David Erschler
(erschler@post.tau.ac.il). Office Hours: Tuesday 15.00-16.00
research authority shed room 3 ("tzrifim near rashut ha'mehkar").
Prerequisites:
Linear Algebra 1, Calculus 1 (hedva 1 or infi 1).
Very recommended to take linear algebra 2 in parallel.
Homework:
You will normally get a homework assingment once a week
(in the "tirgul" class). Turning homework in is NOT mandatory,
however it is strongly recommended as a necessary condition for
succeeding in the course.
Syllabus:
This is an introductory course in geometry.
The name Analytic Geometry is to a great extent
misleading since the course has very little to do with what
is commonly called in highschools analytic geometry.
I do not know of a single book in Hebrew that deals with
the material of this course. Even in English there aren't
too many books on this subject that assume only
knowledge of linear algebra and "infi". Again, most of the
books called "analytic geometry" are NOT suitable.
Here are two books that can be found in the library and may be of
use:
J. Roe, "Elementary Geometry".
M. Berger, "Geometry I,II" (two volumes).
Roe's book has a considerable intersection with the
material of the course and is not hard to read. Berger's book
is much harded since it assumes much more preliminary
knowledge. I recommend it mainly for students who are interested
to learn things beyond the material covered in class.
There exist video cassetes of the course (taught by me), recorded
during Fall semester 2000. You can watch them either in the library or
on the web via Tel-Aviv University's video server. For the latter
just go to http://video.tau.ac.il, click on
"List Videos" etc. As far as I understand this will work well only if
you do it from one of the computers on campus.