Math 2000 Assignment 9

Fall 2001

Due Wednesday, October 31

Do not wait until the last minute to start the assignment! It’s best to get an early start and work on it in several steps. Do not hesitate to ask for help before the assignment is due! Office hours are on Mondays and Wednesdays immediately before and after class in Science 132, Tuesdays 11-1:00 in CU 611, or by arrangement. Email also works at wbriggs@math.cudenver.edu.

1. Please read Units 5A, 5B, 5C, and 5D of the text.

2. Please do Exercise 1 of the In the News section of Unit 5B. The report that you use must have enough detail so that you can apply most or all of the eight guidelines. Your summary and analysis of the study must be specific and have a length of at least one page. Please attach the article.

3. Please do the following exercises. This is a minimum recommended dose of exercises. You should work more exercises if you have not mastered the concepts.

Unit 5B: 6.

Unit 5C: 14.

Just for Fun: How can you move three coins in the arrangement below and make it point up instead of down?

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