MATH 290 (Spring 2010)

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Writing and Studying Tips

• How to Study An exceptionally good study guide from William Rapaport.
• Basic Study Tips (Includes a list of Prelude Strategies)
• Basic Tips for writing mathematics. (PDF)
• ``The Elements of Style'' (by William Strunk, Jr.). This is the standard reference for expository writing and is now available in searchable electronic form. (Courtesy of Project Bartleby).

Projects and Handouts

You will need a PDF viewer to read the files posted here. This is because of the difficulty of accurately rendering mathematical notation on a web page. All you need do is install the free program Acrobat Reader. Just visit the Adobe website to obtain a copy (all major platforms are supported).

Handout

• LaTeX Information
  • NASA webpage with help for LaTeX commands
  • Not so Short Introduction to LaTeX (PDF file: 2.3 Meg)
  • .tex files illustrating various LaTeX possibilities.
    • Bryan's LaTeX-Tutorial file (LaTeX Source File) (Here is the PDF)
    • Sample File (with matrices, vectors, subscripts, etc.) (LaTeX Source) (and the PDF)
    • Course Information Sheet (LaTeX Source) (PDF link is at top of page)
• Partitioned Matrices

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Examination Archive

Be careful! Some of these examinations were given using a different textbook and different notation. They might also contain typos and minor errors.

If you need a PDF viewer to read the files posted here visit the Adobe website to obtain a copy (all major platforms are supported).

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