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Guidelines for Solutions to Problem Sets - Math 101 Calculus I - Spring 2012

I firmly believe that one of the best ways to build your understanding of mathematics is to explore the ideas with other students. Therefore, I encourage you to discuss the Problem Sets with other students, but you must turn in a separate paper that represents your own work. If you do work with someone else on an assignment, you should indicate that in a note on the top of your paper.

I have high expectations for the presentation of the Problem Sets. If you do not follow these guidelines, I reserve the right to return your Problem Set ungraded. I am not being unnecessarily annoying about this. The process of carefully organizing your thoughts will help you better understand the course material.

  • Your writing must be clear and legible.

  • Your solutions should be well-written, using complete sentences to justify your results where necessary.

  • A list of answers without explanation is not acceptable.

  • Here is a good rule of thumb to follow when writing up your homework:

    Write your solutions so that you could hand them to a student in a different section of Calculus and she could understand your explanation.

  • If you write in pen, there should be no scratch-outs.

  • Do not turn in paper torn from a spiral notebook with ragged edges.

  • Clearly label each problem with the section and exercise number.

You should definitely plan to start early on the Problem Sets so that you can take advantage of my office hours and the tutoring in the Kollett Center. The Problem Sets are due at the beginning of class on Wednesday mornings.




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