CSC 161 Fall 2019 - Homework 1 (10 pts. total)
Assigned Wed Aug 28, due Wed Sept 4
[1 pt.] Read the Syllabus. Sign and return the Student Acknowledgement tearoff on the last page.
[1 pt.] Complete the first day questionnaire on Moodle.
[8 pts.] Answer the following questions in a Microsoft Word document and submit through the HW1 link on Moodle (Write in full sentences & pay attention to spelling and grammar - run spell check):
1. Consider the following Maple session:
[> 5^2:
[> 2^3:
[> x := % + %% :
What value was stored in the variable x? Explain why that answer was the result.
2. In Maple, what is the difference between 1/3 + 1/3 + 1/3 and 1/3.0 + 1/3.0 + 1/3.0? State why that difference occurred.
3. Use Maple to calculate the principal square root of 2 accurately to 20 decimal places. Explain what Maple command(s) you used to obtain your result.
4. Visit http://www.mapleapps.com and download one worksheet to open in Maple. Execute it and report on your experiences, answering the following questions: why did you choose this worksheet and what did you learn
after executing the worksheet?
Last Modified: 8/28/19