Mathematics 267: Differential Geometry (Spring 2002)
Instructor
Mark Stern
Description
This course will be a basic introduction to Riemannian
geometry. We will introduce differentiable manifolds, metrics, and
connections. We will study geodesics and curvature. We will examine the
relations between curvature and topology. We will study geometric
variational problems.
Prerequisites
Math 204
Text(s)
Riemannian Geometry, by M. Do Carmo
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Last modified: 17 October 2001