MATH 4300 - Modern Geometry

Class Information:

Study guides:

Test solutions:

Homework:

HW 1
  • Here are the problems and solutions.
    Note: Do problems 1-10.   
    Problems 11,12,13,14 are optional and won't be on any test.
HW 2
  • Here are the problems and solutions.
    Note: Do problems 1 - 10.
    Problem 10 is optional and won't be on any test.   
HW 3
HW 4
  • Here are the problems and solutions.
    Note: Do problems 1 - 9.
    Problem 10 is optional and won't be on any test.
HW 5
  • Here are the problems and solutions.
    Note: Do problems 1 - 8 and 9(a).
    Problems 9(b), 10, 11 are optional and won't be on any test.
HW 6
HW 7
HW 8
  • No homework for topic 8.
HW 9
  • Here are the problems and solutions
    Note: Do all problems except problem 6.  
    I'm still working on that solution.
HW 10
HW 11

 

Schedule and lecture notes:

Week

 Monday Wednesday

1

8/21- no class

8/23 - lecture notes

2

8/28 - lecture notes

8/30 - lecture notes

3

9/4 - HOLIDAY

9/6 - lecture notes

4

9/11 - lecture notes

9/13 - lecture notes

5

9/18 - lecture notes

9/20 - lecture notes

6

9/25 - lecture notes

9/27 - lecture notes

7

10/2 - lecture notes

10/4 - lecture notes

8

10/9 - lecture notes

10/11 - TEST 1

9

10/16 - lecture notes

10/18 - lecture notes

10

10/23 - lecture notes

10/25 - lecture notes

11

10/30- lecture notes

11/1 - lecture notes

12

11/6- lecture notes

11/8 - TEST 2

13

11/13 - lecture notes

11/15 - lecture notes
HOLIDAY

11/20 - HOLIDAY

11/22- HOLIDAY

14

11/27- lecture notes

11/29- lecture notes

15

12/4 - lecture notes

12/6 - lecture notes
Finals week


12/11 -
Final Exam
12-2pm

 

12/13 -

 

 

Videos:

  • A talk on the history of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry which ends with a discussion of the shape of the universe.
  • An old BBC video on the history of non-Euclidean geometry.

Webpages: