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MATH1001 Differential Calculus TUTORIALS

Tutorials and Solutions

If you have trouble downloading any of these files please see the remarks below.

Tutorials
Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Tutorial 4
Tutorial 5 Tutorial 6 Tutorial 7
Tutorial 8 Tutorial 9 Tutorial 10
Tutorial 11 Tutorial 12 Tutorial 13
Assignment 1 Solutions for Assignment 1 Assignment 1 returned 18 April. Collect from wooden pigeonholes Carslaw Level 3
Assignment 2 Solutions for Assignment 2 Assignment 2 returned 30 May.
Examination Information Handout Extended Answer Section of the 2004 Examination - Solutions
Sample Quiz 1 Sample Quiz 1 Solutions
Sample Quiz 2 Sample Quiz 2 Solutions

Solutions
Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Tutorial 4
Tutorial 5 Tutorial 6 Tutorial 7
Tutorial 8 Tutorial 9 Tutorial 10
Tutorial 11 Tutorial 12 Tutorial 13

The tutorial questions for Math1001, and the solutions for the previous weeks tutorial, will be made available from this web page at the end of each week.


Problems downloading pdf files

Problem
When trying to open a pdf file I get the error message "Error reading linearized hint data" and the file does not open. What should I do?

Solution
Here is a somewhat unsatisfactory solution that works. This assumes that you are using Acrobat version 5. The error did not occur for earlier versions of Acrobat.

  • Open Acrobat Reader and open the menu Edit/Preferences/General/Options.
  • Disable the entry: "Allow fast web view." Save the changes and reopen the web browser and try to view the file again.

Apparently the error also occurs when using Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0. The solution is similar: open Acrobat Reader and open the menu Edit/Preferences/Internet, then disable the entry: "Allow fast web view."

It is not clear what the actual source of the problem is. But evidently Acrobat 5 and Acrobat 6 don't like some files that Acrobat 3 and Acrobat 4 thought were OK.

Another possible solution is to save the file to your own hard disk first before trying to read it. (See the next solution below.)

Problem
When I open the pdf file I only see a few words, or none at all. I get no error message, but I cannot read the file. What should I do?

Solution
Download the file (instead of displaying it): instead of clicking on the link, right-click (click with the right mouse button instead of the left) and select "Save Target As ..." from the menu. Remember where you saved the file, and its name! Probably simplest is to save it to your desktop: a new icon will then appear on your desktop, and it should be easy to find. Once the PDF file is saved, find it (on your desktop, or navigate to it – starting by double clicking "My Computer", or by opening Windows Explorer) and then double click it. This way you open the file directly with Acrobat Reader, rather than via your web browser.

Problem
I can read the file OK on screen, but it doesn't print properly. Some characters are missing (often minus signs) and sometimes incorrect characters appear. What can I do?

Solution
When the Acrobat printing dialog box opens, put a tick in the box alongside "print as image". This will make the printing a lot slower, but should solve the problem. (The "missing minus signs" problem seemed to occur for certain – by now rather old – HP printers.)

(Most of these problems with pdf files are caused by subtle errors with the fonts the pdf file uses. Unfortunately, there are only a limited number of fonts that supply the characters needed for files that involve a lot of mathematics.)