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\centerline{MATH 131 -- Calculus For Physical and Life Sciences, section 1}
\centerline{Problem Set Guidelines}
\centerline{Fall 2007}

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Weekly homework assignments will be posted each Friday on the 
course homepage and
collected the following Friday.  
Here are some guidelines to follow while doing your assignments, for our
mutual benefit:

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\item{$\bullet$} Please be neat!  Write up the problems {\it in order}. 
Use only on {\it one side of the page} (don't worry about saving paper), 
and staple your assignment together. 
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\item{$\bullet$} Leave {\it lots of space} for our grader to write comments.
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\item{$\bullet$} Show enough detail so that a confused student in the class could
follow your solution. Don't expect that the reader already knows how
to solve the problem.  Just writing a number or formula is almost never
sufficient.
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\item{$\bullet$}  When a problem asks for an explanation, you 
should provide one written in complete sentences.
Proofread what you have said to be sure it makes sense.
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\item{$\bullet$} No ``and then a miracle occurs" moments in solutions, please! 
If you are left with a gap in a calculation that you just can't bridge, 
acknowledge it. The grader will indicate how to fill the gap, if appropriate,
in my comments.
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\item{$\bullet$} Start the assignment early (e.g. the day it is posted).
This will allow you ample time to consult with me or the Calculus Workshop, 
or a study group
if you get stuck on some problems.  If you start the assignment on the
day before it is due, you will be very unhappy!
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\item{$\bullet$} Work on making your arguments clear and concise. 
Make good use of notation and diagrams.  
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\item{$\bullet$} If you work with other students to solve a problem, you {\it
must} write up your final solutions independently. (Plan on taking
scrap notes when you work out the problem first, and then ``writing it
up" in a clean form {\it by yourself} afterwards.)  Add a note to 
your solution listing the other people you consulted.
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