UW Math 497 Winter, 1998; Special Topics in Math for Teachers, Th 4:30-6:50

SHAPE, CURVATURE AND DIMENSION

Instructor: James R. King

Department of Mathematics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Comments: SLN: 4747; OFFERED JOINTLY WITH EDC&I 478 U; 03.0 CREDITS

• Description--What the Course is About
• Basic Information about the Structure of the Course
  1. Welcome to Math 497
     1. First meeting in absentia (my regrets)
     2. Goals for Math 497
     3. Prerequisites for the course
     4. The work of the course
        1. In class
        2. Weekly writing assignment (via email)
        3. Other weekly assignments
        4. Major project
           1. Project dates
        5. Tests
        6. Grades
           1. Weekly Assignments
           2. Class Participation and Preparedness
           3. Project
           4. Extra Credit Problems
     5. How to Get on the 497 Email List
• Assignments
• Books and Reading Sources
• Web Links