Postgraduate course
Differential Geometry
- ECTS credits10
- Teaching semesterSpring, Autumn
- Course codeMAT342
- Number of semesters1
- LanguageEnglish
- Resources
Teaching semester
Irregular. The course does not run autumn 2019.
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.
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.