Course Syllabus - Fall 2008

From the College Catalog :Axiomatic systems. The foundations of Euclidean and Lobachevskian geometries.

Prerequisites: Math 3000 (Intro. to Abstract Math)

Meets: MW 5:30-6:45
Room: SO 106

Text: Smart, Modern Geometries, 5th Ed. Brooks/Cole

Exams: There will be two (2) hourly in-class exams (see schedule below) and a comprehensive final. Weekly quizzes and/or homework collections will also be graded.

Homework: Homework will be assigned weekly. They will sometimes be collected and graded - such assignments will be clearly indicated in class, usually a week before they are due.

Quizzes: Every week a short quiz will be given on the homework material in class. These quizzes will cover definitions, short answers, computations and simple proofs.

If for some reason you are unable to take a quiz in class, you may take the quiz on the web (up until the next class period). From time to time I may require that everyone take the quiz on the web.

Grades: The final grade will be determined as follows:

In Class Exams - 50%
Final Exam - 30%
Quizzes/Homework - 20%
There's no curving of exam grades : A(100-90) B(89-80) C(79-70) D(69-60) F(<60)

Plusses and minuses may be used in final grades at my discretion.

Syllabus: (Numbers refer to sections of the text to be covered in lecture)

DateSection     DateSection
8/111.1     10/84.2
8/131.2     10/134.3
8/181.3     10/154.5
8/201.4     10/205.1
8/25No Class     10/225.2
8/27No Class     10/275.3
9/1No Class     10/295.4
9/31.5     11/35.5
9/81.6,7     11/59.1
9/102.1     11/10EXAM II
9/152.2     11/129.2
9/172.3     11/179.3
9/222.4     11/199.4
9/242.5     11/24No Class
9/292.6     11/26No Class
10/14.1     12/19.5
10/6EXAM I     12/39.7,8
       12/8 or 10FINAL EXAM
Note: Any and all of the above is open to negotiation.
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