Homework 1, Due 9/21


  • Read the preliminary chapter of the text (Thomas/Finney) to make sure you remember these basic material. Read also sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.5.

  • Make sure you are able to solve all the core problems in these sections.

  • Get to learn the basic commands in MAPLE. Commands you should know about for this week are "solve", "plot", and "limit".

  • Write up the following problems and hand them in; note that the material on page 65 and 85 will be discussed in Tuesday lecture, 9/18/2001:

      page 15 problems 28, 50

      page 25 problems 26, 46

      page 34 problem 78 (Use MAPLE to sketch the graphs and find the intersection points)

      page 49 problem 4

      page 58 problem 4

      page 65 problems 6, 18, 30, 40

      page 85 problem 16, 30


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