Sample Format for Homework Assignments
The following pages will show how a typical assignment should be completed, whether solving
the problem by hand or using Mathcad. Always show the formulas when applicable and
highlight the answer. Briefly identify the steps involved in the solution.
Drawings should be used when appropriate. Use a straight edge, compass and/or template when
drawing figures. Label all pertinent elements of the drawing.
The question that is answered in the next two pages is:1
1. Assuming that a = 6,378,300. m and b = 6,356,860. m, compute the mean radius of the
earth at a point in latitude 50oN.
The first page is the hand solution while the second is the Mathcad solution.
1 Clark, D., 1961. Plane and Geodetic Surveying for Engineers, Vol. 2, Higher Surveying, 4th edition, Constable &
Company Ltd., London.
