Math 300
Spring 2007 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
final
exam schedules, the official schedules apply.
Exams:
- Hour Exam 1 will be Friday, February 16
- Hour Exam 2 will be Friday, March 23
- Hour Exam 3 will be Friday, April 27. Please note that this is in the last full week of class.
- The final exam for Math 300 is scheduled for Friday, May 11, 8:00 -
10:00 AM. It will be a two hour, in-class, comprehensive final.
University regulations require that all students in this class take the
final at this time.
Lecture/Reading Schedule:
Please note: This schedule is tentative. We
will probably alter it as the semester progresses. Each offering of this
course is different from the last. Exam dates should
remain fixed. If I do need to change an exam date, it will be with plenty
of warning and accommodations made for students who can not make the revised
exam date (except for the final exam, which is fixed by the University
calendar). I will try to keep this schedule up to date, but you should
always check the web pages for This Week and
Next Week for more up-to-date information.
Week 1: Monday, January 15
- Topics
- Introduction to the course
- Some history
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Monday is Martin Luther King day: no classes or office hours.
- Office hours resume next week
Week 2: Monday, January 22
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Office hours resume this week
Week 3: Monday, January 29
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
Week 4 : Monday, February 5
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Hour exam #1 is next week.
Week 5: Monday, February 12
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Hour exam #1 will be Friday, February 16
Week 6: Monday, February 19
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
Week 7 : Monday, February 26
- Topics
- History of the parallel postulate
- Reading
- Other Notes
Week 8: Monday, March 5
- Topics
- Discovery of non-Euclidean geometry
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Mid-term is Friday, March 9 (not an exam date for us)
- Hour exam #2 will be Friday following Spring Break
Week 9: Monday, March 12
- Topics: Spring Break! (No classes or office hours)
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Hour exam #2 is next week
Week 10: Monday, March 19
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Hour Exam #2 will be Friday, March 23
Week 11: Monday, March 26
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
Week 12: Monday, April 2
- Topics
- Independence of the parallel postulate
- Reading
- Other Notes
Week 13: Monday, April 9
- Topics
- Independence of the parallel postulate
- Reading
- Other Notes
Week 14: Monday, April 16
- Topics
- Philosophy and foundations
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Hour exam #3 will be next week.
Week 15: Monday, April 23
- Topics
- More on hyperbolic geometry (time permitting)
- Reading
- Chapter 10 (skipping chapter 9)
- Other Notes
- Hour exam #3 will be Friday, April 27. Please note that this is in
t he last full week of the term.
Week 16: Monday, April 30
- Topics
- Reading
- Other Notes
- Wednesday, May 2, is the last day of classes. No class work can
be accepted past 5:00.
Final Exams
- The final exam for Math 300 is scheduled for Friday, May 11, 8:00 -
10:00 AM. It will be a two hour, in-class, comprehensive final.
University regulations require that all students in this class take the
final at this time.
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