MATH 5200/7200 (Azoff)
Foundations of Geometry I 
Spring 2003

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  • Exams
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  • Office hours
  • e-mail addresses and phone numbers of class members
  • Summer Opportunities
  • Course syllabus
    • Exams

    There were three hour exams during the term. The first hour test, covering through Proposition 3.6, was held on February 19.  The median was 75.

    The second hour test, covering through the top of Page 130, was held on Wednesday April 4.  The median was 80.

    The third exam, covering through Chapter 5, was given on a takehome basis.  It is available online in html and pdf formats; the median was 80.  

    The final exam was held 8 -11 AM on Friday May 9.  It was comprehensive.

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    Assignment Summary


    #
     Date Due 
    Chapter
    Class Discussion
    Hand In 
    Grad/Bonus
    1
    F Jan 17
    1
    E: 1, 3, 4, 6, 9;  M : 1abcd 
    R: 1-10;  E: 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13;  M : 1efg 
    E: 8, M: 2
    2
    W Jan 29
    2
    E: 6abc, 8 , 9, 10ac
    R: 1-20;  E: 2ab, 3, 4, 5, 6de, 7, 10b
    E: 11, 12
    3
    M Feb 10
    3 (thru p 82)
    E: 1, 10
    R: 1-8;   E: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    E: 16
    4
    M Feb 17
    3 (thru p 82)
    E: 11, 12, 14
    E: 8, 9, 13, 19
    E:15, 17
    5
    W Mar 5
    3 (thru p 92)
    E: 20, 29, 32, 33
    R: 9-15; E: 24, 25, 26, 27, 28
    E: 34, 36
    6
    M Mar 24
    4 (thru p 121)
    E: 13, 22
    E: 10, 11, 12, 21
    E:: 27
    7
    F  Apr 4
    4
    E: 1, 4, 5, 8, 15
    R: 1-22   E: 3, 6, 7, 9, 14
    E: 17, 28
    8
    W Apr 16
    4
    E: 18, 23 , 31
    E: 19, 24, 25, 26, 32
    E: 29,. 33
    9
    W Apr 23
    5
    E: 2, 5, 6
    R: 1-14;   E: 1, 3, 4, 7, 14
    E: 8, 21*

    Bolded class discussion problems below can be used to practice for the final.

    *The setting for Problem 21 of Chapter 5 is Euclidean geometry; you may use the result of Problem 18 in your solution.

    Problems at the end of each chapter are of three types. First there is a Review exercise; next are ``plain" Exercises; finally there are M ajor exercises.  These are identitfied by the letters R , E , and M respectively in the assignments.

    Graduate students are expected to work at least one bonus problem from each assignment.
     

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    Phone Numbers and e-mail Addresses


    Go By Family Name e-mail
    Phone
    Victoria Baramidze vbaramid@math.uga.edu 
    542-2722
    Daniel  Bennett b3nnett@aol.com
    227-2750
    Jennifer Briggs jenniferbriggs@att.net
    369-3881
    Holly Bryan wolly12@uga.edu
    353-3050
    Lu Pien  Cheng lpcheng@uga.edu
    546-5986
    Geneti Dufera gannosd@yahoo.com
    227-3215
    Kathleen Glynn kathleenglynn@msn.com
    543-2765
    Tiffany Goodwin ivankiel@arches.uga.edu
    380-6728
    Chu Lee chundoong@hotmail.com
    678-779-0927
    Melissa Lee mclee@arches.uga.edu
    770-466-8780
    Velma Moon velmavm@uga.edu
    369-5573
    Kinsey Rowe kinseyrowe@aol.com
    549-4235
    Ana Rusch anamariarusch@msn.com
    770-271-1321
    Zelha Tunc-Pekkan ztuncpek@coe.uga.edu
    583-8154
    Michael Welch charliebakerband@yahoo.com
    546-7332

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    Summer Opportunities, etc.

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    MATH 5200/7200 (Azoff) 
    Foundations of Geometry I 
    Course Syllabus for Spring 2003


    Web Page  http://www.math.uga.edu/~azoff/courses/5200.html 



    Call Numbers 04-540 for MATH 5200;   24-541 for MATH 7200



    Time & Place  MWF 12:20 - 1:10  PM
    322 Boyd



    Course
    Plan    		 Rigorous treatment of geometry, including 
         Euclid's axioms 
         filling in gaps in Euclid's system 
         models and non-Euclidean geometry 
         use of Geometer's sketchpad for motivational purposes



    Prerequisite MATH 3200, MATH 3000 



    Text  Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries: Development and History , Third Edition, by Marvin J. Greenberg, W. H. Freeman Publishing Company  1993.  We will cover Chapters 1 - 7 this semester. 
     

    Grading Homework 
    Hour Tests (3 @ 100 pts) 
    Comprehensive Final Exam (8 -11 AM on Friday May 9)
    100 points 
    300 points 
    200 points




    		Homework will be collected about once a week;  no late work will be accepted. 
    Graduate students must work at least one bonus problem on each assignment. 



    Instructor  E. Azoff
       e-mail 
       Phone 
       Office     		 azoff@math.uga.edu
    542-2608 
    443 Boyd 
    Office
      Hours
     
    Mondays 3:30 - 4:30 PM
    Tuesdays 12:30 - 1:30 PM
    Wednesdays 3:30 - 4:30 PM except April 23
    Thursdays 12:30 - 1:30 PM except April 17 and April 24
    Fridays 2:30 - 3:30 PM except April 18

    Assignment for Chapter 1


    Prepare for Class Discussion
    Hand In Friday January 17 
    Grad/Bonus
    E: 1, 3, 4, 6, 9;  M: 1abcd 
    R: 1-10;   E: 2, 5, 7, 10, 12, 13;  M : 1efg 
    E: 8, M: 2

    Problems at the end of each chapter are of three types. First there is a Review exercise; next are ``plain" Exercises; finally there are M ajor exercises.  These are identitfied by the letters R , E , and M respectively in the assignments.

    Graduate students are expected to work at least one bonus problem from each assignment.

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