Math 123S: Geometry

Fall 2000

Meeting Time:: Monday and Wednesday, 2:20-3:35 in Room 120, Physics Bldg.
Text:: Marvin J. Greenberg Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometries: Development and History, Third Edition
Instructor:: Dr. Robert L. Bryant; 128A Physics Building; 660-2805; bryant@math.duke.edu
Office Hours:: 01:00--02:30 Tuesdays and 10:30--12:00 Wednesdays
Home Page:: http://www.math.duke.edu/~bryant/mth123S/
Homework: (40%): There will be regular homework assignments. The algorithm for the due date is as follows: Homework assigned in any given week is due on the first day of class of the following week. (This will usually be Monday, of course, but at least once (Fall Break) it will be Wednesday.)
Exams: (40%): There will be two exams, a midterm (20%) and a final (20%). These will be in-class and closed book.
Projects: (20%): Each student will be required to choose one project from an approved list. The final result of the project will be a 15-20 page report on the subject chosen. The first draft of the project is due before Thanksgiving break. The second draft will be due by the last day of class.

Please provide me with the following information on 3x5 cards or via email

Name
E-mail address
OK to publish in Class List? (If you respond 'yes', and if I do put this on the web, its access will be restricted to Duke IP addresses.)
Recent math classes
Reason for taking this course (idle curiosity is a reasonable answer)
(optional) Favorite band (This helps me learn something aobut who you are.) As for myself, I listen mainly to classical music, but my rock/pop listening these days wanders around in {Radiohead, REM, Indigo Girls, Gypsy Kings, Jeff Buckley, Whiskeytown, Joni Mitchell, Cowboy Junkies} depending on my mood.
(optional) Recent novel you liked (Idle curiosity again.) I just finished Vernor Vinge's A Deepness in the Sky, which may not be deep, but it sure was fun.