Group
Work Assignments for MA129
General guidelines:
Your group should work together to solve all of the problems. You
will turn in a single write-up of the problems, with all group members'
names on it. I will grade these not simply on whether the answers
are correct, but on the clarity of the work. Assume that the
reader doesn't know what the question is, and is skeptical about your
ability to solve it. Begin with a statement of the problem.
Clearly identify all variables, and include a sketch if useful.
The solution should proceed step-by-step, with any non-obvious steps
justified. Include enough "explanatory text" as you go along to
convince someone from our class who got a different answer that you are
right. This is especially important on problems that consist of
justifying some given formula.
What you turn in should represent a final draft, written up carefully
after you've figured out all the steps involved in solving the problem.
Assignment 1 (Due Tuesday of
Week 2)
Do one of the following two groups of problems:
Section 6.3, #56, 62, 63
Section 6.5 #39, 41, 42, 43
Assignment 2 (Due Tuesday
of Week 3)
Do one of the following three groups of problems:
Section 7.6 #85, 90, 92, 93
Section 7.6 #86, 87, 88, 99
Section 8.1 #48, 49. 50, 51
Assignment 3 (Due Tuesday
of Week 4)
Do one of the following four groups of problems:
Section 8.4 #58, 66, 67, 69
Section 9.1 #58, 61, 62
Section 9.2 #26, 29; Section 9.3 #22 (in Mathematica)
Section 12.3: #86, 87, 88, 91