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\item \textsc{When you'll do it}: After the relevant class
\item \textsc{When it's due}: In recitation a week and a half after we're finished with the material.  (So the 2nd week of the month we'll cover material, and the homework will be due on Monday of the 4th week.)  Late homework \emph{is} accepted; the penalty for turning it in late is 5\% per week.  (For instance, if it's turned in any time after the due date but before the end of the following recitation, it's -5\%.)
\item \textsc{What you'll do}: Solve a few (typically around five) problems using the ideas you learned in class.
\item \textsc{What you need to know about it}: 
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  \item Each homework comes with information you can use to check that your answer is right.  Usually this isn't enough to figure out the answer from it, but it's enough to check if your answer is right.  Use this to make sure that your final answer is right.
  \item The problems are harder than the online homework, but generally similar to the ones done in class.
  \item In class we're learning new techniques.  The homework is your chance to make sure you really understand what you did in class.
  \item Remember to write a solution, not just the final answer.
  \item Don't assume that you'll get every problem in one go: you should expect to work out a problem, maybe in more than one try, on scratch paper, and then write up a final solution which only the relevant work as your final version.
  \item You'll get to use the homework as notes for solving the quiz in recitation.  So if your homework is written clearly, it will be more useful to you.
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  \item \textsc{Where you can get help}:
    \begin{itemize}
    \item Many problems are similar to ones done in class, so it may be helpful to look at your group's write-ups or the solutions from other groups posted online.
    \item There's a lot of support available if you get stuck, including the online discussions, the drop-in hours, and both the TA's and my office hours.
    \end{itemize}
  \item \textsc{How it affects your grade}: 5\% of your grade is for completing the homework.  The grade is for completing the homework; you don't have to get the problem right to get credit.  The homework is collected in recitation along with the quiz.
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