Homework Formatting Instructions

There are certain minimum requirements for your homework submissions. Here are the basics:

  1. Write your name, my name, the course name and the due date at the top of the assignment.
  2. Cleanly and clearly write out your solutions to the problems in the order they were assigned. SHOW ALL OF YOUR (necessary) WORK! (Hint: this should not be your first draft.)
  3. Include the problem statement with your solution.
  4. If you are submitting more than one page, STAPLE them together. You are responsible for finding a stapler, I won't be bringing one to class.
  5. Your work is expected to be in final draft form.
  6. Your work should be in complete sentences with correct spelling, grammar and punctuation, and double spaced (unless submitted electronically as a Geometer's Sketchpad file, in that case, single spaced is OK).
  7. I encourage you to use LaTeX when writing up assignments. If you are not typing your work, write in pen neatly.
  8. Don't submit handwritten work on paper that has those horrible scritchy bits from having been ripped out of a spiral bound notebook. This is a major pet peeve of mine, so don't do it unless you want to make me angry (and you wouldn't like me when I'm angry).

Interpreting scores

When I grade proofs (and substantive exercises), I will use the following grading scheme:

5= perfectly correct

4= minor errors in argument or presentation

3= single significant error in argument or poor presentation of correct argument

2= numerous errors but good faith attempt

1= substantially incorrect attempt

0= failure to submit or inappropriate response.