MTH 338: Non-Euclidean Geometry
Spring 2008

Tevian Dray

Office hours: TBA in Kidder 298A (and by appt)

Phone: 737-5159

Email: tevian@math.oregonstate.edu

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Class Meetings:

Section 010: MWF 8–9 AM in Wngr 275

Section 020: MWF 9–10 AM in Wngr 275

Some class meetings will take place in the computer lab in the MLC (Kidder 108).

Texts:

Wallace & West, Roads to Geometry (RG)

Krause, Taxicab Geometry (TG)

Web Site: http://math.oregonstate.edu/~tevian/onid/MTH338

Check the web site frequently for announcements and assignments.

Course Structure:

This course is part of the Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) at OSU. Learning to write mathematical text is a major component of this course, culminating in a polished term paper, roughly 5 pages in length.

Homework:

There will be weekly homework of several types: traditional problems, lab reports, reading assignments, and writing assignments.

All written work will be marked on both content and presentation.

Exams:

There will be an in-class midterm at a time to be announced.

Grades:

Your grade will be based equally on the term paper, the midterm, and the other assignments.

A substantial fraction of the required written work will be corrected but not graded.

tevian@math.oregonstate.edu