Syllabus and Schedule for Math 487

The schedule of assignments and sections covered may be modified, but the time spent on topics and date of exams will not change.

Day/s
 
Section/s
  

                 Homework

Jan. 9-18  
1.1, 1.2,
1.3.
  Read §1.1, §1.2, §1.3.  
Work Exercises 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.13, 1.16, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20
Hand in due January 14 #1.3(a, b(T1), c, d); January 16 #1.6, 1.10; January 18 #1.14, 1.15, 1.17, 1.21
18
 
Quiz
  Friday
Jan. 23-Feb. 22
 

 SMSG Postulates, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8.

  Read §2.1, §2.2, §2.3, §2.4, §2.5, §2.6, §2.7, §2.8, and Appendix A - D.
Work Exercises 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 2.7, 2.8, 2.12, 2.16, 2.18, 2.19,, 2.20, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27, 2.29, 2.34, 2,35, 2,36, 2.37, 2.40, 2.42, 2.43, 2.45, 2.46, 2.48, 2.52, 2.53, 2.54, 2.56, 2.58, 2.60, 2.61, 2.62, 2.63, 2.64,2.65, 2.66, 2.69, 2.70, 2.72, 2.73, 2.77, 2.78, 2.79, 2.80

Hand in  Dates to be set:
 Due January 30  #2.3, 2.4; 
 Due February 1  #2.11, 2.14;
 Due February 6 #2.17, 2.19(b), 2.25(b);
 Due February 8 #2.28, 2.30;
 Due February 11 #2.32, 2.33, 2.38;
 Due February 13 #2.41, 2.44, 2.47;
 Due February 15 #2.49(a), 2.50, 2.51;
 Due February 18 #2.55, 2.57, 2.59;
 Due February 22 #2.67; #2.68, 2.74; #2.75
Feb. 25
 
Exam
  Monday
Feb. 27 - March 28
 
3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5.
  Read §3.1, §3.2, §3.3, §3.4, §3.5. (Read all parts though we will focus primarily on the Model subsections.)
Work Exercises 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22, 3.23, 3.35, 3.36, 3.37, 3.38, 3.40, 3.41, 3.42, 3.57, 3.58, 3.59, 3.60, 3.61, 3.62, 3.63, 3.64, 3.66, 3.80, 3.81, 3.82, 3.83, 3.84
Investigation Exercises 3.46, 3.47, 3.48, 3.67, 3.68, 3.69, 3.71
Hand in Dates to be set: 
 Due March 14 #3.7, 3.9, 3.12, 3.14, 3.16
 Due March 19 #3.21, 3.22, 3.36(a), 3.37, 3.38, 3.42
 Due March 26 #3.57, 3.58, 3.59, 3.62, 3.64
 Due March 31 #3.80, 3.82, 3.84
March 31
 
Exam
  Monday
April 2 - 28
 

4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7.

  Read §4.1, §4.2, §4.3, §4.4, §4.5, §4.6, §4.7.
Work Exercises 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.5, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23, 4.24, 4.25, 4.28, 4.29, 4.31, 4.32, 4.33, 4.34, 4.35, 4.37, 4.38, 4.39, 4.40, 4.41, 4.42, 4.43, 4.44, 4.45, 4.46, 4.48, 4.49, 4.50
Hand in Dates to be set: 
Due April 10 #4.5, 4.11, 4.14(a), 4.18, 4.19; (Note this is Thursday due to the SAC.)
Due April 16 #4.23(a,c), 4.24, 4.25;
Due April 21 #4.32(a), 4.33(a), 4.35, 4.39, 4.40;
Due May 1 #4.41, 4.42, 4.43, 4.44, 4.45, 4.49, 4.50
April 25
 
No class!
  MCTM Spring Conference.
May 1
 

Exam & Final

  The final exam will be half Chapter Four and the remainder comprehensive. 3:00 p.m.
 
 
 
   
Any student with disabilities or other special needs are encouraged to share these concerns or requests as soon as possible.

Instructor: Timothy Peil, Ph. D.
Text: Survey of Geometry an on-line textbook at http://www.mnstate.edu/peil/geometry.
Office: MacLean 375 V             Phone: 218-477-2454 
Office Hrs:  MWF 10:30-11:20; M 2:30-3:20;  W 2:30-3:30 & 5:00-5:50
E-mail: peil@mnstate.edu       Web homepage: http://www.mnstate.edu/peil

Written Report:  Write a report on a geometric topic. Possible topics:
topology, fractal geometry, spherical geometry,elliptic geometry, 3-D isometries, plane tilings, frieze and wallpaper patterns, etc.  Two people may work together on a project. Each person or pair must have distinct topics.  Papers should be written in Microsoft Word and may include Geometers Sketchpad animations. A minimum of two sources must be books from the library. Final reports will be posted on the web.

GRADES:  Grades will be based on exams, a comprehensive final exam, a project paper and oral report, collected assignments, quizzes, and class presentations/participation. Grades will be based on the following scale:
                A:  90% to 100%
                B:  80% to 89%
                C:  70% to 79%
                D:  60% to 69%
                F:  Below 60%

GENERAL INFORMATION:   The course is a rigorous study of geometric systems. The course is a survey of geometric systems  in order to fulfill the Minnesota licensure requirements for geometry Expectations: Submitted work must be well organized and written. Each student learns to use the dynamic software package Geometer's Sketchpad. Each student learns to write clear concise proofs. Each student actively participates in class. Students are expected to use resources from the library.
Resources and tools which are available:
        1.   Geometer's Sketchpad  is available on computers in the two mathematics computer labs. 
        2.  The TI-92 has a version of the geometry program Cabri. There are four TI-92 calculators which may  be checked out from me. Do not buy one for yourself.
        3. In the Peanut file folder, there is a program titled Wingeom which may be used. All the Peanut programs are freeware. Copies of all the Peanut programs may be downloaded from the web. Click here to download. the Peanut programs.
        4. The fourth floor of the library has many reference books available.

Makeup exams will be given only in cases of extreme illness, family emergency, or university-approved activities;  you must notify me before the exam takes place.

The following are required to be on the syllabus by MnSCU.

Where and when is class.   MF in Bridges 268 and W in MacLean 169 from 1:30 - 2:20 p.m.

Course Description from the Minnesota State University Moorhead Bulletin. 
Math 487 Foundations of Geometry (3)
Systems of geometry such as Euclidean, non-Euclidean, coordinate, synthetic, transformational, and projective. Models in geometric systems.  Prerequisite: Math 323, Math 327.

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