Math 150: Math From a Mathematician's Perspective

Class Schedule

This class schedule is approximate. That is, it is the plan for future classes, and a brief summary of past classes. You should attend class and do the homework for a better understanding of what is covered.

Week Monday Wednesday Friday
1
January 14

Logical Statements
Syllabus [pdf]
January 16

More Logical Statements
Topological Tic-Tac-Toe [pdf]
January 18

Topological Manifolds
Today's Example Overheads [pdf]
2
January 21

M.L. King, Jr Day
No class
January 23

More Topological Manifolds
Non-Orientability
January 25

Non-Orientable Surfaces

Homework 1 [pdf] due
3
January 28

Proof Techniques:
Construction
January 30

Connected Sums
February 1

Products
4
February 4

Proof Techniques:
Mathematical Induction
February 6

More on Induction
and Products
Homework 2 [pdf] due
February 8

Even More on Products
Flat Manifolds
5
February 11

Proof Techniques:
Contradiction
February 13

Proof Techniques:
More On Contradiction
Homework 3 [pdf] due
February 15

Flat Manifolds
6
February 18

Proof Techniques:
Constructive Proofs
February 20

Flat Manifolds
February 22

Flat Manifolds
Orientability vs Two-sided-ness
7
February 25

More on Orientability vs Two-sided-ness
February 27

Review
February 29

Exam One
8
March 3

Ch. 9: Spherical Geometry
March 5

Ch. 10: The Hyperbolic Plane
March 7

Ch. 11: Geometries on Surfaces
Homework 4 [pdf] (postponed) due
9
March 10

Spring Break
No Class
March 12

Spring Break
No Class
March 14

Spring Break
No Class
10
March 17

Homogeneous Geometries of Surfaces
March 20

The Euler Characteristic
Today's handout [pdf]
March 21

Areas and the Euler Characteristic
11
March 24

More Areas and the Euler Characteristic
March 26
March 28




Last Day to Withdraw
12
March 31
April 2


Homework 5 [pdf] due
April 4
13
April 7
April 9
April 11
14
April 14
April 16
April 18
15
April 21
April 23
April 25
16
April 28

Review for the Final Exam


Last Day of Class
April 30
Thursday, May 1

Final Exam
8:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Room TBA