Math 3613 - Spring 2000

Modern Geometry - Paul Goodey

Watch this space for developments as the semester progresses.

Course Syllabus

Test dates:

Test 1:  2/10/00

Test 2:  3/23/00

Test 3:  4/20/00

Final Exam:  Thursday, May 4, 8:00-10:00am

Links relating to various sections of the course

• Chapter 2 - Regular polygons
  • Gauss
  • Fermat
  • Regular polygons
  • Angle trisection
  • Prime numbers or try here for an article about primality testing.
  • Here is a link concerning Fermat numbers and here is a really tantalising one.

• Chapter 3 - Planar isometries
  • Geometry junkyard

• Chapter 10 - Platonic solids
• Virtual polyhedra
• Webpages demonstrated in class:
• 4/4/00
• 4/11/00
• 4/11/00

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Homework Hints:

• Homework 1
• Homework 2

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Some more or less geometric links

• Euclid
• Greek mathematics
• Vatican exhibit
• Gauss
• Polyhedra
• Geometry center
• Geometry in action
• H.S.M. Coxeter

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