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Instructor: Professor
David Singer
Office: 2145 Adelbert Road, Room 113
Extension: x2892
E-mail: david.singer@case.edu
Description. MATH 361 is a one-semester, three credit-hour course in geometry. The prerequisite for the course in MATH 122 or its equivalent. This course satisfies the SAGES department seminar requirement.
Places of interest: The Math Forum, Geometry in Action, The Geometry Junkyard, Interactive Geometry, Euclid's Elements , Geogebra, Wolfram Geometry Archive.
Text: "Numbers and Geometry," by John Stillwell. (Plus supplementary material.)
Office Hours. My official hours are posted at the link. I am also available at other times by appointment or you may drop by my office. You are always welcome!
Syllabus:
Course Information: There will be regular homework assignments,
which together with classroom attendance and discussion will count for 30% of
the grade. Each student will prepare a written report of at least 10 pages on
a topic of their choice relating to the subject matter of the course, which
will count for 20% of the grade. The topic should be selected by Friday,
February 16, 2023. A preliminary report of at least five pages) on the project
will be due on March 8, 2023. A brief presentation (about 25 minutes)
will be made by each student sometime during the term, counting for 20% of the
grade. The absolute deadline for written reports April 29, 2023. There
will be a midterm exam in class (tentatively) scheduled for Friday, March
1, 2023, which will count for 30%. The final exam period is December
17, 8:00-11:00AM and will be used for presentations; attendance is mandatory.
Phone: (216)368-2892
Fax: (216)368-5163
david.singer@case.edu
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