From owner-cse191-sp08-list@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Tue Mar 25 20:32:56 2008 Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:28:53 -0400 From: "William J. Rapaport" Subject: Mathematical Induction and Recursive definitions To: CSE191-SP08-LIST@LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU A student writes: > Hello Professor, > I just started doing the homework today (tuesday), You should have started on Friday ;-) > and I'm having a horrible time even understanding the readings > for homework 8. Don't forget my algorithm on how to read a math text: http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html#slow I'll assume that you've been attending my lectures; next time, when I ask if anyone has any questions, ask one! > This leaves me with two questions; first is do you know of any sites, or books that could help me to > make heads or tails of what I'm reading, Try the supplementary material on our text's website at: http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072880082/student_view0/ Or take a look at the supplementary texts listed on the syllabus and available at the bookstore (if they have any left): http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/191/S08/syl.html#texts > and two can I visit the office hours of a TA that doesn't teach my > recitation section? Yes! From rapaport@cse.Buffalo.EDU Tue Mar 25 21:27:40 2008 From: "William J. Rapaport" Subject: Re: Mathematical Induction and Recursive definitions Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:27:17 -0400 To: "William J. Rapaport" On 25 Mar 2008, at 8:28 PM, William J. Rapaport wrote: > > Don't forget my algorithm on how to read a math text: > http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~rapaport/howtostudy.html#slow For some reason, my browser refuses to open at the correct location in this document unless I refresh the page. If you have the same problem, the section you want to look at is 5.2: "Read Slowly"