T-TH 10:30-11:45, REC 114
OFFICE:
Math 640
OFFICE HOURS:
M
2:00-3:15, T 3-4, TH 4-5
OFFICE
PHONE: (765)-494-1919
email: goldberg@math.purdue.edu
TEXTBOOKS:
Euclid, Elements Part I
Homework
List of theorems
Guide to written homework (Written by our late colleague, J.J. Price)
EXAMS
There will be two midterm exams, given as evening exams. The first will be Wednesday, September 21, 8-10PM, ME 2061 and Wednesday, November 2, 8-10PM, ME 2061. Final Exam, Weds 12/14, 7-9PM, PHYS 223.
OTHER
Slides for proof of Theorem 8 from lecture, 9/1/11
Euclid's Elements
We cover Book I of Euclid's elements. McClure's notes has a section which is a companion to Euclid.
For the purposes of working through Book I of Euclid, we break into Euclid Workgroups.
ONLINE VERSIONS OF EUCLID's ELEMENTS:
David Joyce's version (with Java applet) Clark University
Bill Casselman's (UBC) Euclid page
Academic solutions (with step by step animation)
GEOMETER's SKETCHPAD
GSP is a program designed to mimic straight edge and compass construction. GSP can be used to develop intuition and illustrate aspects of a proof, but may not itself stand in place of a proof. Measurements in GSP are not exact, as you will see through some of the GSP homework assignments. (Remember that you can get more accurate measurements of the distance between objects, e.g., points, or a line and a point, by using the calculate function in GSP) . GSP is installed on all ITAP lab machines, and it is located in the folder: standard software/design tools/Geometer's Sketchpad 4-07, and the icon is GSP 4-07. It is also available by Software Remote throught the ITAP website.
MATH Education Club
You can contact the Mathematics education club at purdue at MathEdPurdue@yahoo.com