Geometry: An Axiomatic Approach

Announcements:

• The schedule for the rest of the semester is finalized. There was a typo on the original day-by-day schedule which claimed there would be a test 3 on the last day of class. In fact, the last day of class will be given over to presentations.

Class:

• Math 6140
  
• 35 State Hall
  
• Tu & Th 4:30 - 5:50
  
• Texts:
  • Euclid, The Elements, Books I and II.
    This is Volume 1 of the 3 volume set published by Dover, and called "The Thirteen Books of the Elements", translated and with an introduction by Sir Thomas L. Heath.
    It should be in the bookstore and its ISBN number is 978-0-486600888.
    
    
  • McClure, Course Notes for MA 460. (Version 5, new as of Aug 30, 2012.)
    These are the notes written by Prof. McClure for the version of this course which he teaches at Purdue University.
    They are reproduced here with his permission.
    
    
  • There is an excellent online version of Euclid's Elements.
    
    
  • List of Definitions, Basic Facts, and Theorems from the course notes.
  • List of Definitions, Common Notions, and Propositions from Euclid, Book I.

Professor:

• Robert Bruner
  
• Office: 1193 FAB,   (313)-577-2499
• Math Department:   (313)-577-2479
• Fax:   (313)-577-7596 (shared)
• Office hours: Thu 3-4 or by appt. (subject to change depending upon the needs of the class).

Schedule:

Regular homework problems will be assigned (10 to 12 sets in all). They will be due at the start of class on the assigned due date. Volunteers will be given the chance to present some of the homework problems in class, for credit. When we start studying Euclid, small groups will be formed to present some of Euclid's propositions. This will happen around the middle of the semester.

Occasional quizzes will be given. There will be two midterm tests and a final. Class presentations will also count toward your grade.

Exam schedule:

• Exam 1: Thursday, October 3
• Exam 2: Tuesday and Thursday, October 29 and 31 (broken into two parts)
• Last class: Thursday, December 5
• Final Exam: Tuesday, December 17
  ( University Final Exam Schedule)

Geometer's Sketchpad:

Geometer's Sketchpad is available to College of Education students in the Education Technology Center in Room 114 of the Education Building. Note that it is only installed on the Windows machines in this lab.

• Key Curriculum (Geometer's Sketchpad) main web site
• Their Sketchpad tutorial page.
• A short tutorial
• Another tutorial

Assignments:

• For Tuesday, September 3, read pages 1-11 of McClure's Course Notes, through the end of Section 2.1.
• Homework 1, due Tuesday, Sept. 10.
• Homework 2, due Tuesday, Sept. 24.
• Homework 3, due Tuesday, Oct. 1.
• First Exam: Thursday, Oct. 3.
• Homework 4, due Thursday, Oct. 10.
• Homework 5, due Thursday, Oct. 17.
• Homework 6, due Thursday, Oct. 24.
• The week of Oct. 29 and 32 we will have Test 2 in two parts.
  
  
• Presentations on Euclid, starting Tuesday, Nov. 5.
      Note when your two presentations are due on this schedule..
• For Nov. 5, read McClure, pp. 39-46 and Heath's Euclid, pp. 153-155 and 241-242.
• For Nov. 7, read Euclid, pp. 244-268.
  While reading Eucllid, you should also read McClure's commentary on pages 39-50.
• For Nov. 12, read Euclid, pp. 269-288.
• Homework 7, due Tuesday, Nov. 12.
• For Nov. 14, read Euclid, pp. 289-315.
• For Nov. 19, read Euclid, pp. 315-336.
• Homework 8, due Tuesday, Nov. 19.
• For Nov. 21, read Euclid, pp. 336-349.
• For Nov. 26, read Euclid, pp. 349-369.
• Homework 9, due Tuesday, Nov. 26.
• Nov. 28 is Thanksgiving.
• Dec. 3 we will review the semester.
• Homework 10, due Thursday, Dec. 5.
• Dec. 5, last presentations.
• Exam week office hours: by appointment.
  Email me or call me and we will find a mutually convenient time.
• Final Exam: Tuesday, Dec 17.

Grades:

• Tests (1, 2, and final)	100 each	300
  Homework	10 * 15 each	150
  Presentations		150
  Total		600