SUNY at Stony Brook MAT 568: Differential Geometry
Fall 2025
Weekly Schedule — Readings & Assignments

Week-by-Week Plan

Week Beginning Reading Assignment (due next Mon)
1 Aug 27 Ch. 0, Sec. 1–2 (no assignment)
2 Sep 3 Ch. 0, Sec. 3–5 Ch. 0: 1, 2, 5, 9ac, 12ab
3 Sep 8 Ch. 1 Ch. 0: 7; Ch. 1: 2, 3, 4, 6
4 Sep 15 Ch. 2; Lee, pp. 11–21 Ch. 2: 1, 2, 3
5 Sep 22 Gallot, pp. 41–46; Ch. 3, Sec. 1–2 Ch. 1: 7; Ch. 2: 4, 7, 8; Ch. 3: 1, 2
6 Sep 29 Ch. 3, Sec. 3–4 Gallot: 1.118a; Ch. 3: 3a, 4, 5
7 Oct 6 Ch. 4, Sec. 1–3 Ch. 4: 4, 5, 7
8 Oct 15 Ch. 4, Sec. 4–5 Ch. 3: 7; Ch. 4: 8, 10
No class Mon, Oct 13 (Fall Break)
9 Oct 20 Ch. 5 Ch. 5: 1, 3, 6, 7
10 Oct 27 Ch. 6, Sec. 1–2 Ch. 6: 3, 5, 6, 7
11 Nov 3 Ch. 7 Ch. 7: 5, 6, 9, 10, 12
12 Nov 10 Gallot, pp. 34, 56–57; Ch. 8, Sec. 3 Gallot: 2.11ac. Constant curvature assignment
13 Nov 17 Ch. 9 Ch. 9: 1, 3
14 Nov 24 Ch. 10 Thanksgiving Break — no class (Wed, Nov 26)
15 Dec 1 Ch. 11 Comparison theorems assignment
16 Dec 8 Ch. 12