MMAT5540 - Advanced Geometry - 2014/15
MMAT5540 Advanced Geometry, 2014-15
General Information
Lecturer |
| Cheung Leungfu Office: LSB 209 Tel: 39437961 Email: Office Hours: by appointment |
Teaching Assistant |
| T.K. Mak Email: |
Time and Venue |
| Lecture: Thur. 18:30 - 21:15, Wu Ho Man Yuen Bldg 507 |
| Tutorial: Same time slot, part of the lectures will be devoted to tutorials |
Course Description
We will discuss (i) Euclidean Geometry, (ii) Analytic (or Coordinate) Geometry and (iii) Non-Euclidean Geometries. And if time permits, we will discuss (iv) Projective Geometry.
Textbooks
- Stillwell, John: The Four Pillars of Geometry, Springer Verlag
References
- Demailly, J.P.: A rigorous deductive approach to elementary Euclidean geometry, Lecture Notes.
- Hartshorne, R.: Geometry: Euclid and beyond, Springer Verlag
Assignments
- *
Quizzes and Exams
- Mid-term Test (5 Mar. 2015, 19:00 - 21:00)
Solutions
- Hand-written solutions (partial) to ch1 & 2 amended
- Typed solutions (partial) to ch1 & 2
- Hand-written solutions (most of sol.) to ch1 & 2
- other suggested solutions
- 1.5.3 2nd amendment
- Suggested Solutions to Assmt 2 (part 1)
- Suggested Solutions to Assmt 2 (part 2)
- Suggested Solution to Question 7 in Mid-Term Test
- (Remark: In the Q7 Mid-term test sugg. sol. pdf file, the "corner" where the angle "beta" is located at is E.)
Assessment Scheme
| Homework assignments | 20% | |
| Mid-term test | 30% | |
| Final Exam | 50% |
Honesty in Academic Work
The Chinese University of Hong Kong places very high importance on honesty in academic work submitted by students, and adopts a policy of zero tolerance on cheating and plagiarism. Any related offence will lead to disciplinary action including termination of studies at the University. Although cases of cheating or plagiarism are rare at the University, everyone should make himself / herself familiar with the content of the following website:
http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/policy/academichonesty/and thereby help avoid any practice that would not be acceptable.
Last updated: April 21, 2015 00:12:40