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Math 124 Course Outline:

We should cover the following topics:

Symmetries and isometries in the plane (2 weeks)
The classification of the frieze groups (2 days)
The classification of the wallpaper groups (4 days)
Tilings of the plane (2 days)
The regular and semi-regular solids (1 week)
Stereographic projection and spherical images (1 day)
Some topics in 4 dimensions (2 days)
Some topics in non-Euclidean geometry (2 weeks)
The Gauss-Bonnet Thorem (1 day)
Project Presentations (1 week)

There will be two take-home exams, a final exam, and group projects as part of the course. The take-home exams are scheduled for:

Jan 24-29 (end of third week and beginning of fourth),
Feb 14-19 (end of sixth week and beginning of seventh).

The final exam will be scheduled by the registrar; the current exam schedule has the final exam listed for Friday, March 21, 1997 at 9:00-11:00 AM.

The final project will include oral presentations to the class during the last week of class. See the course policies page for more about exams and projects.

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Created: Jan 03 1997 --- Last modified: Thu Jan 9 10:46:58 1997