Math 300 / Hon213

Spring 2006 Schedule

Please see The Official Schedule for details of the schedule for University events.  Please note that if any date in the following conflicts with the official schedule and exam schedules, the official schedules apply.

I.    Foundations and history

Week 1:  Monday, January 16

• Topics
• Introduction / History
• Reading
• Greenberg chapter 1
• Other Notes
• Monday, January 15 is Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday (no classes or office hours)
• Office hours begin next week.

Week 2:  Monday, January 23

• Topics
• Logic
• Reading
• Greenberg chapter 2
• Devlin chapters 1 - 4
• Other Notes
• Office hours begin this week

Week 3:  Monday, January 30

• Topics
• Logic
• Axiomatic Systems
• Reading
• Greenberg chapter 2
• Devlin chapters 1 - 4
• Other Notes
• Exam 1 will be next week

II.    Axiomatic Systems

Week 4:  Monday, February 6

• Topics
• Hilbert's axioms
• Reading
• Greenberg chapter 3
• Other Notes
• Exam #1 will be Friday, Feb. 10

Week 5:  Monday, February 13

• Topics
• Hilbert's axioms
• Reading
• Greenberg Chapter 3
• Other Notes
• Monday, February 13, is the last day to drop with an automatic "W".

III.    Geometry

Week 6:  Monday, February 20

• Topics
• Neutral geometry
• Reading
• Greenberg chapter 4
• Other Notes
• There will be no classes or office hours Friday, Feb. 24 (History of Science Conference)
• Exam #2 was rescheduled to Monday, March 6

Week 7:  Monday, February 27

• Topics
• Neutral geometry
• Reading
• Greenberg chapter 4
• Other Notes
• Exam #2 will be next Monday (March 6)

IV.    Geometry and History

Week 8:  Monday, March 6

• Topics
• History of the parallel postulate
• Reading
• Greenberg, chapter 5
• Other Notes
• Exam #2 will be on Monday (rescheduled from last Friday)
• Friday, March 10 is Mid-term (not an exam date for us)

Week 9:  Monday, March 13

• Topics
• Spring Break (no classes or office hours)

Week 10:  Monday, March 20

• Topics
• History of the parallel postulate
• Reading
• Greenberg, chapter 5
• Other Notes
• The next hour exam will be next week on Friday, March 31

V.    Non-Euclidean geometry and foundational issues

Week 11:  Monday, March 27

• Topics
• Non-Euclidean geometry
• Reading
• Greenberg, chapter 6
• Other Notes
• The Third hour exam will be given on Friday, March 31

Week 12:  Monday, April 3

• Topics
• Non-Euclidean geometry
• Reading
• Greenberg, chapters 6, 7
• Other Notes
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Week 13:  Monday, April 10

• Topics
• Independence of the parallel postulate
• Foundational issues
• Reading
• Greenberg, chapter 7
• Poincare essay (to be provided)
• Other Notes
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Week 14:  Monday, April 17

• Topics
• Independence of the parallel postulate
• Foundational issues
• Reading
• Greenberg, chapter 7
• Other Notes
• Exam #4 will be next Wednesday

Week 15:  Monday, April 24

• Topics
• Philosophical implications
• Reading
• Greenberg, chapter 8
• Other Notes
• The fourth hour exam will be given on Wednesday, April 26.  Please note that this is in the last full week of classes.

Week 16:  Monday, May 1

• Topics
• Review
• Reading
• As needed
• Other Notes
• Wednesday, May 3, is the last day of classes

Week 17:  Monday, May 8

• Topics
• Final Exams
• The final exam for Hon 213/Math 300 (MTWF 10:00 AM) is scheduled for Friday, May 12, at 8:00 AM.