Math 403: Euclidean Geometry
Course Information
Spring 2011
email: bertg ♠ illinois ♦ edu
Office: 330 Illini Hall
Phone: (217) 244-0286
Time & Location: TR 9:30-10:50, 441 Altgeld.
Office Hours: Wednesday, 4-5:30 (in 330 Illini Hall). Also, if you cannot make it to the regularly scheduled office hours, please feel free to set up a meeting for a different time.
Text: Vectors and Transformations in Plane Geometry, Philippe Tondeur.
Test dates (estimate):
- Test 1: Tuesday, Feb. 15,
- Test 2: Thursday, Mar. 17,
- Test 3: Tuesday, Apr. 19.
Homework: Homework exercises will be assigned to complement the material in the lectures and collected every Friday. You are encouraged to work in groups on the homework, but you must write up your solutions independently. There will be no homework due the week of an exam.
Grading policy: The breakup will be: Homework - 30%, Midterm I - 15%, Midterm II - 15% , Midterm III - 15%, Final exam - 25%. If your score on the final exam is higher than your lowest test score, I will replace that lowest test score with your score on the final. This policy does NOT include missed midterm exams.
Exam policy: No use of notes or any electronic devices (including calculators) will be permitted. Students will not be permitted to leave the room and reenter during an exam. Please plan accordingly.
Disabilities: Students with disabilities who require reasonable accommodations to participate in this class are asked to see me as soon as possible. In particular, any accommodations for exams must be arranged a week in advance and will require a letter from DRES.
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Department of Mathematics College of Liberal Arts and Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 273 Altgeld Hall, MC-382 1409 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801 USA Department Main Office Telephone: (217) 333-3350 Fax (217) 333-9576 |