Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Maths 2: Relationships of Points, Lines and Planes

Postulates and Theorems

Postulate 1
A line contains at least two distinct points. A plane contains at least three non-collinear points. Space contains at least four non-coplanar points.

Postulate 2
If two distinct points are given, then a unique line contains them.

Postulate 3
Through any two points there are infinitely many planes. Through any three points there is at least one plane. Through any three non-collinear points there is exactly one plane.

Postulate 4
If two points are in a plane, then the line that contains those points lie entirely in the plane.

Postulate 5
If two distinct planes intersect, then their intersection is a line.

Theorem 1.1
If two distinct lines intersect, then they intersect in exactly one point.

Theorem 1.2
If there is a line and a point not in the line, then there is exactly one plane that contains them.

Theorem 1.3
If two distinct lines intersect, then they lie in exactly one plane.

Saturday, June 6, 2009

PSHS-WV Opening of Classes Update

There are news circulating that the Philippine Science High School - Main Campus (Diliman) will open classes on 15-June instead of the systemwide mandated 8-June date.

Whether this news is true or not, the official statement coming from the Director of the Philippine Science High School - Western Visayas (Iloilo) as of posting time, is that, we will push through with the opening of classes come 8-June, Monday, tomorrow.

I repeat, Classes at Pisay-Iloilo will open on-schedule, June 8.

We will open regardless of postponement at the Main Campus.