Topics in Mathematics

Updates and Announcements

First of all, let me know what you think about the new layout of our website. I will post the documents directly to here, which I think will be very convenient. As always, if you have any questions, problems, or concerns, e-mail me at spieker.a@neu.edu.

Next Week's Topic is going to be on Topology. This is one of the most interesting studies in all of mathematics, as it is very general, elegant, and allows us to think about spaces in ways that we normally wouldn't be able to think about them. We will we doing interesting activities, including squishing the English Alphabet, creating our own Mobius Strips, and looking at the concept of homeomorphism. You'll also find out what the difference between a coffee cup and a donut is.

Course Management

Here is the new, updated syllabus taking into account your feedback and suggestions.

Class Notes

Here are the abbreviated class notes from Week 1 on the Pythagorean Theorem and Pythagorean Triples.

Here is the set of class notes for Week 2 on Topology

Brain Teasers

Here is the brain teaser from last week with solutions!

Extra Material

Coming Soon!



Last modified on March 28, 2009 at 06:52 p.m.