Course content

The course is an introduction to geometry in the plane and in 3-space. Central geometric topics that were not included in the beginner courses are emphasised. The course contains a classification of symmetries (rigid motions) in the plane and in 3-space, considerations on triangles and circles of the ancient greek plane geometry, geometric and analytic descriptions of conic sections, and geometry in the projective plane. The course is especially well suited for teacher students and is meant to build geometric intuition in preparation for more abstract mathematics.

Learning outcome

After completing the course you

  • can compute properties of elementary geometric objects in a way that supports intuition and understanding in mathematical and science studies and give necessary background