Differential Geometry, MATH-45011/55011

Differential Geometry, MATH-45011/55011

12:30pm-01:45pm Monday and Wednesday, room 121 MSB.

Instructor
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Artem Zvavitch
Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces, by Manfredo P. DoCarmo
Differential Geometry: A First Course in Curves and Surfaces, by Theodore Shifrin.
01:50-05:00pm Wednesday AND BY APPOINTMENT
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(330)-672-33-16
zvavitch@math.kent.edu
http://www.math.kent.edu/~zvavitch/dg_2013.html

PLAN:

Monday (08/26/13) Parametrized Curve. Arclength.
Wednesday (08/28/13) Arclength. Vector Product. Home Work 1.
Monday (09/02/13) No class - Labor day.
Wednesday (09/04/13) Tangent, Normal and Binormal vectors. Curvature and Torison. Frenet Formula. Home work 2.
Monday (09/09/13) Frenet Formulas. (Home work 1 is due).
Wednesday (09/11/13) Local Theory. Home work 3. (Home work 2 is due).
Monday (09/16/13) Local Theory of Curves + Just some global theory.
Wednesday (09/18/13) A first look at Surfaces. Home work 4. (Home work 3 is due).
Monday (09/23/13)
Wednesday (09/25/13) EXAM 1 (Home work 4 is due).
Monday (09/30/13)
Wednesday (10/02/13) Home work 5 .
Monday (10/07/13)
Wednesday (10/09/13) First Fundamental Form. Home work 6 (Home work 5 is due).
Monday (10/14/13) First Fundamental Form.
Wednesday (10/16/13) Gauss Map (a first look). Home work 7 (Home work 6 is due).
Monday (10/21/13)
Wednesday (10/23/13) TAKE HOME EXAM 2 (Home work 7 is due).
Monday (10/28/13)
Wednesday (10/30/13) Home work 8.
Monday (11/04/13)
Wednesday (11/06/13) Home work 9 (Home work 8 is due).
Monday (11/11/13) No class - Veterans day.
Wednesday (11/13/13) Home work 10 (Home work 9 is due).
Monday (11/18/13)
Wednesday (11/20/13) FINAL HOME WORK (Home work 10 is due).
Monday (11/25/13)
Wednesday (11/27/13) No class - Thanksgiving.
Monday (12/02/13)
Wednesday (12/04/13)
FINAL EXAM (FINAL HOME WORK IS DUE!):Friday, December 13, 10:15-12:30.