{"id":349,"date":"2014-10-21T13:41:49","date_gmt":"2014-10-21T17:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/bruceedwards\/?page_id=349"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:16:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:16:02","slug":"mtg-3212-geometry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/bruceedwards\/mtg-3212-geometry\/","title":{"rendered":"MTG 3212 Geometry &#8212; Spring 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MTG 3212 Geometry &#8212; Spring 2015<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Section 8789, Little Hall 201<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MWF 5th period (11:45 &#8211; 12:35)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professor Bruce H. Edwards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>409 Little Hall<br>\n(352) 294-2303<br>\nbruceedwards@ufl.edu<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Office Hours<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00 &#8211; 10:30. Also by appointment.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a title=\"MTG3212 Daily Schedule\" href=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/bruceedwards\/mtg3212-daily-schedule\/\">Daily Schedule<\/a> &#8212; Lecture topics and homework assignments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Course Goals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>This course is an axiomatic treatment of topics in Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry.<br>\nOur course goals include writing clear mathematical proofs and explaining mathematical ideas precisely.<\/dd>\n<dd>This course is particularly useful for prospective secondary-school mathematics teachers.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prerequisites<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Grade of C or better in Calculus 2 (MAC 2312, MAC 2512 or MAC 3473)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Textbook<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd><i>Foundations of Geometry <\/i> by Gerard A. Venema, 2nd edition, Pearson, 2012<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Website<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/bruceedwards\/mtg-3212-geometry\/<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Homework and Participation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Exercises from the text will be assigned and discussed in class. You will be asked to explain your solutions<\/dd>\n<dd>on the blackboard (&#8220;participation&#8221;). Hence, you are expected to complete all assignments and be prepared every day.<\/dd>\n<dd>Each student will be assigned one theorem to present to the class. Some written work will be handed in<\/dd>\n<dd>and graded (&#8220;homework&#8221;).\u00a0 You must work alone on this written homework.<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tests (Written medical documentation is required for makeup tests.)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<dl>\n<dd>Test 1: Friday, February 6<br>\nTest 2: Wednesday, March 18<br>\nTest 3: Friday, April 17<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">200 Total Points<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Three 50-point tests: 150<\/li>\n<li>Participation: 40<\/li>\n<li>Homework: 10<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grade<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>A: 90 &#8211; 100%<\/li>\n<li>A-: 87 &#8211; 89.99%<\/li>\n<li>B+: 84 &#8211; 86.99%<\/li>\n<li>B: 80 &#8211; 83.99%<\/li>\n<li>B-: 77 &#8211; 79.99%<\/li>\n<li>C+: 74 &#8211; 76.99%<\/li>\n<li>C: 70 &#8211; 73.99%<\/li>\n<li>D: 60 &#8211; 69.99%<\/li>\n<li>E: 0 &#8211; 59.99%<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University Resources and Policies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dso.ufl.edu\/drc\"> Disability Resources<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with disabilities requesting accommodations should first register with<br>\nthe Disability Resource Center (352-392-8565) by providing appropriate<br>\ndocumentation. Once registered, students will receive an accommodation<br>\nletter which must be presented to the instructor when requesting<br>\naccommodation. Students with disabilities should follow this procedure<br>\nas early as possible in the semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dso.ufl.edu\/sccr\/process\/student-conduct-honor-code\/\"> Honor Code <\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>UF students are bound by The Honor Pledge which states, \u201cWe, the members of the<br>\nUniversity of Florida community, pledge to hold ourselves and our peers to the highest<br>\nstandards of honor and integrity by abiding by the Honor Code. On all work submitted for<br>\ncredit by students at the University of Florida, the following pledge is either required or<br>\nimplied: \u201cOn my honor, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid in doing this<br>\nassignment.\u201d The Honor Code specifies a number of behaviors that are in violation of this code<br>\nand the possible sanctions. Furthermore, you are obligated to report any condition that<br>\nfacilitates academic misconduct to appropriate personnel. 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