Course overview
This course will promote knowledge and appreciation of geometry, from Euclid's Elements to projective and non-Euclidean geometry. Content includes: Axioms and postulates of Greek geometry; Straightedge and compass constructions; Coordinate geometry; Vectors and Euclidean spaces; Perspective and projective planes; Theorems of Pappus and Desargues; Non-Euclidean geometry.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the basis of the axioms and postulates of Euclid.
- Construct geometric objects using straightedge and compass.
- Use coordinate systems to solve problems in geometry.
- Demonstrate effectiveness of projective geometry in the proof of results.
Availability
Class details
Mawson Lakes
Class number 51706
Section TU01
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 51707
Section WS01
Size 30
Available 30
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