Writing Assignment 01

Directions.

1. Download the book for our class, and read the Preface as well as Sections 1.1–1.3 of the Introduction.

2. Go to www.overleaf.com and sign up for a free account…unless you have one already.

3. Make sure you are logged in to Overleaf; then go to the link below to get a $\LaTeX{}$ template:

   www.overleaf.com/project/54bea727838dbf4542f54fb7

4. Click on the Menu (in the upper-left corner); select “Copy Project”.

5. When prompted for a name, choose something like “Math 110A - WA01” and click “Copy”.

6. When this completes you will be back in your own workspace (instead of mine).
   • The $\LaTeX{}$ source code is on the left-hand side.
   • The pdf output is on the right-hand side.

   Look over the code on the left side. Much of it may seem mysterious right now, but some of it will make sense.

7. Edit the code on the left so that the course name reads “Math 110A”, and you are the author. Press the “Recompile” button to see the changes on the right.

8. Delete the what I wrote in the body of the code, and replace it with the following:

   Hi Josh, it’s [ insert name ]. Did you know that [ insert interesting story about yourself ]? I’ve thought a lot about how I approach mathematics, and I wanted to let you know that I think I’m strongest at [ insert a skill of yours that will help you in this course ]. I probably should also mention that I have a lot of room for improvement when it comes to [ insert “mathematical” skill that you feel you need to work on ]. Let me end by saying that I’m really [ insert feeling ] about this course.

   After reading the Preface and Sections 1.1–1.3 of our book, I’d like to share with you some of my intitial thoughts about an IBL approach in this class. [ insert short paragraph about one aspect of an IBL approach that you view as positive and one concern that you have. ]

   Press the “Recompile” button, and read over your beautiful pdf (and edit if needed).

9. Click on the “Download PDF” button (to the right of the “Recompile” button). Save the file somewhere you can easily find it.

10. Submit the pdf in Canvas for the assignment “Writing 01”.

Make sure to write in complete sentences, use correct punctuation, and check for typos. Please be thoughtful in your responses. If you’ve done this for me before, I’d love to hear what’s new!