| Instructor | Orlando Merino, merino@math.uri.edu, 874-4442, Tyler Hall 220 |
| Office Hrs | To be announced |
| Text | Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry, by Marvin J. Greenberg, 3rd Edition, W.H.Freeman Co. ISBN: 0-7167-2446-4 |
| Topics | Most Chapters of the textbook: Euclid's Geometry and Historical Perspective, Logic and Incidence Geometry, Hilbert's Axioms of Euclidean Geometry, Euclidean Geometry, History of the Parallel Postulate, Introduction to Non-Euclidean Geometry, Independence of the Parallel Postulate, Geometric Transformations, Hyperbolic Geometry. |
| Evaluation | Midterm Exam (25%), Final Exam (25%), Assignments (25%), Presentations (25%). |
| About the Course | This course is an introduction to Euclidean Geometry and to some developments in Non-Euclidean Geometry. We will explore some history of Geometry and axiomatic systems. In this class you will do mathematical proofs and exposition of mathematical topics. |