Assignments for Week 5
R = Readings ._._. W = Writings
- (R) Read Chapters 7 and 8 of Katz (Islamic and Medieval periods).
(Courage! Next week we'll cover only one chapter, while you're finishing
your book report.)
- (R) Read my "lecture" for the week
(when available, probably Sunday).
- (R) By now you should be well into the book you're reviewing.
- (W) Homework for Monday, Oct. 2: Katz pp. 188-190,
Exercises 2(a), 4, 7, 17, 18;
pp. 210-211, Exercises 6, 8, 16, 22
Remarks:
- In 2(a), "appropriate formula" means al-Khwarizmi's
formula for some "Type N", not the modern quadratic formula.