It is most helpful if you read the material before we discuss it in class, and again afterwards. Being able to read a math book is a skill that you will need to have as a teacher, and it is a skill you need right now as a student. Homework will be due at the beginning of each class. This ensures that no two homeworks will be identical or virtually identical in language or expression. You must always show all of your work and give full explanations.
Late homework is generally unacceptable.
To make allowances for emergencies and illness, each student will be permitted to submit late homework a maximum of three times during the semester. The purpose of the homework is to give you experiences with the material that will help you to synthesize, internalize, and extend the main ideas presented in the class and in the book. Sample answers to homework assignment one A note about writing proofs Reflection on the concepts should take many forms. It includes the thinking that you do while you read the book. It includes the times you challenge yourself to think of another example or to really think through an idea.