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1. Week 1 - Jan 7-11

2. Week 2 - Jan 14-18

3. Week 3 - Jan 21-25

4. Week 4 - Jan 28 - Feb 1

5. Week 5 - Feb 4 - 8

6. Week 6 - Feb 11 - 15

7. Week 7 - Feb 18 - 22

8. Week 8 - Feb 25 - Mar 1

9. Week 9 - Mar 4 - 8

10. Week 10 - Mar 11 - 15

11. Exam Week Mar 18 - 22

Monday 3/4

Class Topics

• Desargues Theorem in 3-space - a file folder experiment
• Hidden Desargues figure and Desargues Configurations. Also follow this link to a dynamic page with a Desargues configuration.
• Sending points or lines to infinity to get various Euclidean figures as special cases of projective figures. One example is obtained by sending the perspective point to infinity in a Desargues figure.

Assignment Due Friday 3/8

• Answer Questions on Desargues 3D handout
• Answer Questions on Polar Line sheet

Wednesday 3/6

Read Ogilvy Chapter 7 and reread.

Topic - Pappus, Pascal and Brianchon

• A page with 2 ellipses was handed out so that you can try an example of Pascal's theorem by hand and also an example of the polar of a point.

Lab 9 - Drawing Conics using Pascal's Theorem

Drawing Assignment (Due 3/11 - try in lab if you like)

Friday 3/8

Intro to Non-Euclidean Geometry (Zach T)

• The Klein Model

Assignment 3/8 Due (see 3/4 above for details)