Spring '08 Semester Timeline
| Date | Topic/Deadlines | Date | Topic/Deadlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/22 | Intro to Course Reading: Dunham Chap 1 | 3/18 | Second Project Due Topic choice for Topic Paper due The Rise of Projective Geometry(cont.) Reading: Dunham Chap 9 |
| 1/24 | Who are the historians? Primary vs. Secondary Sources Using the Web | 3/20 | The Rise of Projective Geometry(cont.) |
| 1/29 | Squaring the Circle: A Case Study Reading: Dunham Chap 2 | 3/25-27 | Spring Break - no class |
| 1/31 | Research at Auraria Library - by Librarian Diane Turner in Rm 245 | 4/1 | Biography Paper Due The Rise of Projective Geometry(cont.) |
| 2/5 | Squaring the Circle (cont.) Reading: Dunham Chap 3 | 4/3 | The Rise of Projective Geometry(cont.) Reading: Dunham Chap 10 |
| 2/7 | Squaring the Circle (cont.) | 4/8 | Student Presentations |
| 2/12 | Selection of Biography mathematician due Squaring the Circle (cont.) Reading: Dunham Chap 4 | 4/10 | Topic Paper Outline due Student Presentations Reading: Dunham Chap 11 |
| 2/14 | Polynomial Equations: Another Case Study | 4/15 | Student Presentations |
| 2/19 | Polynomial Equations (cont.) Reading: Dunham Chap 5 | 4/17 | Dealing with the Infinite Reading: Dunham Chap 12 |
| 2/21 | No Class | 4/22 | Dealing with the Infinite(cont.) |
| 2/26 | First Project Due Polynomial Equations (cont.) | 4/24 | Third Project Due Dealing with the Infinite(cont.) |
| 2/28 | Polynomial Equations (cont.) Reading: Dunham Chap 6 | 4/29 | First Draft of Topic Paper due Dealing with the Infinite(cont.) |
| 3/4 | Polynomial Equations (cont.) | 5/1 | ...The Sequel |
| 3/6 | Student Presentations Reading: Dunham Chap 7 | 5/6 | ...The Sequel (cont.) |
| 3/11 | Student Presentations | 5/8 | Final Version of Topic Paper due Final Student Presentations |
| 3/13 | The Rise of Projective Geometry: Case
Study Reading: Dunham Chap 8 | 5/13 | No Class |