Course Information
Course Number: MAT 3050
Course Title: Geometry
Course Outline: available here
Course Description: MAT 3050 covers Euclidean and hyperbolic geometry in two and three dimensions from an axiomatic point of view. It examines classical theorems as well as groups of transformations.
Credits / Hours: 4
Section Number: D819
Prerequisites: MAT 2571
Textbooks (not all textbooks are required; ask your instructor for details) :
- (K1) Geometry Book I: Planimetry by A. P. Kiselev, Adapted from Russian by Alexander Givental, published by Sumizdat
- (K2) Geometry Book II: Stereometry by A.P. Kiselev, Adapted from Russsian by Alexander Givental, published by Sumizdat
- (V) Exploring Advanced Euclidean Geometry with GeoGebra by Gerard A. Venema, published by the Mathematical Association of America
- (H) Complex Numbers & Geometry by Liang-shin Hahn, published by The Mathematical Association of America
Software: Geogebra (available as free download here)
Online Spaces
- OpenLab: This website will be the online home for our class. The site contains important information about the course, and will be used in various ways throughout the semester.
- WeBWorK: Some of the homework for this class may be completed on the WeBWorK system. Details will be announced in class and on the OpenLab.
- Dropbox: CUNY has provided all students with Dropbox accounts with large storage limits. Information and a login link are posted here.
- Blackboard:
- Grades will be posted in Blackboard’s gradebook
- Geogebra: You can download the app here or use a scaled-down version of the Geogebra app right in your browser (though the desktop app is a bit better) and you can upload your Geogebra files there as well. This is also a nice way to share your work with other people.
Faculty Information
Professor Name:
- Kate Poirier
Contact info & communications: For information about office hours, visit Contact Info & Communications here.
Learning Outcomes
- State the hypotheses and conclusions of basic theorems in 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional synthetic Euclidean geometry and apply them in proofs
- Perform basic straight-edge and compass constructions
- Apply the group of rigid transformations of the Euclidean planes
- Prove and apply classical and advanced Euclidean geometry theorems
- Understand axiom systems and use them to prove statements in Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry
- Express arithmetic operations geometrically in the complex plane
General Education Learning Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- Gather, interpret, evaluate, and apply information discerningly from a variety of sources.
- Employ scientific reasoning and logical thinking
- Use creativity to solve problems
- Acquire tools for lifelong learning
Schedule
Please see the schedule page here.
Percent/Letter Grade conversion
A = 93.0 — 100
A- = 90.0 — 92.9
B+ = 87.0 — 89.9
B = 83.0 — 86.9
B- = 80.0 — 82.9
C+ = 77.0 — 79.9
C = 70.0 — 76.9
D = 60.0 — 69.9
F = 0 — 59.9
W = withdrawal up to Monday, May 17 (WF after)
Grading Policy
The grading policy for the course appears on the Grading Policy page here.
Participation
Participation makes up a component of your overall course grade. More information can be found on the Grading Policy page here.
College Academic Integrity Policy
Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting and citation of sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the college recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension and expulsion. More information about the College’s policy on Academic Integrity may be found in the College Catalog.
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