Problem Set 1

Problem sets will usually include both questions (Q) and problems (P). Appropriate responses to the questions are generally a few sentences. The problems normally require mathematical answers with enough words added to explain the reasoning. Again, only a small part of the credit is awarded for the correct answer, most of it goes to the calculation and the explanation of your solution. This is especially true of the odd numbered problems which have answers given in the back of the book. In these cases no credit attaches to the answer; it is all for the explanation of your solution.
You should notice that the book indicates the approximate difficulty of its problems. I will assign few if any type I problems. These are excellent problems for you to try as you are doing your reading. The answers to all the odd ones are given and so you can tell if you are understanding the material. The type III problems typically require you to combine several different ideas to approach a single problem and I will occasionally assign one or two of these.

(1) Ch 1 Q 4

(2) Ch 1 P 16

(3) Ch 1 P 19

(4) Ch 1 P 35

(5) Ch 1 P 50

(6) Ch 2 Q 17

(7) Ch 2 P 7

(8) Ch 2 P 27

(9) Ch 2 P 51