Homework for Mat 304
February 6 – Returned quiz. Completed Hilbert discussion. Test next Friday in MCC 105 or begin earlier by
appointment in my office. Homework: Read Section 2.5 Exercises 2.4 – 14; Exercises 2.5 – 4, 6, 8
February 4 – returned the last two quizzes. Had a quiz on Playfair’s Postulate. Began discussion of Hilbert’s Axioms and
defined several terms. Homework: Define – square, tangent to a circle, sector of a circle, segment of a circle. READ
Section 2.4 (at least). Exercises 2.4 – 7, 8, 9. Tentative test day is Friday February 13 .
February 2– Quiz on homework. Demonstrated the construction of a perpendicular to a line from a point on the line.
Discussed/defined several terms : Homework: Construct a perpendicular to a line from a point on it. Identify: halfplane, interior/exterior of an angle, minor arc, major arc and a central angle of a circle. Define: arc, radius, chord,
diameter, interior of an angle, and secant line. Construct the diagram on page 42 and determine what’s not correct in
the proof. Read the proof of the theorem on page 44-45 and determine what is implied by the proof. READ Section2.3
and 2.4. State Playfair’s Postulate. Section 2.3 – 3 - 7.
January 30 – quiz on construction. Demonstrated two constructions: construct a perpendicular to a line from a point
not on the line and bisect an angle. Discussed and created definitions. Homework: 1) practice new constructions. 2)
Handout to copy three segments and construct a triangle with sides equal to the lengths of the three segments. 3) READ
2.2 again. READ especially the “proof” on page 43 that any triangle is isosceles and find the “error”. 4) Each student
should know at least one statement that is equivalent to Euclid’s 5th Postulate. 5) State Euclid’s 5th. 6) Define:
“between” line segment (segment), ray, and angle.
January 28 – Began a discussion of Euclid’s axiomatic system. Constructed an equilateral triangle. Homework – State
the Euclid’s 5th Postulate and Read Section 2.1, and 2.2. Construct an equilateral triangle given the length of one side or
construct a triangle given all three sides. Exercises 2.2 – 1, 3 and 4 ( do write the definitions that you make in pencil, we
will agree in class which ones to use this semester.) and add a part vii to 4 with “angle”. You may use the definition of
“between” on page 63 as you create these definitions.
January 26 – Discussed #3 from homework. Defined circle, affine geometry and projective geometry. Constructed the
perpendicular bisector of a segment. Homework; Section 1.4 (finish/redo #3) , 5, 6, 11, 14 all parts except i. Define:
Circle, affine geometry and projective geometry.
January 23 – Returned the homework problem graded. Discussed form expected in a proof, incidence axioms, how to
construct parallel lines (copy a segment), and possible parallel relationships in an axiomatic system. Homework: Write
(when requested) the Axioms for the four point geometry, Axioms for Fano’s Geometry and Incidence Axioms. “redo”
homework proofs as needed – “catch up” if you need to. Section 1.3 – 19, Section 1.4 – #3.
January 21 – Collected the pairs problem and one homework proof of the student’s choice to grade. Discussed Fano’s
Geometry and created model(s) as well as the proof that the geometry has 7 lines and 7 points. Homework: Section
1.2 - # 25, Section 1.3 – 17 and 18.
January 16 – Returned the quiz from last class. Bryce showed us a proof. We proved #5 on the board. Discussion
involved form for proof writing and the four point geometry. Homework: Define (this means that you should write a
one sentence definition of the term any time I ask during the semester) – intersecting lines, concurrent lines, coplanar
lines, parallel lines (added a word to the textbook definition) and skew lines. Exercises 1.2 – 3 or 4, 6 or 9, 16 and 25.
READ pages 19 – 21 especially the proofs.
January 14 – Returned the quiz from last class. Quiz on homework reading. Discussed properties of an axiomatic system
and example 1.2.1 from the text. Homework: Exercises 1.2 – 1, 2, 5 and 6.
January 12 - Answered questions about the syllabus, then a quiz on the syllabus. Discussed parts of an axiomatic
system. Homework: Read Section 1.1 (at least), work #1, pairs problem is due 1-21, know the parts of an axiomatic
system.