Math 242, Fall 2013, Assignment 1

The beginner ... should not be discouraged if ... he finds that he does not have the prerequisites for reading the prerequisites.

- P. Halmos

Carefully define the following terms, then give one example and one non-example of each:

1. Right-handed coordinate system (in three-dimensional space).

Carefully state the following theorems (you do not need to prove them):

1. Distance formula in three dimensions.

Solve the following problems:

1. Section 9.1, problems 7, 25, and 31.

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