Math 441 Lesson Schedule Fall 2003

Class Text Reading Due
1. Wed 8/27 Ch. 1: differentials
2. Fri 8/29 Ch. 1: forms on a vector space

 
Mon 9/1 LABOR DAY.
3. Wed 9/3 Ch. 1: transf. of k-forms by linear maps.
4. Fri 9/5 Ch. 1: exterior differential

 
5. Mon 9/8 Ch. 2: line integrals. H01
6. Wed 9/10 Ch. 2: homotopy invariance.
7. Fri 9/12 No Class

 
8. Mon 9/15 Ch. 3: Diff. manifold. H02
9. Wed 9/17 Ch. 3: maps, functions & tangent vectors
10. Fri 9/19 Ch. 3: tangent vectors, diffeos

 
11. Mon 9/22 Ch. 3: Vector fields, Lie bracket
12. Wed 9/24 Ch. 3: Orientation
13. Fri 9/26 Ch. 4.1: Integration of forms H03

 
14. Mon 9/29 Ch. 4.1: Partition of unity
15. Wed 10/1 Ch. 4.2: Stokes Theorem H04
16. Fri 10/3 Ch. 4.2: Stokes Theorem

 
17. Mon 10/6 Ch. 4.2: Divergence Theorem
18. Wed 10/8 Ch. 4.3: Poincare Lemma H05
19. Fri 10/10 Closed 2-form on S3 is exact

 
20. Mon 10/13 Midterm Exam Chapters 1 - 4
21. Wed 10/15 Ch. 5.1: Moving frames in Rn
22. Fri 10/17 Ch. 5.1: Moving frame on a surface

 
23. Mon 10/20 Ch. 5.2: Gauss map & Theorema Egregium H06
24. Wed 10/22 Ch. 5.2: Levi-Civita form
Thur-Fri 10/23-10/24 FALL BREAK

 
25. Mon 10/27 Lie groups & Lie algebras H07
26.Wed 10/29 Maurer-Cartan form
27. Fri 10/31 Ch. 5.2: Bonnet's Theorem

 
28. Mon 11/3 Ch. 5.3: Instrinsic Riemannian geometry
29. Wed 11/5 Ch. 5.3: Covariant derivative H08
30. Fri 11/7 Ch. 5.3: Parallel translation

 
31. Mon 11/10 Ch. 6.1: Geodesic curvature, examples H09
32. Wed 11/12 Ch. 6.1: Index of a vector field
33. Fri 11/14 Ch. 6.1: Gauss-Bonnet Theorem

 
34. Mon 11/17 Gauss-Bonnet with boundary
35. Wed 11/19 The Hessian and Morse theory H10
36. Fri 11/21 Flow of a vector field

 
37. Mon 11/24 Exponential map of a Lie group
Wed 11/26 THANKSGIVING BREAK
Fri 11/28 THANKSGIVING BREAK

 
38. Mon 12/1 Frobenius Theorem
39. Wed 12/3 Frobenius Theorem H11
40. Fri 12/5 Cartan-Darboux Theorem

 
41. Mon 12/8 Cartan-Darboux Theorem
Wed 12/10 NO CLASS H12 (due by noon)

 
Wed 12/17 Final Exam 8-10 am

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