Type or write (neatly) your assignment on notebook-sized paper.
Make sure that the reader can understand what the problem is without having
to look it up. This does not mean that you should recopy the problem
word for word from the text. In fact, I would prefer that you
didn't. Isn't your time more valuable? Mine is.
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 where appropriate. 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.
Each portfolio problem should be written on
a separate page. Rewritten versions can be written at the bottom
of the marked page, or on another page. Fasten together all versions
of a problem, with the most recent version at the front.
Honor problems should
be done completely on your own, without outside help from anyone, including
me, other professors, your fellow students, webpages, etc.