Assignment #1 (15 points) - due
Wed. Jan. 24 at the beginning of class.
Read Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4
Read the Wikipedia articles on
Euclidean geometry and non-Euclidean geometry at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclidean_geometry
and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-Euclidean_geometry
Turn in Exercises 1.4.3, 1.4.4, 1.4.5
Assignment #2 (25 points) – due Wed. Jan. 31 at the beginning of class.
Read Sections 1.5, 1.6
Turn in Exercises
1.5.4 (note: “show” means “prove” and while you may use a picture to come up with an idea for a proof, the proof itself should be based only on the axioms)
1.5.6
1.5.8
1.5.9
1.5.10
Assignment #3 (30 points) – due Monday Feb. 5 at the beginning of class
Reminder: Test #1 will be Friday, Feb. 9 in class
Finish the Geometry
Explorer Lab which we did in class Mon. Jan. 29. You do not need to turn in
a lab report. You can use the lab in 239 Altgeld
whenever it is open (generally 9-5 weekdays). There are often classes using the
lab; however, most instructors won’t mind your working in there during
class if there is a computer available.
Turn in exercises:
1.6.7
1.6.8
1.6.9
1.6.10
1.6.11
1.7.1 (you are not asked for proofs. Give experimental evidence from working with Geometry Explorer).
Assignment
#4 (25 points)-due Monday Feb. 19 at the beginning of class.
Read Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.5 (do this reading right away; don’t wait
until Feb. 19!)
Turn in exercises 2.1.2, 2.1.7-2.1.10
Assignment #5 (35 points) – due Wed. Feb. 28 at the beginning of class
Read Section 5.1
Turn in exercises 2.2.4, 2.2.5, 2.5.1, 2.5.4, 5.1.5, 5.1.6, 5.1.9
Assignment #6 (25 points) – due Mon. March 12 at the beginning of class
Test #2 on Wed. March 7 (covering Sections 2.1, 2.2, 2.5, 5.1)
Read Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.6
Turn in exercises 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.2.4, 5.2.11
Assignment #7 (25 points) – due Wed. March 28 at the beginning of class
Turn in exercises 5.2.14, 5.3.4, 5.3.5, 7.2.1, 7.2.2
The project assignment is now available. The first due date, which is just for selecting a topic and a partner if you wish, is Fri. March 30.
Assignment #8 – due Wed. April 4 at the beginning of class
Read Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
Turn in Geometry Explorer Assignment(now available) and exercises 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.11, 7.3.12
Start working on your project. An outline and list of references is due April 11.
Assignment #9 – due Wed. April 18 at the beginning of class
Read Sections 7.6, 7.7, 7.8
Turn in exercises 7.5.2, 7.5.6, 7.5.7, and Geometry Explorer
Assignment
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