Geometry and the Imagination Feedback

[Professor Fagan]

We are interested in hearing from ALL students who have had or are taking Geometry and the Imagination. We are particulary interested in knowing what the content of the course was during the semester that you took it. Please be sure to let us know which semester that you took (or are taking ) the class. We are trying to understand if the content has changed over several semesters.

I guess I should mention that you can post your replies here. Sorry.

[jennyrockets]

I am taking it this semester.

We went over lines, angles, problem solving, proportion, ratio, pythagorean theorum, slope, distance...stuff like that.

And in my class, we had to do a final presentation on what geometry has to do with your major (or an interest that you have).

Yeah, that's about it.

I hope that helped.

[jtlopez]

Ditto....it was basic geometry stuff...we went over most of the chapters in the book and had three tests plus the final...

oh and im taking it this semester as well

[molina]

i liked the beginning of the semester when it was more of "the imagination" than the geometry. i guess it is better to take geometry than college algebra for cga majors.

:D

[Professor Watkins]

Well, if you're part of the BFa, remember you need to take both Geometry of the Imagination and Algebra.

[Jeremy]

Are there any other more upper level classes we could take instead of Geometry? It sounds.... easy.

[Professor Watkins]

Let's talk during advising. Geometry does a couple of things a) it counts towards a design credit needed for NASAD accreditation and b) it fulfills a university core elective.

There may be substitutions for that; depends on your situation.

[dtazakio]

The course catalog says "This course aims to convey depth in geometrical thinking, as well as the breadth of geometrical connections to disciplines from the liberal and fine arts, business, engineering and the sciences. Study will include the foundations of measurement and construction in plane and solid geometry described by Euclid and will extend to more recent discoveries in modern geometry, topology and chaos theory. It is designed to satisfy the core requirement as well as to enhance those programs with a strong mathematics component." The only time an outside discipline was brought into the class was during the presentation and that was from the students. We did not get into modern geometry, topology, or chaos theory. Could precal or calculus fulfill both a core and CART elective.

[Professor Watkins]

Unfortunately, precal or cal would not fulfill the CART requirements in most cases as they really aren't design courses.

Part of why we're seeking feedback is so that we can work with the math department to make it a more relevant course for our majors.