Postgraduate course
Differential Geometry
- ECTS credits10
- Teaching semesterSpring, Autumn
- Course codeMAT342
- Number of semesters1
- LanguageEnglish
- Resources
Main content
Teaching semester
Irregular. The course is offered spring 2021
Objectives and Content
The course gives an introduction to the techniques of differential geometry. In particular we will study connections and curvature of smooth manifolds. Further topics may wary, for example the course can cover homogeneous spaces, Lie groups, semi-Riemannian geometry and general relativity theory.
Learning Outcomes
After completed course, the students are expected to be able to:
- Explain the central topics of curvature, connection and Riemannian metric.
- Compute the curvature of spheres and hyperbolic spaces.
- Explain the relationship between distances and geodesic curves
- Computer curvature in local coordinates.
Recommended Previous Knowledge
MAT121 Linear Algebra, MAT212 Functions of Several Variables, and MAT243 Manifolds
Forms of Assessment
Oral examination
Grading Scale
The grading scale used is A to F. Grade A is the highest passing grade in the grading scale, grade F is a fail.
Contact
Exam information
Type of assessment: Oral examination