MATH 444A – Geometry for teachers

Winter Quarter 2013

 

Basic course information:

  

Lectures: MWF 10:30, Savery 166

Discussion sessions: T 10:30-11:30, Th 11:30-12:30, Padelford C-36

 

Instructor: Julia Pevtsova,
e-mail: julia at math.washington.edu

Office: Padelford C-448

Office Hours: Monday 4-5pm, Friday 12-1pm

 

Teaching Assistant: Graham Clenaghan,

e-mail clenagh at math.washington.edu

  

Textbook: Axiomatic Geometry by John M. Lee. Only the electronic version is currently available; if you are registered for the class, you can download it here. It is free but access is restricted to registered students.

Euclid’s Elements, translated by T.L.Heath, online version is here (open access)

  

Syllabus (detailed course information)

Discussion Board

Homework
                                            Solutions to EB (from Homework 2)

 

Exams. Midterm is February 15th, in class.

                                            Review sessions: February 13, in class; February 14 during an extended discussion session 11:30-1:30.

                                            Study guide and midterm rules

                                            Practice midterm (to be discussed on Wednesday, Feb 13, in class)

                                            Midterm

 

Final is March 18, 8:30-10:20am.
                                            Review sessions: March 14, 11:30am-1:30pm, Padelford C-36            

                                                                        March 15, in class;

                                                                        March 15, 12-1:30pm, PAR 120
                                            Study guide and rules
                                            Practice Final

 

Announcements (follow the link to the announcement section on the discussion board, only short summaries will be posted here):

·         How to sign up for notifications from the Discussion board

·         Euclid’s elements are now available on reserve at Odeegard

·         The first Discussion Session will be on Tuesday, January 15

·         Please volunteer for Math Day if you can

 

·         Schedule for the midterm week (Feb 11-15):
Monday, Feb. 11, Lecture by Jack Lee;
No office hours on Monday, Feb. 11

Tuesday, Feb. 12, Discussion session 10:30-11:30, homework discussion

Wednesday, Feb. 13, Review by Jack Lee (in class)

Thursday, Feb. 14, Extended review session 11:30-1:30, Padelford C-36, by Graham
Friday, Feb 15 – midterm in class.

No office hours on Friday, Feb. 15

 

·         No class on Monday, February 18 (Presidents’ day)

·         No homework due on Wednesday, February 20, no discussion session on February 19.

·         QUIZ Wednesday, March 13, in class, on the material covered in lectures the previous week and the homework submitted that same day