180708 Lectures on Euclid's
Elements (4 cr)
Book I
University of Joensuu 19.2. - 8.3.2008
Professor Eric Lehman (University of Caen, France)
Contact person in Joensuu: Martti E. Pesonen (Martti.Pesonen@Joensuu.Fi)
Department of Physics and Mathematics
http://www.joensuu.fi/matematiikka/kurssit/EuclidElements/
Volume: 22 hours lectures/exercises + exam or seminar presentation
(2 ov / 4 pt)
The course schedule (tentative)
| Dates |
Times |
Places |
| Tuesdays 19.2., 26.2. and 4.3 |
10-12 |
M17 |
| Wednesdays 20.2., 27.2. and 5.3. |
12-14 |
M3 |
| Thursdays 21.2., 28.2. and 6.3. |
14-16 |
M4 |
| Fridays 22.2., 29.2. and 7.3. |
10-12 |
M2 |
Examination is planned to be on Friday the 7th of March at 10-12
o'clock at M2.
Grade 1/5 can be achieved by active participation to the sessions.
Description of content (tentative)
A short introduction to the Euclidean Geometry through Euclid's Elements
Book I and related topics.
Note: passing this course gives 1 ov (2 pt) on the English language
studies to those still in the "old" study system
(in "common studies" of the Faculty of Science, see opinto-opas 2004-2005).
Open GeoGebra online:
http://www.geogebra.org/
First GeoGebra
exercises on Tuesday 19.2.2008 (html) (in
pdf-format)
Second GeoGebra exercises on Tuesday 26.2.2008 (no html) (in
pdf-format)
Third GeoGebra exercises on Tuesday
4.3.2008 (html) (in pdf-format)
See also Euclid's Elements Alive by David Joyce:
http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/elements.html
And GeoGebra applets
by Tom Gaerdelen (from analytic geometry point of view)
Updated 4.3.2008 MEP