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College Catalog 2012-2013 
    
College Catalog 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MATH 371 - Modern Geometry


Topics in geometry selected by the instructor. Possible courses include classical Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry (Hilbert’s axioms; parallel postulate; hyperbolic, elliptic, spherical, projective geometries; Poincare models), differential geometry (calculus on surfaces; curvature; minimal surfaces; geodesics; the Gauss-Bonet theorem), computational geometry (triangulation; point location; Voronoi diagrams; linear programming). Offered even-numbered spring semesters. Prerequisite(s):  MATH 236  and MATH 237  (4 Credits)