Department of Mathematics College of Arts & Sciences University of Kentucky
		MA 341 – 001 Topics in Geometry Fall 2009

Thought for the Day: If toast always lands butter-side down and cats always land on their feet, what happens when you strap a piece of toast on the back of a cat?

General Class Information

Class Syllabus . Click here for a PDF version for printing.

List of topics to be covered each day.  Click here for a PDF version for printing.

Class notes and homework are available as PDF files.  You need to have a copy of Adobe Reader to open these. 

Class Worksheets and Lecture Notes

Day 1 – The Origins and Weapons of Geometry
                     Read this short story about π

Assignments (Solutions are placed on the Blackboard web page)

All assignments are taken from Venema, Foundations of Geometry

Assignment #1: Assigned Aug 28 & 31, 2009 — Due September 2, 2009.

Assignment #2: Assigned September 4 & 9, 2009 — Due September 11, 2009. 

Assignment #3: Assigned September 11, 14, & 16, 20029 — Due September 21, 2009.

Assignment #4: Assigned September 21, 2009 — Due September 25, 2009.

Assignment #5: Assigned September 23, 25, 28, & 30, 2009 — Due October 5, 2009.

Assignment #6: Assigned October 2, 5, 7, & 9, 2009 — Due October 14, 2009.

New due dates for the remaining assignments!!

Assignment #7: Assigned October 23, 26 & 30, 2009 — Due November 2, 2009.

Assignment #8: Assigned November 2, 4, & 6, 2009 — Due November 11, 2009.

Assignment #9: Assigned November 9, 11, & 13, 2009 — Due November 18, 2009.

Assignment #10: Available here December 1, 2009 — Due December 11, 2009.

Geometry Links of Interest

·       Here is a list of quotations about mathematics and mathematicians

·       A History of Geometry from David Joyce at Clark University

·       Hyperbolic Geometry using Cabri

·       Hyperbolic Geometry using CabriJava

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