MTH 338: Non-Euclidean Geometry
Spring 2023

Announcements,   Assignments,   Course Description,   Essay Advice

Tevian Dray

Office hours: TR 1:15–1:45 & 3:30–4 PM in Kidder 298A (and by appt via Zoom)

Phone: (541) 737-5159

Email:

Class Meetings:

TR 2–3:20 PM in Kidder 108H

Required Texts:

Wallace & West, Roads to Geometry (RG)

Krause, Taxicab Geometry (TG)

Website: http://math.oregonstate.edu/~tevian/onid/MTH338

This page is the primary course website.

It can be reached from within Canvas, or directly at the URL above.

Check the website frequently as most course information will not be distributed via Canvas.

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 during Week 6

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.

A description of some criteria that I will use to evaluate written work can be found here.

Learning Outcomes:

MTH 338 is a Writing Intensive Curriculum (WIC) course in the Baccalaureate Core. Oregon State University prescribes the following learning outcomes for such courses:

• Develop and articulate content knowledge and critical thinking in the discipline through frequent practice of informal and formal writing.
• Demonstrate knowledge/understanding of audience expectations, genres, and conventions appropriate to communicating in the discipline.
• Demonstrate the ability to compose a document of at least 2000 words through multiple aspects of writing, including brainstorming, drafting, using sources appropriately, and revising comprehensively after receiving feedback on a draft.

Students with Disabilities:

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Student Conduct:

Student conduct is governed by OSU's Code of Student Conduct.

Academic Calendar:

All students are subject to the registration and refund deadlines as stated in the Academic Calendar.

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