Allow about two hours per assignment. Read the section slowly, with pencil and paper at hand. Take notes or outline the material. Make note of definitions, formulas, theorems, and other important remarks. Verify the author's assertions; fill in any missing steps. Do the assigned exercises.

Homework write-ups are due two class days after they are assigned. You may use any source, but please cite any source outside of this class (other books, people, web pages, etc. Your writing should be clear and your work organized. Use a formal mathematical style with complete sentences. Symbols and notation are welcome if used appropriately and grammatically. What you submit should look like a final product, not a rough draft. Use clean, lined paper, one side only, no ragged edges. Staple multiple pages together.

Unassigned exercises may appear on tests.

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