Up: Class 2, Math 696

Homework for Class 2

Of course, you may start on the homework during class if you have time!

  1. Next class you will be writing a little paper in LaTeX, so you should familiarize yourself ahead of time with basic equation formatting in LaTeX.

  2. In preparation for next class, work through Chapters 3 and 4 of the CalcLabs with Maple V manual.

  3. There are thousands of newsgroups on line, where you can find discussion and information about everything from AA to Zappa; from K-12 math education to the Intel Pentium chip. One of the best ways to find out something about computers (and other topics) is to ask someone who knows; newsgroups facilitate this interchange.

    It is easy to browse the newsgroups from Mosaic or Netscape. From Mosaic, click on News and then Group Index; from Netscape, click on Window and then Netscape News. When you find some interesting newsgroups, you can mark them ``subscribed,'' and the Web browser will remember your selections for the future. There is a tamu.classes.math696 group specifically for our course.

    It is generally advisable not to post messages to a high volume newsgroup until you have been reading it for a month or so. Many groups have a FAQ (list of Frequently Asked Questions), which typically appears monthly; read the FAQ before posting a question! You can learn about net etiquette in news.announce.newusers; see also the local netiquette guidelines.

    There is a Web site that enables you to search news groups for information.

    You previously sent me a list of your hobbies. For homework, find a newsgroup related to one of your hobbies and forward to me a copy of an interesting article from that newsgroup.


Up: Class 2, Math 696

Comments to Harold P. Boas.
Created Sep 11, 1996. Last modified Sep 11, 1996.