Course grades: Final exam grades are recorded on score reports and the course grades have been submitted on May 15. The cutoffs were:
97: A+
92: A
89: A-
86: B+
82: A
79: B-
75: C+
70: C
68: C-
10:00-10:50 MWF in 443 Altgeld
Instructor:
Dr.
Karen Mortensen
247 Illini Hall, phone 244-4128, email kmortens@math.uiuc.edu
Office hours: Thursdays and Fridays 1:00-2:00 (just drop in) and also by appointment at other times.
Textbook:
Geometry with Geometry Explorer by Michael Hvidsten (McGraw Hill 2005).
The CD which comes with this book has the Geometry Explorer software.
It is helpful but not absolutely necessary for students to have this CD, since
the software is also available on the machines in the 239 Altgeld computer lab.
Course content: The course will
cover
parts of Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8 of the textbook. Any changes to this
plan will be announced here and in class. Course material will include the
historical development of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry as axiomatic
systems, models of non-Euclidean geometry, symmetries and isometries in
Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry. Students will use the Geometry
Explorer software which comes with the textbook. The coursework will
involve both exploration/experimentation to develop geometric intuition and
rigorous proofs of geometric theorems.
Exam dates: There
will be three hour-long exams during the semester and a final
exam. Books, notes, calculators are not allowed on exams.
Exam #1 - Monday,
February 20 in class. (This
is a change from the originally announced date)
Exam #2 - Monday, March 13 in class.
Exam #3 - Wednesday, April 19 in class.
Final Exam - Friday, May 5,
8:00-11:00 am, 443 Altgeld Hall. The final exam will
cover the entire course. Note: Please arrange any
travel, etc., so that you can take the final on this date.
Math 402 has a "non-combined" final exam.
There will be no conflict exam given except for those few individuals
who meet the official university criteria given
here
in the student code.
Missed exams: If you miss an exam, you will
receive a 0 for your grade. The only exception is if you have a valid
excuse for missing, such as a major illness or a serious emergency - if so, you
must inform me before the exam or, if this is physically impossible, then as
soon as possible afterwards. In this case, you will be given a make-up
exam as soon as possible.
Assignments: Written homework will be
collected and graded, approximately once a week. Some of the homework will
involve computer labs and group projects. I do not normally accept late
homework, except in the case of a valid excuse (see "Missed exams"). You
should inform ahead of time in this case. Oversleeping, getting too busy,
etc. don't count as valid excuses.
Individual Projects: Each student will do an individual project on a topic chosen in consultation with the instructor. The project grade will be based on a written report and a class presentation of about 15 minutes. Students may work alone or with one other person. In the case of two people working together, they will collaborate on a single written report and class presentation and both will receive the same grade for the project.
Course grade: Your course grade will
be determined
as follows:
Homework
20%
Individual Project 15%
Exam #1
15%
Exam #2
15%
Exam #3
15%
Final Exam
20%
The follow scale describes approximately how the course grades will be assigned. The instructor reserves the right to adjust this scale slightly (for the whole class, not for individual students):
90% or above = A+, A or A-
80%-89% = B+, B or B-
70%-79% = C+, C or C-
60%-69% = D
below 60% = F
You will be able to check your quiz and exam grades at Score Reports, which is the Math Department's gradebook program. This will be available beginning approximately two weeks into the semester. Please check score reports regularly to make sure your grades have been correctly reported and tell me promptly about any errors. You are responsible for keeping all of your graded work so that any discrepancies in recorded grades can be settled.