As usual, write in your diary as you do the following exercises. TeX submission required.

1. Modify the Benford's law Python module ../benford/benford.py to carry out the experiments in the Experiments section of benford.pdf.

2. Choose an interesting miniproject and do it. I've suggested a few possibilities in class, including
   • Figure out how to do literate progamming in sage, with sagetex. The hard part of this is getting the software to behave. You don't need to do a complicated problem to prove that.
   • Use Python or Mathematica to write a program that produces the coordinates of the vertices of the pieces of a sliced cube when the edges are divided into p, q and r pieces, as discussed in class. Then figure out the coordinates of the pieces of a rhombic dodecahedron when the inscribed cube is sliced as above. The coordinates should be written neatly to a file. Your TeX file should include pictures of the pieces. If you write in Python you can probably get Mathematica to read the coordinates and draw the pictures. When you draw the figures in Mathematica you might be able to tell it to export them as TeX. You can always save them as graphics files and include them in the TeX file.
   • Other possibilities ... suggest some.

3. Write a wrapup document analyzing your experience in this course. Here are some questions you might want to consider - but don't just answer them one at a time. Use them as a guide for organizing your thoughts into a coherent narrative.
   • What did you learn?
   • What do you think you will remember?
   • What do you think you will be able to use in your other course work or in your life after graduation?
   • What (if anything) was the most fun?
   • What was the most tedious?
   • What recommendations do you have for me when I teach this course again next semester?
   • What recommendations do you have for a friend planning to take the course?