MATH 402
Non Euclidean Geometry

Credit:  3 or 4 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
Quant Reasoning II course.

Historical development of geometry; includes tacit assumptions made by Euclid; the discovery of non-Euclidean geometries; geometry as a mathematical structure; and an axiomatic development of plane geometry. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. 4 hours of credit requires approval of the instructor and completion of additional work of substance. Prerequisite: MATH 241 (formerly MATH 243) or MATH 242; MATH 347 or MATH 348, or equivalent; or consent of instructor.