here is the "Cut-and-Paste" example from class.		 Tuesday,
February 18
3
 Homework 3 Tuesday,
February 25
4
 Homework 4 (Proof from class.)
Check out this view of a homotopy that deforms a loop into the constant loop.
 Friday,
March 7
5
 Homework 5 Friday,
March 14
Break
Spring Break: No classes, March 17-21.
STUDY ALL WEEK...Yeah right!
Have a great and safe break!
6
 Homework 6 (Notes on Group Presentations) Tuesday,
April 1
Exam
 Exam 1 will be given on Thursday, April 10: The exam will cover everything up to this point. It will be similar to the homework. To practice for the exam, review the homework problems and your notes.
Thursday, April 10
7
 Homework 7 Friday,
April 18
8
 Homework 8 (Notes on computing the homology of a disk and torus.) Tuesday,
April 29
9
 Homework 9 (Notes on Mayer-Vietoris) Thursday,
May 8
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Final
Exam

The Final Exam is on Thursday, May 8, 12:00-3:00 pm, in class: It is NOT cumulative and will only cover the material we have learned since the last exam.

Thursday, May 8