Homework Assignments for Math 417 - Fall, 1995

Assignments are usually due on Tuesdays.



Assignment 1         pg. 21 # 3 a,c,e
Due 9/5/95			   10, 15, 18
	             Pg. 30 # 3, 6 b,d  7 a,b  13	


Assignment 2         Pg. 45 #9, 10 (but don't find the roots), 14
Due 9/12/95          Pg. 54 # 1 a,b, 2a (for parts a, b of #1) 
                            #6, 8, 14, 17


Assignment 3	     pg 65 # 1 a,c  5, 18 (derive the annuity equation)
due 9/19/95	     pg 77 # 4, 6, 8, 12 (#12 is extra credit)


Assignment 4  	     pg 90 # 1 a,b
due 9/26/95		   # 3 a,b
				Note: For part a), there is one root and
				use x0=4, x1=3, x2= 2 to start.
				Part b) has three roots; for the largest,
				use x0=2, x1=1, x2=0 to start. Pick
				the starting values for the other two
				roots yourself.

Assignment 5	     pg. 334 # 3 a,c,g (show all intermediate steps)
due 10/3/95         	     # 8 and do 3a) with Gauss Jordan
			     # 11 a

		     pg. 344 # 1 a,b,c  3 a,b,c
			      note: you may use three digit rounding instead of 
			            three digit chopping
		     pg. 353 # 1 a,b   7



Assignment 6	     pg. 360 # 1d, 2d, 6 
due 10/10/95	     pg. 369 # 1a, 2 a f,
		         (on # 2f, enter the matrix by rounding
			   the entries to 2 digits) 
		     pg. 382 # 1 acf,  12 a,b,c
				On #1, do not worry about the positive
				definite case.

Assignment 7 	     pg. 108 # 1a d, 2 a d,  5 a d,  20
due 10/24/95	     pg. 128 # 1 a
		    

Assignment 8	     pg. 142 # 1 c; 6 
due 10/31/95	     pg. 166 # 3 a, c; 4 a, c; 8 a, c; 20, 22
		     pg. 173 # 8

Assignment 9 	     pg. 189 # 4 a b, 7 a b, 15, 16
due 11/7/95	     pg. 203 # 1 a e, 3 a e


Assignment 10	     pg. 245 # 1ac, 2ac
due 11/21/95 


Last updated 11/16/95