Instructor. Michael Anderson, Math Tower 4-110.
E-mail: anderson@math.sunysb.edu, Phone: 632-8269.
Lectures: Tu/Th: 12:50-2:10, in Math Tower P-131.
Office Hours. MWF 2-3pm, and by appointment.
Course Description. The foundation of differential geometry is the
concept of curvature. The course will focus on understanding this and related
concepts very clearly, both geometrically and computationally, for the case of
surfaces in Euclidean space. For this, you'll need a solid background in
multivariable calculus and linear algebra. We hope to give some idea of how
curvature is understood in higher dimensions; this is the basis of Riemannian
geometry and General Relativity.
Prerequisites. MAT 205 (Calc III) and MAT 210 (Linear Algebra).
Text.
Manfredo do Carmo, Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces, Prentice-Hall, (1976).
This text is (or should be) in the bookstore, and you will need to have it.
The book is expensive, but you should be able to find a reasonable price with an
online search.
There are many other good texts on this subject. Some other sources you
might like to look at are:
Assignments and Grading. There will be one Midterm Exam,
The Take Home Final Exam is here. The exam is due on Tuesday, May 19, 1:30pm, at my office.
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