User:Marty/UCSC Math 110 Fall 2008/Homework 1

The first homework assignment is very unusual. It mostly involves following directions very carefully. There are two parts, each worth five points. Due Wednesday, October 1, 9:30 am


 * 5 Points: Create an account on this wiki.  You might want to print out this page, or work in a separate tab, for reference.
 * Create an account.
 * Click on log-in / create account, at the top-right corner of your browser window.
 * Please use a professional-sounding username, when creating your account.
 * Go to the user page of User:Student X.
 * View the source of that user page.
 * Click the "view source" or "edit" tab in the browser window, not the "view html source" option of your web browser.
 * Copy the content of that user page to your clipboard (including the part with being enrolled in my class, and the sandbox).
 * Return to your user page, by clicking your username link at the top of your browser window.
 * Click the create tab, to create your user page.
 * Paste the contents of your clipboard, into your user page.
 * Customize the content of your user page. (do not change the "enrolled" or "sandbox" lines).
 * Change the name "student X" to your name (first and last).
 * Change the introduction, to introduce yourself -- your major, interests in math, etc..
 * Be appropriate and professional. (Your user-page is not a facebook or myspace page!!)
 * Click the "Save Page" button at the bottom of the window, to save your user page.


 * 5 Points: Install Tex on your computer, and compile a document.
 * Follow, very carefully, the instructions at Skill/Installing_and_running_a_Tex_package.
 * After following these instructions, you should have Tex installed on your personal computer.
 * All of the software is free!
 * If you have difficulties, contact the following (in this order)
 * A friend or neighbor who is nerdier than you.
 * Contact Filix, at fmaisch AT ucsc DOT edu
 * Marty, by editing the discussion tab at User:Marty, or at weissman AT ucsc DOT edu
 * Customize the Tex Template.
 * Change the text of the Tex Template, so that your name appears instead of Student X.
 * Experiment a bit with changing the math. (Don't panic if it doesn't work!)
 * Compile the customized Tex Template into a PDF file.
 * Print the PDF file, and bring it to class.