SUNY at Stony Brook MAT 515: Geometry for teachers
Fall 2010

General Information

Place and time: TuTh 5:20pm-6:40pm at Mathematics 4130.

Professor: Oleg Viro
Office: Math Tower 5-110.

Grader: Pedro Solarzano

Course description: We will study Euclidean geometry along the approach which was traditional at secondary school prior to reducing the geometry part of the high school curriculum in the sixties. Then we will study similar geometries in other classical spaces.

Textbook: Lessons in geometry: plane geometry, by Jacques Hadamard, published by American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 2008.

Homework is a compulsory part of the course. Homework assignments are due each week at the beginning of the Thursday's class. Under no circumstances will late homework be accepted.

Grades policy The final grade is the maximum of the grade from the final exam and the weighted average according the following weights: homework 10%, Quzzes 15%, Midterm I 20%, Midterm II 20%, Final 35%.

Information for students with disabilities
If you have a physical, psychological, medical, or learning disability that may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support Services at (631) 632-6748 or http://studentaffairs.stonybrook.edu/dss/. They will determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential.

Students who require assistance during emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their needs with their professors and Disability Support Services. For procedures and information go to the following website: http://www.sunysb.edu/ehs/fire/disabilities.shtml