MATH537B
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MATH537B - Global Differential Geometry
Course Description
[Taught Spring semester in even-numbered years] Surfaces in R3, structure equations, curvature. Gauss-Bonnet theorem, parallel transport, geodesics, calculus of variations, Jacobi fields and conjugate points, topology and curvature; Riemannian geometry, connections, curvature tensor, Riemannian submanifolds and submersions, symmetric spaces, vector bundles. Morse theory, symplectic geometry.
Min Units
3
Max Units
3
Repeatable for Credit
No
Grading Basis
GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E
Career
Graduate
May be convened with
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Lecture
Workload Hours
3
Optional Component
No
Typically Offered Main Campus
Spring (even years only)