You are encouraged to try as many of the exercises as possible from each of the sections covered in class, and I will be happy to discuss any of the exercises beyond those included on this list.

Assigned Monday, 2/13

Read Section 11

Section 11: All Exercises pertaining to Induction

Also: Consider the relationship between the formulae for the sum of the first n integers and the sum of the first n cubes.

Assigned Tuesday 2/14

Read Section 10

Prepare for the quiz!

Consider an standard 8 by 8 chessboard with one corner square removed. Can you cover the remainder with 3 by 1 `triominoes'? What if we remove a different square?

Assigned Thursday 2/16

Read Section 12

True or false: If we want to cover an m by n chessboard with k by 1 `k-ominoes', then k must divide m or n .