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Homework Assignment 21

Assigned Tuesday March 15; due Monday March 28, 2PM, at SS 1071
(Friday March 25 is Good Friday)

this document in PDF: HW.pdf

On Term Exam 4. It will take place, as scheduled, during the tutorials on Monday March 21st. You will have an hour and 50 minutes to solve around 5 questions, with no choice questions. The material is everything covered in class until Tuesday March 15th (and not including Thursday March 17th), including everything in the relevant chapters (18-20) of Spivak's book (including the appendix to chapter 19). The material in chapters 1-15 is not officially included, though, of course, what chance have you got answering questions about the Taylor polynomial of $ \sin x$ (say), if you aren't yet absolutely fluent with differentiation of $ \sin$ and $ \cos$? Some questions will be taken straight from class, some straight from homework, and some will be fresh. Calculators will be allowed but will not be useful beyond emotional support; no devices that can display text will be allowed. Good luck!

Preparing for Term Exam 4.

An often-asked question is ``Do we need to know proofs?''. The answer is Absolutely. Proofs are often the deepest form of understanding, and hence they are largely what this class is about. The ones I show in class are precisely those that I think are the most important ones, thus they are the ones you definitely need to know.

Required reading. All of Spivak's Chapter 22.

To be handed in. From Spivak Chapter 22: 1 (odd parts), 2 (odd parts), 5, 13.

In class review problem(s) (to be solved in class on Tuesday March 22). Chapter 22 problem 2(ii): Find

$\displaystyle \lim_{n\to\infty}\left[n-\sqrt{n+a}\sqrt{n+b}\right]. $

Recommended for extra practice. From Spivak Chapter 22: 1 (even parts), 2 (even parts), 9, 27, 28, 29.

Just for fun. For some constant number $ c$, consider the function $ f_c(x)=4cx(1-x)$. Let $ A$ be the set of all pairs $ (c,y)$ so that $ 0\leq c\leq 1$ and $ y$ is a limit of a subsequence of the sequence $ f_c(\frac12)$, $ f_c(f_c(\frac12))$, $ f_c(f_c(f_c(\frac12)))$, .... Write a computer program to draw the set $ A$ in the plane whose axes are $ c$ and $ y$, and if your program and picture are nice, they'll find their place on this class' web site.

It's a hard one, but it's well worth it. The set $ A$ is way more complex than you would expect, with parts that scream ``structure'' and parts that scream ``mess''. If you've ever heard the word ``chaos'' in a mathematical context before, this is it. And if you've ever seen pictures of the beautiful ``Mandelbrot Set'', our $ A$ is a close relation.

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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 09:40:06 -0500 (EST)

* Please circulate to interested undergraduate students *
 
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Undergraduate students in all branches of mathematics, including
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Students are encouraged to prepare talks in either English or French,
but are not required to do so. In the past, topics have ranged from
philosophy of math, to the Golden Ratio, to game theory, and many
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opportunities to visit the beautiful city of Kingston and take
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There is travel support available for students travelling from
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