Math 445 W2003 Outline for Second Half of Course (DRAFT!)

Date

Topics

Reading and References

Assigned Problems

WEEK 6

Inversion Ortho Circs

   

M 2/10

Power of pt, intro radical axis, orthogonal circles

  • Sved Chap 1
  • Ogilvy Chap 1
 

W 2/12

Def. Inversion, various constructions

  • Sved Chap 2
 

W 2/12 Lab

  • Inv Const
  • Rad Axis
  • Inv images
  • GTC
 

Fri 2/14

  • Proof of Inv images
  • Harmonic
  • Ogilvy Chap 2
As 6 due (stereographic -sphere)

WEEK 7

     

Monday 2/17

Holiday

   

Wed 2/19

Dr. Whatif –idea of models (gnomonic)

  • Sved Chap 3
As 7 Due (orthog circle and inversion)

Wed 2/19 Lab

DWEG

  • Sved Chap 3
 

Fri 2/21

Pencil summary

QUIZ 2 -Constructions

  • Ogilvy Chap 4
  • GTC
 

WEEK 8

    Project Meetings with Zach all this week

Monday 2/24

Applications of Inv

  • Ogilvy Chap 4
 

Wed 2/26

Hyp and P model

  • Sved Chap 4
As 8 Due (More inv and orthog - DWEG)

Wed 2/26 Lab

Poincare

  • Sved Chap 5
 

Fri 2/28

More H and P

  • Sved Chap 4
 

WEEK 9

    Project Presentations begin

Monday 3/3

Projective Geom and Dandelin

  • Sved Chap. 6
  • Ogilvy Chap 7 and Chap 6 (part)
 

Wed 3/5

Cross Ratio

  • Ditto
As 9 Due (P-model)

Wed 3/5 Lab

Pascal and conics

  • Ditto
 

Fri 3/7

QUIZ 3 - JK out of town

   

WEEK 10

    Project Presentations continue. Projects Due (what date?)

Monday 3/10

Archimedes – sphere, pi, etc

   

Wed 3/12

Higher Dim

  As 10 Due (projective, Arch??)

Wed 3/12 Lab

Klein Model?? Lab Quiz??

   

Fri 3/14

Review??

   

WEEK 11

     
Monday 3/17 FINAL EXAM