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{\Large 18.100C: Fall 2011}\\
{\large Recitation Schedule}

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Week	& Recitation	& Recitation Topic	& Recitation Homework \\
	& Date		&			& (assigned this week)\\ \hline \hline

1	& Sep 9	
& Introduction to the course.  Precise definitions.  Introduction to \LaTeX\xspace with list of resources.
& Writing Assignment 1: Creating and comparing precise concepts (2--3pp). \\ \hline

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2	& Sep 16
& Logic and quantifiers.  Proof-writing strategies: when to use what.  Writing readable \LaTeX\xspace code.
& \LaTeX\xspace Exercise 1: Tables and figures. \\ \hline

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3	& Sep 23
& Using guiding text, providing motivation, local-to-global structure in math writing.
& Writing Assignment 2: Proofs in context (2--4pp).  Two precise questions.\\ \hline

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4	& Sep 30
& Review session.
& Mathematical content revision of Writing Assignment 2 if necessary. \\ \hline

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5	& Oct 7
& Tables, figures, slides, and bibliographies in \LaTeX.  Intro to peer review.
& \LaTeX\xspace Exercise 2: Slides and graphics.  Peer reviews (2$\times$1--2pp).\\ \hline

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6	& Oct 14
& Small-group peer review.
& Writing Assignment 2 revisions.\\ \hline

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7	& Oct 21
& Information order and connectivity.
& Revising information order and connectivity.\\ \hline

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8	& Oct 28
& Writing for different audiences.
& Writing Assignment 3: Writing for different audiences (3--4pp).  Two precise questions.\\ \hline

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9	& Nov 4
& Review session.
& None. \\ \hline

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 & Nov 11
& Veterans Day.  No class.
& None. \\ \hline

10	& Nov 18
& Elegant proofs.
& Writing Assignment 3 revisions. \\ \hline

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& Nov 25
& Thanksgiving$++$.  No class.
& Peer reviews (2$\times$1--2pp).\\ \hline

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11	& Dec 2
& Small group peer review.
& Final revision of Writing Assignment 3. \\ \hline

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12	& Dec 9
& In-class feedback.  Review session.
& Course evaluation. \\ \hline


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{\Large 18.100C: Spring 2011}\\
{\large The writing component of your grade}
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Work completed for 18.100C's recitation will account for 150 points (\emph{i.e.} 20\%) of your total grade.  Those points will be distributed in the following fashion:

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Assignment		& Points \\ \hline \hline
Writing Assignment 1	& 20 \\ \hline
Writing Assignment 2	& 35 \\ \hline
Writing Assignment 3	& 35 \\ \hline
\LaTeX~Exercise 1	& 15 \\ \hline
\LaTeX~Exercise 2	& 15 \\ \hline
Peer Review 1		& 15 \\ \hline
Peer Review 2		& 15 \\ \hline
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