Campus: | Ohio University, Athens Campus |
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Department: | Mathematics |
Academic Year: | 2016 - 2017 |
Term: | Fall Semester |
Course: | Math 3110 and Math 5110 |
Title: | College Geometry |
Section: | 100 (Class Number 3991) |
Instructor: | Mark Barsamian |
Contact Information: | My contact information is posted on my web page. |
Office Hours: | My office hours are posted on my web page. |
This Course is Cross-Listed
Course Description: We will begin with an introduction to axiom systems and axiomatic geometry. Then we will consider plane Euclidean geometry from an axiomatic viewpoint.
Prerequisites: (3050 Discrete Math or CS 3000), (3200 Applied Linear Algebra or 3210 Linear Algebra)
Class Meets: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:55pm - 1:50pm in Morton Room 313
Syllabus: This web page replaces the usual paper syllabus. If you need a paper syllabus (now or in the future), print this web page.
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What is it? | The textbook is two volumes, spiral bound in gray covers.
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Is it required? | The printed book is required for students in MATH 3110 Section 100. | |
Where do you get it? | Beginning on Monday, August 22, 2016, the book will be available at Minuteman Press, 17 W. Washington Street, Athens (next to Donkey Coffee), (740) 593-7393. | |
Cost? | The two-volume set costs $38.10 plus tax. | |
What do you ask for? | Tell them that you need the MATH 3110 book. | |
Online version: | There is an online version of the text at the following link: (Geometry.Textbook) But students in MATH 3110 Section 100 will still need to purchase the printed book when it comes out. |
Special Needs: If you have physical, psychiatric, or learning disabilities that require accommodations, please let me know as soon as possible so that your needs may be appropriately met.
Attendance Policy: Attendance is required for all lectures and exams, and will be recorded using sign-in sheets.
Missing Class: If you miss a class for any reason, it is your responsibility to copy someone’s notes or download my notes from the course web page, and study them. I will not use office hours to teach topics discussed in class to students who were absent.
Missing a Quiz or Exam Because of Illness: If you are too sick to take a quiz or exam, then you must
Missing Quizzes or Exams Because of University Activity: If you have a University Activity that conflicts with one of our quizzes or exams, you must contact me before the quiz or exam to discuss arrangements for a make-up. I will need to see documentation of your activity. If you miss a quiz or an exam because of a University Activity without notifying me in advance, you will not be given a make-up.
Missing Class Participation: If you miss a class, your class participation score for that day will be a zero. That score cannot be made up. (There is no way to make up participation.) However, notice that if you attend all 36 lectures and are well-prepared for the discussion, your participation grade will be 108 points, which amounts to 8 points of extra credit. This is meant to give you a cushion in case you have to miss two or three classes.
Cheating on Exams or Quizzes: If cheat on an exam or quiz, you will receive a zero on that exam or quiz and I will submit a report to the Office of Community Standards and Student Responsibility (OCSSR). If you cheat on another exam, you will receive a grade of F in the course and I will again submit a report to the OCSSR.
Grading: During the semester, you will accumulate points:
Class Participation (36 class meetings, 3 points each *): | 100 points possible |
Quizzes (best 8 of 10 quizzes, 25 points each): | 200 points possible |
In-Class Exams (best 3 of 4 exams, 150 points each): | 450 points possible |
Cumulative Final Exam: | 250 points possible |
Total: | 1000 points possible |
(* Notice that it is actually possible to score 108 points through Class Participation. Any points scored over 100 will be considered as extra credit points.)
At the end of the semester, your Total will be converted to your Course Grade:
Total Score | Percentage | Grade | Interpretation |
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900 - 1000 | 90% - 100% | A | You mastered all concepts, with no significant gaps |
850 - 899 | 85% - 89.9% | A- | |
800 - 849 | 80% - 84.9% | B+ | You mastered all essential concepts and many advanced concepts, but have some significant gaps. |
750 - 799 | 75% -79.9% | B | |
700 - 749 | 70% - 74.9% | B- | |
650 - 699 | 65% - 69.9% | C+ | You mastered most essential concepts and some advanced concepts, but have many significant gaps. |
600 - 649 | 60% - 64.9% | C | |
550 - 599 | 55% - 59.9% | C- | |
400 - 439 | 40% - 54.9% | D | You mastered some essential concepts. |
0 - 399 | 0% - 39.9% | F | You did not master essential concepts. |
Note that although this grading scale may look easy compared to the usual 90,80,70,60 scale, it is actually not easier. The reasons are:
Course Structure: One learns math primarily by trying to solve problems. This course is designed to provide structure for you as you learn to solve problems, and to test how well you have learned to solve them. This structure is provided in the following ways.
