Faculty Name

Ioannis Roussos

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

MATH

Course Subject

MATH

Course Number

3560

Course Section

01

Course Title

Modern Geometry

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2016

Credits

4.00

Area of Study

MATH

Course Description

Goals: To introduce to the concept of model building in mathematics from both a synthetic and an axiomatic point of view. Content: Various geometries are studied with attention paid to what geometry is. Hilbert's axiom system for Euclidean geometry, hyperbolic geometry, and transformations. Taught: Alternate years, spring. Prerequisite: MATH 1170. Credits: 4

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