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Course Description: General education course in mathematics, for students who do not have mathematics as a central part of their studies. The goal is to convey the spirit of mathematical thinking through topics chosen mainly from plane geometry.
Chapters:
1. Sets of Axioms and Finite Geometries
3. Convexity
4. Modern Euclidean Geometry, Theory, and Applications (omit 4.4)
5. Constructions
9. Non-Euclidean Geometries
Note: A compass is required for Chapter 5.
Prerequisite: Three years of high school mathematics, including two years of algebra and one year of geometry.
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Department of
Mathematics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 273 Altgeld Hall, MC-382 1409 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 USA Telephone: (217) 333-3350 Fax (217) 333-9576 office@math.uiuc.edu |