Text
. Introduction to Smooth Manifolds by John M. Lee.  
We aim to cover the material of chapters 1-10.
Prerequisites
. Math 412, 418 and 429 (or permission
of the instructor).
Instructor
. Professor Rachel Roberts
Send email to Prof. Roberts at roberts@math.wustl.edu.
Office . Cupples I 106, 935-8527
Office
Hours.
M 4-5pm and F 3-4pm
Meeting
Time and Place.
MWF 11am - 12noon, Cupples I, 111
Homework. There
will be weekly homework sets, due Wednesdays 11:07am. Homework due dates
will be strict; however, I will drop the two lowest homework scores.
You may work with classmates on the homework. However, you must write up your answers individually, and credit your collaborators.
Although
I encourage you not to refer to other texts in the solving of homework
problems, you may do so as long as you list all references used.
The more
problems you work through the better!!! I encourage you to do more than
just the problems assigned as homework.
Exams
. There will be two exams: an in-class midterm on
Friday October 14 and a final on Monday December 19, 10:30am-12:30pm.
Grading System . Your grade will be based on the following.
Homework |
30% |
Midterm Exam |
30% |
Final Exam |
40% |
Students taking the course with the "Credit/No Credit" ("Pass/Fail") grading option must earn a grade of "D" or better to receive a "pass".
Any students taking the course on an "audit" basis should talk with the instructor to determine what criteria will be used to award a grade of "successful audit."