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Exam 1 solutions

See the Exams page to get Exam 1 solutions.

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HW 6: due Mon 8 Nov

See the Homework page for the Homework 6 assignment.

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Exam 1 statistics

The score statistics for Exam 1 are as follows:

Descriptive statistics for Exam 1 scoresExam 1 score distribution

Histogram of Exam 1 scores

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Homework 5 solutions

Homework 5 solutions are provided in the form of two files:

  • 421f05hw5ans.pdf—solutions to #1–9
  • StereographicProjection (HW 5#10).pdf

These solutions are available, as usual, on the Math 421 UDrive, whose log-in information was e-mailed to you earlier.

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Exam 1: Fri 29 Oct in class LGRT 219

Exam 1 will be held during class

Friday 29 October
LGRT 219

This will be a “closed-book” exam: you may not use a calculator or computer (so you may not use Mathematica), and you may not consult any reference materials (books, notes, or other paper ).

Coverage:

Textbook:
  • Chapter 1—except section 1.1
  • Chapter 2— except subsection 2.4.1 (The Riemann surface…)
  • Section 10.2—except Theorem 10.3 and examples using it, and except subsection 10.2.1
  • Chapter 3—sections 3.1–3.2 only
Homework: Sets 1–5
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Homework 4 solutions

Solutions to Homework 4 are available for download from the Math 421 U-drive folder.

For this set the solutions are in two non-overlapping files:

  • For #1–3: 421f10hw4Ans1to3.pdf — an evaluated pdf version of the notebook 421f10hw4Ans1to3.nb;
  • For #4–7: 421f10hw4ans4to7.pdf — a pdf file
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Homework 5 due Fri 22 Oct

Homework 5 is now posted on the Homework page. It is due in class Friday 22 October.

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Homework 4 due Wed 13 Oct

Homework 4 is now posted on the Homework page. It is due in class Wednesday 13 October.

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Get Homework 2 & 3 solutions

Solutions to Homeworks 2 and 3 are now available from the Math 421 UDrive. Use the access link that was mailed to you from there.

These solutions to each are available in two forms (where X is 2 or 3):

  • 421f10hwXAns.nb — all solutions in a Mathematica notebook you can evaluate.
  • 421f10hwXAnsEvaluated.pdf — a pdf version obtained after evaluating the notebook.
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Homework 3 due Monday 4 Oct

Homework 3 is available from the Homework page. It is due at the start of class on Monday 4 October.