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Define the "forward difference operator" Δ acting on a function f(x) by Δf(x)=f(x+1)f(x). 1. Let f(x)=x+3. Compute Δf(x).
2. Let g(x)=x2+2x4. Compute Δg(x).
3. Consider the function h(x)=a(x)b(x), where a(x) and b(x) are some functions. The well-known product rule for differentiation says h(x)=a(x)b(x)+a(x)b(x). Find a product rule for the difference operator by computing Δh(x) and expressing the result in terms of a(x), Δa(x), b(x), and Δb(x).

Let a be a number and let k=0,1,2,. Define the "rising factorial" (a)k by (a)k=a(a+1)(a+2)(a+3)(a+k1).
4. Compute (3)2.
5. Compute (2)3.