Schedule:
Week | Dates | Class topics |
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1 | Mon Aug 22 | 1.1 Intro to Axiom Systems. Primitive Relations, Primitive Terms, Interpretations, Models |
Wed Aug 24 | 1.2 Properties of Axiom Systems I: Consistency, Independence | |
Fri Aug 26 |
1.3 Properties of Axiom Systems II: Completeness
(Quiz 1)
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2 | Mon Aug 29 | 2.1 Axiomatic Geometries: Introduction and Basic Examples |
Wed Aug 31 | 2.2 Fano's Geometry | |
Fri Sep 2 |
2.2 Incidence Geometry
(Quiz 2)
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3 | Mon Sep 5 | Labor Day Holiday: No Class |
Wed Sep 7 | 3.1 Neutral Geometry I: Axioms of Incidence & Distance: Neutral Geom Axioms & First 6 Theorems | |
Fri Sep 9 |
3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5: The Distance Function and Coordinate Functions
(Quiz 3)
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4 | Mon Sep 12 | 3.6: Theorems about Basic Properties of Distance Function; 3.7 & 3.8 Ruler Placement |
Wed Sep 14 | 3.9: Ruler Placement in Neutral Geometry, 3.10: Rulers in High School Geometry Books | |
Fri Sep 16 |
In-Class Exam 1 on Chapters 1, 2, 3
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5 | Mon Sep 19 | Ch 4: Neutral Geom II: 4.1 Betweenness; 4.2 Segments, Rays, Angles, Triangles |
Wed Sep 21 | 4.3 Segment Congruence; 4.4 Segment Midpoints (Worksheets on Properties of Relations) | |
Fri Sep 23 |
5.1 The Separation Axiom, 5.2 Theorems about Lines intersecting Triangles
(Quiz 4)
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6 | Mon Sep 26 | 5.3, 5.4 Angle and Triangle Interiors; Rays and lines intersecting them |
Wed Sep 28 | 5.5 Triangle can’t enclose ray. 5.6 Conv. Quads. 5.7 Plane Separation in H.S. books | |
Fri Sep 30 |
Ch 6 Sections 1,2,3 Neutral Geometry IV: Angle Measure, Construction, Addition
(Quiz 5)
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7 | Mon Oct 3 | Fall Semester Reading Day: No Class |
Wed Oct 5 | 6.3 Angle Bisectors | |
Fri Oct 7 |
6.4 The Linear Pair Theorem
(Quiz 6)
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8 | Mon Oct 10 | 6.6 Right Angles and Perpendicular Lines |
Wed Oct 12 |
In-Class Exam 2 on Chapters 4, 5, 6
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Fri Oct 14 | 7.1 Axiom of Triangle Congruence, 7.2 Theorems about Congruences in Triangles | |
9 | Mon Oct 17 | 7.3 Theorems about bigger and smaller parts Triangles |
Wed Oct 19 |
7.5 Perp Lines; 7.6 Final Look at Triangle Congruence in Neutral Geometry
(Quiz 7)
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Fri Oct 21 | 7.7 Parallel Lines in Neutral Geometry | |
10 | Mon Oct 24 | 8.1 Lines Intersecting Circles |
Wed Oct 26 |
8.2, 8.3 Theorems about Chords
(Quiz 8)
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Fri Oct 28 | 8.4, 8.5 Tangent Lines, Angle Bisector Concurrence, Inscribed Circles | |
11 | Mon Oct 31 |
In-Class Exam 3 on Chapters 7,8
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Wed Nov 2 | 9.1, 9.2, 9.3 Parallel Lines and Triangles in Euclidean Geometry | |
Fri Nov 4 | 9.4 Euclid Triangles can be Circumscribed 9.5 Parallelograms | |
12 | Mon Nov 7 | 9.6 Triangle Midsegments, Altitude Concurrence, 9.7 Median Concurrence |
Wed Nov 9 |
Ch 10 (Euclidean Geometry II: Similarity) Section 10.1: Parallel Projection
(Quiz 9)
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Fri Nov 11 | Veterans Day Holiday: No Class | |
13 | Mon Nov 14 | 10.2 Similarity; 10.3 Applications of Similarity |
Wed Nov 16 | Ch 11 Sections 1,2,3: Area; Using Area to Prove the Pythagorean Theorem | |
Fri Nov 18 | Ch 11 Sections 4,5: Area of Similar Triangles; Area in High School books | |
14 | Mon Nov 21 |
In-Class Exam 4 on Chapters 9,10,11 (Exam Information)
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Wed Nov 23 | Thanksgiving Day Holiday: No Class | |
Fri Nov 25 | Columbus Day Holiday: No Class | |
15 | Mon Nov 28 | Ch 12 Sections 1,2,3 Circular Arcs |
Wed Nov 30 |
Ch 12 Sections 4,5 Cyclic Quadrilaterals, Intersecting Secants
(Quiz 10)
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Fri Dec 2 | Ch 13 Advanced Theorems | |
16 | Fri Dec 9 |
Final Exam 10:10am – 12:10pm in Morton 313 (Exam Info)
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