Foundation of Modern Mathematics (MATH1050A)

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Assignments

• Assessment component `Assignments'.
• You are required to submit, for the assessment component `Assignments', your work on some questions in each assignment sheet, as specified below.
• Submissions should be done through `Gradescope' (accessible via `Blackboard'). (No email submission.) The Instructions set out in this document should be followed.
• Assignment questions which require more thought and/or work and/or tricks and/or organization and/or ... are marked by `diamond', `club', `heart', `spade', in ascending order of overall difficulty level.

			What to submit?	Due date of Assignment?
Assignment 1	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (2), (3), (4a), (4b), (5a).	19/09 2359hrs.
Assignment 2	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (6), (7), (8), (9).	22/09 2359hrs.
Assignment 3	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (2), (4a), (4b), (5), (6), (9), (11), (12), (13), (15).	29/09 2359hrs.
Assignment 4	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (2a.i), (2b), (2c.ii), (3), (4), (5)	06/10 2359hrs.
Assignment 5	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Question (3).	13/10 2359hrs.
Assignment 6	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (1), (2), (4a), (6), (8a).	20/10 2359hrs.
Assignment 7	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (2), (3), (4a), (6a), (6b), (7a), (8a).	27/10 2359hrs.
Assignment 8	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (1b), (1e), (1h), (1k), (2), (4k), (4l), (4m), (4n). Optional: (7a).	31/10 2359hrs.
Assignment 9	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (1), (2), (3), (4), (5a), (5b), (8).	14/11 2359hrs.
Assignment 10	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9).	21/11 2359hrs.
Assignment 11	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (9).	28/11 2359hrs.
Assignment 12	Question sheet	Answers and selected solutions	Questions (2a), (2c), (9), (11).	01/12 2359hrs.

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Guided Study Exercises

• Assessment component `Guided Study Exercises'.
• You are required to submit, for the assessment component `Guided Study Exercises', your work on some questions in each guided study exercise sheet, as specified below.

  (The material of the topics which you are to study is available here.)

• Submissions should be done through `Gradescope' (accessible via `Blackboard'). (No email submission.) The Instructions set out in this document should be followed.
• Guided study exercise questions which require more thought and/or work and/or tricks and/or organization and/or ... are marked by `diamond', `club', `heart', `spade', in ascending order of overall difficulty level.

			What to submit?	Due date of Guided Study Exercise?
Guided Study Exercise 1	Question sheet	Answers	All questions.	12/10 2359hrs.
Guided Study Exercise 2	Question sheet	Answers	All questions.	26/10 2359hrs
Guided Study Exercise 3	Question sheet	Answers	All questions.	16/11 2359hrs

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Proof-writing Exercises (Optional)

• The purpose of the `Proof-writing Exercises' is to give you some training in the writing of proofs, and to give you some ideas on how your work on proof-type questions will be marked in the `Quiz' and the `Final Examination'.
• Work on the `Proof-writing Exercises' is optional; it does not count in the overall assessment.
• Read the advice on the question sheet before attempting the questions.
• Submissions should be done through `Blackboard'. (No email submission.) The Instructions set out in this document should be followed.
• Proof-writing exercise questions which require more thought and/or work and/or tricks and/or organization and/or ... are marked by `diamond', `club', `heart', `spade', in ascending order of overall difficulty level.

				What to submit?	Due date of submission?
Proof-writing Exercise 1	Question sheet		Answers and selected solutions	Question (1a).	20/09 1800hrs.
Proof-writing Exercise 2	Question sheet		Answers and selected solutions	Questions (3b), (7b.i).	23/09 1800hrs.
Proof-writing Exercise 3	Question sheet		Answers and selected solutions	Question (1a).	30/09 1800hrs.
Proof-writing Exercise 4	Question sheet		Answers and selected solutions	Questions (1), (9).	07/10 1800hrs.
Proof-writing Exercise 5	Question sheet		Answers and selected solutions	Question (1).	14/10 1800hrs.
Proof-writing Exercise 6	Question sheet		Answers and selected solutions	Questions (1), (3).	21/10 1800hrs.
Proof-writing Exercise 7	Question sheet		Answers and selected solutions	Questions (1d), (2c).	28/10 1800hrs.
Proof-writing Exercise 8	Question sheet		Answers and selected solutions	Question (1).	18/11 1800hrs.
Proof-writing Exercise 9	Question sheet		Answers and selected solutions	Question (1a), Question (5).	25/11 1800hrs.

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