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Instructor: Bridget Arvold
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Syllabus

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Course Meeting Information

Meeting Days: Thursdays
Time: 5 - 7:50 PM
Location: 4F Education

TENTATIVE Schedule

(Topics build upon one another)

DateActivities
Aug. 26Dimension (Flatland)
Sept. 2 Dimension cont.
Sept. 9Measurement/Counting (Geoboards)
Sept. 16Measurement/Proportion
Sept. 23Student Team Presentations of Flatland
Sept. 30Modeling/Real World Applications - Guest speaker
Oct. 7Potpourri of Geometric Ideas (Show and Tell)
Oct. 14Knots [Midterm DUE. Trace a geometric concept through pre-K - 16 school curriculum, relate its development to associated topics in the curriculum, revise the stranding of the concept (and the entire curriculum if needed) to improve the curriculum in ways that will enhance student learning, and most importantly, provide a sound rationale for your revisions. 6-10 pages. Paper should be a precursor of a publishable manuscript. ]
Oct. 21Student-led explorations/discussions - Patterns & Polyhedra Geo-Fix Shapes and Zome Tool)
Oct. 28Student-led explorations/discussions - Taxicab Geometry
Nov. 4Student-led explorations/discussions - Symmetry/Transformations (Mira)
Nov. 11Student-led explorations/discussions - GPS
Nov. 18Student-led explorations/discussions - Sphere
Nov. 25Thanksgiving
Dec. 2Final student-led explorations / discussions
Dec. 9Peer review of drafts of final paper
Dec. 16Final Paper DUE [A position paper on The Geometry of ____: A Vision for the Future. 10 -20 pages. Paper should be precursor of publishable book chapter.]
Download Final Exam Guidelines as a Word Document
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