MATH 388: Homework Assignments

Turn in your homework assignment to me (in class or my office) before 8:00 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.) Moreover, each student must typeset 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 are encouraged to work with other students on the assignments as much as possible, but each student must write up the answers in her or his own words. 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!
  • Reading the textbook is required, NOT optional. Your chances of getting a good grade in this course are infinitesimally small unless you read the textbook in addition to attending lectures.
UPDATED: Tuesday, December 7, 2010 at 18:13
Set Homework Problems Reading Assignment Due Date
1
Attend Latex Instruction Lecture:
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 7:00 pm, Newton 209, presented by Professor Leary
Sec. 1.2: 2, 3, 8, 11, 15
Sec. 2.4: 9
Sections 1.1, 2.1-2.2
Friday,
September 3
2
 Sec. 2.4: 1, 2, 7, 8(b), 10, 12
Sec. 3.3: 1, 2, 5, 6, 9
Extra Problem: Define a nonstandard operation (either addition or scalar multiplication) that makes R2 into a vector space. (You must do this problem. It is not optional.)
Here is another example of a proof to show that something is a vector space. This is actually problem #2 from Section 3.3. This should help you know how your proof for this and similar problems should look.
Here is some sample LaTeX to help you get started. Let me know if there is anything you want me to add to it.
Sections 2.3, 3.1-3.3
Friday,
September 10
3
 Sec. 4.3: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16(1), 17, 25, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34
(For #1, a simple 'yes' or 'no' is insufficient. You must prove your answer. For #7, what specific subspace is it, and is there a "simpler" spanning set?)
This assignment has a lot of problems! Sorry about that, but most should be fairly simple.
Sections 4.1-4.2
Thursday,
September 16
4
 Sec. 5.3: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 24 (Make sure you justify your answers.)
Sections 5.1-5.2
Thursday,
September 23
Exam Questions
 Exam Questions: The exam coming up will cover Chapters 1-7 of the textbook. Each student should submit a possible exam question coming from the material of these chapters. Submit one question by Monday, September 27, and if I choose to include your question then you will receive 5 bonus points on the exam.
Chapters 1-7
Monday,
September 27
5
 Sec. 6.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 14
Sec. 7.2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Sections 6.1-6.2, 7.1
Thursday,
September 30
Exam
 Exam 1 will be given on Tuesday, Oct. 5: The exam will cover all of Chapters 1-7 of the textbook. It will be similar to the homework, including both computational and proof exercises. To practice for the exam, review the homework problems, do some extra problems similar to the homework problems, and know ALL of the relevant definitions and theorems. Here is a practice exam. We will have a review in class on Monday.
Chapters 1-7
Tuesday, October 5
Exam
Corrections
If you scored below an 85 on the first midterm exam, you are REQUIRED to write up test corrections.
  1. All of you are allowed to do exam corrections, but you are only required to if you scored below an 85. These corrections will add points back to your exam, one third of the points taken off.
  2. You need to make corrections for all of the mistakes you made on the exam. Please provide the correct solution to EVERY problem that you did not get completely correct.
  3. In addition to giving the correct solution, you must GIVE AN EXPLANATION for why your original solution is incorrect.
  4. The exam corrections must be submitted to me orally. Make an appointment or come by my office hours by Friday, October 15. (It is best if you do this AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, while the exam is still fresh in your mind.)
DUE by
Friday, October 15
6
 Sec. 8.7: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 (I did #6 in class, and #8 should be similar.)
Sections 8.1-8.4
Monday,
October 18
7
 Sec. 8.7: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22
Sections 8.5-8.6
Friday,
October 22
8
 Sec. 9.3: 2, 5, 6, 7
Sec. 10.5: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12, 15, 18, 25, 27, 33
(For #2, just do T(Q(x)). For #18, just do enough to convince me that you know what you are doing.)
Although I did not assign all of them, make sure you can do just about every problem from Chapter 10. This is a great place to find good exam questions!
Sections 9.1, 10.1-10.4
Friday,
October 29
Exam Questions
 Exam Questions: The exam coming up will cover Chapters 8-12 of the textbook. Each student should submit a possible exam question coming from the material of these chapters. Submit one question by Friday, November 5, and if I choose to include your question then you will receive 5 bonus points on the exam.
Chapters 8-12
Friday,
November 5
9
 Sec. 11.4: 2, 7, 8, 14, 16, 23, 26
Sec. 12.4: 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 20, 21
Sections 11.1-11.3, 12.1-12.3
Monday,
November 8
Exam
 Exam 2 will be given on Wednesday, Nov. 10: The exam will cover all of Chapters 8-12 of the textbook. It will be similar to the homework, including both computational and proof exercises. To practice for the exam, review the homework problems, do some extra problems similar to the homework problems, and know ALL of the relevant definitions and theorems. Here is a review sheet created by one of you generous classmates.
Chapters 8-12
Wednesday, November 10
10
 Sec. 13.4: 1(a,b), 2(a,b), 6(a), 8, 9
Sec. 17.7: 16 (Use the row-reduction method we learned in class.)
Sections 13.1-13.2
Wednesday,
November 17
Exam
Corrections
If you scored below an 85 on the second midterm exam, you are REQUIRED to write up test corrections.
  1. All of you are allowed to do exam corrections, but you are only required to if you scored below an 85. These corrections will add points back to your exam, one third of the points taken off.
  2. You need to make corrections for all of the mistakes you made on the exam. Please provide the correct solution to EVERY problem that you did not get completely correct.
  3. In addition to giving the correct solution, you must GIVE AN EXPLANATION for why your original solution is incorrect.
  4. The exam corrections must be submitted to me orally. Make an appointment or come by my office hours by Friday, November 19. (It is best if you do this AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, while the exam is still fresh in your mind.)
DUE by
Friday, November 19
11
 Sec. 14.6: 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 28, 31, 32, 33
Sections 14.1-14.5
Tuesday,
November 23
Break
Thanksgiving Break: No classes, November 24-26.
STUDY ALL WEEK...
...Yeah right!
Have a great and safe break!
12
 Homework 12
Chapters 1-14
Monday,
December 6
13
 Homework 13
Chapters 18
Monday,
December 13
Exam Questions
 Exam Questions: The final exam will focus on Chapters 13, 14, and 18 of the textbook. It is also partially cumulative. Each student should submit a possible exam question coming from the material of this course. Submit at least one question by Monday, December 13, and if I choose to include your question then you will receive 5 bonus points on the exam.
Chapters 1-18
Monday,
December 13
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Tuesday,
December 14
Final
Exam
 The Final Exam is on Friday, December 17, 12:00-3:00 pm, in class (Fraser 213): The exam is partially cumulative as is everything we do in this course, but the main focus will be on the material covered since the last midterm (Chapters 13-14 and 18). I will provide more details later. The exam will be similar to the homework. To practice for the exam, review the homework problems, do some extra problems similar to the homework problems, and know all of the definitions and theorems.
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Friday, December 17