Type or write (neatly) your assignment on notebook-sized
paper.
If you handwrite your assignments, use a pen, since I find pencilled
writing hard to read.
Make sure that I can understand what the problem is without
having to look it up.
Be sure to leave plenty of space for comments. Usually you
should leave a third of a page per proof, plus nice-sized margins.
Be sure to staple the pages together. You should
own a
stapler by now, but if you forget, there is a stapler in the third
floor computer lab.
Make sure that you cut off the squigglies on paper ripped out of
a spiral notembook.
For problems that don't involve proofs, you should show enough
work so that any student in the class can follow your solution.
Just
writing the answer is never enough.
Proofs should be written in complete English sentences.
Proofread what you have written to make sure it makes sense.
Don't try to fake a proof. Instead, acknowledge the gap in
your
proof. Better yet, come talk with me beforehand and see if I can
help
you close the gap.