Mathematics 467, Section 500, Fall 2009

Modern Geometry

Announcements (reverse chronological order)

• Oct 21: Midterm test solutions are posted below.
• Oct 15: Announcement of next Math Club Meeting (Oct 19) ** PERTINENT TO THIS COURSE **
• Sep 27: No office hour on Monday, Sep 28. (I need to attend a Ph.D. oral exam.)
• Sep 16: Special procedures for week of Sep 21-25: Prof. Pitts will handle the class in my absence.
  • Monday: No instructor will be present. You should be working in your teams on the assigned proofs from Chapter 3 (Betweenness).
  • Wednesday and Friday: Dr. Pitts may give a short lecture. He will be available to help you with any trouble you have encountered in your proofs.
  • Be ready to present your proof in class the next week (starting Sep 28).
• Sep 1: Undergraduate Research Scholars announcement
• Aug 30: Announcement of Sep 16 meeting on How to Find and Compete for Graduate Fellowships

Course handout ._._. Please see my home page for up-to-date office hours.

Track your grades on Blackboard Vista.

Summary of axioms, definitions, and theorems

Teams ._._. See last semester's most enthusiastic team.

Last semester's home page (now with exams included). Note that the point value of the final exam was larger than this semester.

Weekly instructions

• Week 1 (Introduction and Chapter 1).
• Weeks 2 and 3 (Chapter 2)
• Weeks 4 and 5 (Chapter 3, betweenness part)
• Weeks 6 and 7 (Chapter 3, remainder)
• Weeks 8 and 9 (Chapter 4)
• Weeks 10 and 11 (Chapters 5 and 6)
• Weeks 12 and 13 (Chapter 7)

Tests

• Midterm
• Final