Geometry for Education Fall 2009 
MTG 1204 U02
T-Th
11:00AM- 12:15AM
Prof. Royer 305-348-1882 .................................................. email:royerm@gate.net
MTG 1204 U02 T_R 11:00-12:15PM
Prof. Royer 305-348-1882 Office hours: WF 8:AM-8:50AM DM 438B
MWF 9:00AM-9:50AM DM 438B
email:royerm@gate.net
Tues-Thurs 9:40AM-10:50 AM DM438B
Text: College Geometry, A Problem Solving Approach with Applications, 2nd Edition, Musser, Trimpe, Maurer (Prentice-Hall)
Course Objective: To Acquaint future teachers with some basic concepts of Euclidean Geometry and provide them with ideas and activities easily adaptable to the classroom.
Scientific Calculator Optional…..(Graphing Calculator prohibited)
Attendance is taken and expected. I expected all students to get to class on time. Habitually tardy students may be refused late admittance. Please turn off beepers and cell phone and laprops. Students are expected to behave appropriately and obey the rules of conduct at FIU (see student handbook). Extra credit will be given for attendance and promptness.
Grading: There will be 3 tests and a required cumulative Final Exam (to be given on the date scheduled by the registrar) Each shall be 100 points for a possible grade total of 400 points. There are NO MAKE-UP exams. If you miss a test with an instructor excused absence, I will count the final exam as two grades. I reserve the right to add points to students who display outstanding class participation. (Grades will not be curved nor dropped)
Grading Scale:Points Grade
360+ A
348-359 A-
336-347 B+
320-335 B
308-319 B-
296-307 C+
268-295 C
256-267 D+
235-255 D
0-234 F
****Calendar of important dates (you are responsible for these) ****Calendar of important dates (you are responsible for these) http://fiustudentrecords.org/downloads/FIU_2009-2010.pdf
Where to get help with course material:
1. The Learning Center in PC 247. If you go and there are tutors available, you will get immediate help. Otherwise, you will have to make an appointment. The phone number is 305-348-2180. For those of you living closer to the Biscayne Bay campus, the Math Lab there is in ACI 160 and the phone number is 305-919-5927.2. The Office of Multicultural Programs and Services in GC 216. Tutoring is available to all students, whether you are a minority or not, but by appointment only. The phone number is 305-348-2436. Or you can go to the AAA Tutorial Office in GC 331A or call 305-348-4109.
3. FIU math majors tutor in GL 120; no appointment is necessary. Their hours are MTWR 10am-8pm and F 10am-3pm (This is open only to students in Finite Math, College Algebra, Trigonometry, and Precalculus.)
4. FIU offers free help over the Internet at night and on weekends when live tutors are unavailable. Go to http://www.fiu.edu/~gato/livetutor/ for hours and other details.
5.****Even solutions are available online at http://www.fiu.edu/~rosentha/MTG1204/1204EvenAnswers.htm
6. My office hours!
Tentative Syllabus
Date Section Homework Pages. Fill In Numbers
at end of each section…do most problems
Aug 25 1.1, 1.2
Aug 27 2.1,2.2
Sep 1 2.2,2.3
Sep 3 2.3, 2.4
Sep 8 2.4,2.5
Sep 10 3.1, 3.2
Sep 15 3.3
Sep 17 3.4
Sep 22 review
Sep 24 Test 1
Sep 29 3.5
Oct 1 4.1, 4.2
Oct 6 4.3
Oct 8 5.1
Oct 13 5.2, 5.3
Oct 15 5.3, 5.4 DR OCT 16
Oct 20 review
Oct 22 Test 2
Oct 27 6.1, 6.2
Oct 29 6.2, 6.3
Nov 3 6.3, 6.4
Nov 5 6.4, 7.1
Nov 10 7.1, 7.3
Nov 12 9.1, 9.2
Nov 17 9.3
Nov 19 Topic 3
Non-Euclidean Geometry
Nov 24 Review
Dec 1 Test 3
Dec 3 Review
Dec 7-12 Final Exam week