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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2017 - 2018
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Description This module focusses on the axiomatic approach to Euclidean geometry, paying particular attention to the role of this topic in the Irish second level mathematics syllabus. Non-Euclidean geometry will also be studied and students will use dynamic geometry software in the module. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Describe the roles of defined, undefined and implicitly defined terms, axioms, lemmas, theorems and corollaries in a system of geometry. 2. Present proofs and constructions in Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry 3. Solve problems in Euclidean geometry and plane trigonometry. 4. Describe applications and manifestations of geometry in the natural and man-made world. 5. Use dynamic software in teaching geometry. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities The terms and axioms of Euclidean geometryTopics in Euclidean geometrya. Length, distance, angles and angle measure b. Equivalent characterisations of congruent triangles c. Parallel and perpendicular lines; parallelograms and quadrilaterals d. Ratios and similarity e. Area and Pythagoras’s theorem f. Circles and special triangle pointsConstructions in Euclidean geometryApplications of Euclidean geometryNon-Euclidean geometriesUsing Geogebra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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