MATHS 190 Semester 2 2009 Website
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Introduction
Welcome to the homepage for Maths 190 Semester 2 2009. Material relevant to this course (e.g., lecture handouts, assignment sheets) will be posted on this page as the semester progresses.
Anthony Blaom's Pictures and Links
From Week 10:
Inverting a tyre inner tube with hole (PDF file)
Unlinking a ring from a two-holed rubber sheet (PDF file)
Ants walking on Escher's Mobius Band (link to movie)
Constructing a Boy's surface from a Mobius band by gluing edge to itself (PDF file)
An animation of same construction (link to MV1 movie; play in reverse.)
A "origami" construction of Boy's surface (link to GIF animation)
Handouts
Study guide: Study guide - Semester 2 2009
Lecture Slides / Notes
I will be posting lecture slides here a couple of days before each lecture.
Lecture 14 is a guest lecture and there are no slides.
Lecture Summaries
Lecture 11 Summary, Lecture 11 Handout
There was no summary for Lecture 14 (origami lecture)
Lecture 19: Rubber Sheet Geometry - Section 5.1 in text
Lecture 20: The Band that Wouldn't Stop Playing (mobius bands) - Section 5.2 in text
Lecture 21: Feeling Edgy? (Euler Characteristic of graphs and solids) - Section 5.3 in text
Lecture 22: Fixed Points, Hot Loops and Rainy Days - Section 5.5 in text (except pp 390-394_
Lecture 23: Feeling Edgy? (conclusion)
Lecture 24: Knots and Links - Section 5.4 in text
Lecture 25: The Platonic Solids Revisited - Section 5.3 in text
Lectures 20-25 Combined Summary
Tutorials
Tutorial question sheets will be handed out in tutorials and posted here after the tutorials. Written answers to tutorial questions will not be provided, in line with Departmental policy.
Tutorial 6, Attachment 1, Attachment 2
Tutorial 9 Attachment 1 Attachment 2
Assignments
Assignment question sheets and written answers will be posted here when they are available.
Past Exam Papers
Some of the topics included in past exams may not be in the course this year - please ask your lecturer if you are unsure. This semester's exam will not have any multiple choice questions.
