Mathematics 5
Winter Term 2000
The World According to Mathematics

Dwight Lahr and Josh Laison

Weekly Schedule: Week #2

Readings:

Lahr—1.3 through 2.3.
Getting Started with Maple V (Handout)

Exercises:

Due Monday 1/10:

•Exercises 1.3: 2dfh, 3, 4ac, 5, 6, 9
•Install Maple on your computer.
•Try some of the examples in the "Getting Started
with Maple V" handout. Look ahead to the Maple
assignment due Wednesday.
•Exercises 1.3: 7, 8
•Exercises: 1.4: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
•Read Chap 2: intro. dialogue
•Read 2.1, 2.2
•Getting Started with Maple V—
hand in a printed copy of your output from the
command:
plot([sqrt(1-x^2),1-x],x=0..1,y=0..1);
What are the areas of the regions that are shown?
•Exercises: 1.4: 7, 8, 9, 11, 13
•Exercises: 2.1: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
•Exercises: 2.2: 2, 3
•Read 2.3

Due Wednesday
1/12:

Due Friday 1/14:

Friday discussion:

In the discussion this week, we will discuss different ways to go about reaching
conclusions and making decisions.