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Friday
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| Feb. | 7 One-, two-, and three-dimensional space; polygons & Platonic polyhedria |
11 Truncation, Archimedean polyhedria Homework #1 due |
| 14 Last day to add Euler's Formula, more Archimedean polyhedra Homework # 2 due |
18 Last day to drop Duals, Introduction to Mathematica Homework # 3 due |
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25 Matrices and matrix multiplication; Rotation in 2-D; More Mathematica animation Homework # 5 due |
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| March | 28 Rotation in 3-D, projection. Homework # 6 due |
4 Introduction to 4-D space; the hypercube Homework # 7 due |
| 7 Coordinates; more on the hypercube Homework # 8 due |
11 Rotation and projection in 4-D space Homework # 9 due |
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| 14 More Mathematica; The 4-D Octahedron Homework # 10 due |
18 The Simplex Please bring your triangles, ruler, art paper and compass Homework # 11 due |
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| 21 Spring Break |
25 Spring Break |
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| 28 Flatland Homework # 12 due |
1 CLASS CANCELED Last day to withdraw |
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| April | 4 Truncation in 4-D; The truncated 4-D simplex Homework # 13 due |
8 More truncation Homework # 14 due |
| 11 Implementing truncation on the computer. Homework # 15 due |
15 The 24-cell |
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| 18 More on the 24-cell Homework # 16 due |
22 The 4-D docecahedron and icosahedron Homework # 17 due |
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| 25 Vertex figures; Why are there just 6 4-D platonic polyhedra? Homework # 18 due |
29 The fourth dimension and modern art |
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| May | 2 Project workshop |
6 Review of portfolios |
| 9 Course evaluation; Presentation of projects |
13 Open day |
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