Textbooks for Math 444-487 Autumn 2004

These texts should be in the textbook section of the University Book Store. NOTE: The book by Brown seems to be in short supply. There may be copies at the Math n Stuff store on Roosevelt, or of course online.

Math 444 Texts

Math 487 Computer Lab Text

Optional Software

Geometer's Sketchpad 4 Software is available for use in the MSCC computer lab. However, you can purchase Geometer's Sketchpad 4 Student Edition in the University Bookstore if you wish to use the Sketchpad software at home.

Notes and Web pages

The texts will be supplemented by notes and additional references provided during the course.

How the Texts will be Used

The book Geometry by Berele-Goldman will be the main textbook for the course. In a typical week we will study about a chapter of this book (until later in the quarter when we are working more with Brown).. Chapters 1 through 11 or 12 will be covered in 444 and the remainder in 445.

The book Transformational Geometry by Brown will be used more and more during the course of 444 to explain the transformational approach to geometry. It will be introduced bit by bit in the first half of the course, with more emphasis on this book in the second half of 444.

Geometry through the Circle, by King, will be used as the textbook in the 487 labs. You should bring the book to lab as a rule, since the labs will usually refer to the book.

These books are all on reserve in the Mathematics-Statistics Research Library in Padelford.