| DUE Date |
WORK DUE at the beginning of class or lab
unless otherwise noted! Turn in work that follows the
guidelines. |
| 16 Dec - Wed |
Anytime from Dec 7 - 16, go to ASULearn, take the
Anonymous Advice for Next Semester survey, which counts as
participation credit. I can see whether you have completed the survey
or not, in order to give you participation credit, but the responses
are anonymously reported to me in class summary form.
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| 11 Dec - Thur |
Final Project from 3-5:30.
Archimedes: Emily
Dimensions: Lee
Geometric Models in the Classroom: Toni
Geometry of Music: Darrell and Katy
Geometry of Paper Airplanes and Aerodynamics: Dewey and Lianna
Geometry of the Universe
MIRA: Brett
Origami Geometry: Casey and Robby
Pythagorean Theorem: Kimberly and Mandi
Properties of Right Triangles: Angeles and Edgar
Reasoning and Proof: Austin
Tessellations: Cayce
Crochet a hyperbolic plane
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| 9 Dec - Tues |
Prepare to present your final
project abstract orally in class.
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| 4 Dec - Thur |
Test 2 study guide
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| 2 Dec - Tues |
Choose a short
(new to our class) Euclidean Sketchpad exploration, Euclidean web applet,
or computer exploration related to Euclidean geometry, and be prepared
to present it.
Be sure to put it in context by discussing why it is interesting or important.
Message Dr. Sarah the web address or the name of the built-in Sketchpad
file so that she can post the info on the class highlights page.
This is an individual assignment and will count as participation.
Study for test 2
and write down any questions you have.
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| 25 Nov - Tues |
Project 7: Parallels and
Connections
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| 20 Nov - Thur |
Choose a short Euclidean geometry proof related to content in one of the
two books [the proof does not need to be in the book]. Present the proof in your own words on the blackboard or transparancy projector
in modern language and in 5 minutes or less. This is an individual assignment
and will count as participation.
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| 18 Nov - Tues |
Meet in 205.
Review the following and write down any questions you have:
The Euclidean proof that the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180
degrees.
The construction of a Euclidean parallel via perpendiculars (the existence
of a parallel in Playfair's theorem), which requires I-27, but no
proposition that comes afterwards.
The proof that Euclid's 5th (and propositions I-29...) implies
uniqueness of parallels in
Playfair's Theorem.
Bring Sibley's The Geometric Viewpoint and Test 1
to lab.
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| 13 Nov - Thur |
Skim our books for information on parallels.
Message Dr. Sarah on ASULearn or write down (to turn in) a brief summary of
what you found that includes page numbers. Also prepare to share what you
found during class discussion.
Bring both books to class.
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| 11 Nov - Tues |
Meet in 205.
Bring Sibley's The Geometric Viewpoint to class.
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| 6 Nov - Thur |
Project 6:
Polyhedral and Metric Considerations
Bring Sibley's The Geometric Viewpoint to class.
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| 4 Nov - Tues |
Meet in 205
Work on project 6.
Bring Sibley's The Geometric Viewpoint to lab.
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| 30 October - Thur |
Bring Sibley's The Geometric Viewpoint to class.
Work on project 6.
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| 28 October - Tues |
Meet in 205.
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| 21 Oct - Tues |
Project 5:
Concept Development - Historical Timeline
History of Conic Sections: Toni and Austin
History of Coordinate Geometry: Brett
History of Geometric Constructions: Amanda
History of Longitude: Lianna
History of Measurement: Casey and Robby
History of Pi: Brandy and Lee
History of the Pythagorean Theorem: Kimberly and Edgar
History of Regular Polyhedra: Angeles and Emily
History of Regular Polygons: Cayce
History of Similarity: Dewey and Mandi
History of Surfaces: Darrell and Katy
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| 14 Oct - Tues |
If it is not in my office already, bring your ball to class on Tuesday.
Your topic for the Historical Timeline
assignment must be approved by Dr. Sarah on a first-come-first-served basis as a message on ASULearn. Approved topics will be posted under Project 5's
due date.
Work on Project 5 via book research in the
library and/or Dr. Sarah's office and via web research.
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| 7 Oct - Tues |
Test 1 study guide
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| 2 Oct - Thur |
Read through the study guide
for test 1 and write down any questions you have.
Skim our books for information on polygons and polyhedra [other appendix searches like square or cube... may be needed].
Message Dr. Sarah on ASULearn or write down (to turn in) a
brief summary of what you found that includes page numbers.
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| 30 Sept - Tues |
Project 4: Similarity
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| 25 Sept - Thur |
Work on Project 4.
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| 23 Sept - Tues |
Project 3:
Axiom Systems and Wile E. Coyote
Bring Sibley The Geometric Viewpoint to class.
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| 18 Sept - Thur |
Skim through both books for similarity [other appendix searches like
angle-angle... may be needed]. Message Dr. Sarah on ASULearn or write down
(to turn in) a brief summary of what you found that includes page numbers.
Continue working on Project 3.
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| 16 Sept - Tues |
Read Project 2 Solutions on ASULearn.
Begin working on Project 3.
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| 11 Sept - Thur |
Project 2: Measurement and Constructions
Prepare to turn in work that follows the
guidelines. See ASULearn for hints. You
may work alone or in a group and turn in one per group (maximum 3 people)
Wallace and West Roads to Geometry 1.1 8
Sibley The Geometric Viewpoint 1.1 3 and 10
Sketchpad Examine Wallace and West Roads to Geometry
p. 210 Construction 4.9.4
and
Euclid's Elements Book 1 to look at
Proposition 9.
1)
Use Sketchpad to complete the construction. You may only use straight edge
and compass features and additional Sketchpad features which are
construction propositions that come before proposition 9.
2) Save your
document as yourname.gsp
(no spaces!) and attach it onto the personal storage space in ASULearn.
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| 9 Sept - Tues |
Meet in 205.
Read Wallace and West Roads to Geometry p. 1-5 and 8-9,
and Sibley Geometric Viewpoint
p. 2-5 and p. 9 and come to class prepared to discuss the readings.
Begin working on Project 2.
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| 4 Sept - Thur |
Review Project 1 solutions via class notes and the solutions
link on ASULearn. Write down any questions or comments.
Project 1 Self-Reflection
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| 2 Sept - Tues |
Project 1: Connections and an Overview of Course Topics
Sphere Presentations
| Bring a 10-12 inch diameter child's ball - these are usually
found in bins in stores and cost a couple
of dollars.
Be sure that this ball is smooth, can bounce, and that you
won't mind writing on it during class. | 
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| 28 Aug - Thur |
Search google for Dr. Sarah, click on her page, and click on the MAT 3610
link and then the Syllabus link.
Write down any questions you have - the
university considers this a binding contract between us.
Begin working on project 1 listed under Tuesday's due date.
Bring the class textbooks with you:
The Geometric Viewpoint: A Survey of Geometries by Thomas Q. Sibley
Roads to Geometry (3rd edition) by Edward C. Wallace and Stephen F. West
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