MATH 355 - College Geometry I

Description:
An inductive and deductive approach to intuitive geometry, modern Euclidean geometry, history of geometry, and axiomatic systems in geometry.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: admission to the mathematics education major or minor.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Utilize inductive and deductive reasoning in the development of geometric notions.
Utilize the concepts of finite geometries to understand the concept of axiomatic.
Utilize the concepts of Euclidean geometry in its coordinate free form.
Utilize the concepts of Euclidean geometry in its coordinate form.
Utilize the concepts of Euclidean transformations and their respective invariants in heuristic, coordinate free, and coordinated forms.
Utilize the concepts of equivalence relations and equivalence classes to identify similar geometric objects.
Utilize technology appropriately to examine, explore, expand, and explain the concepts of Euclidean Geometry.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/21/04

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