401-3531-00L Differential Geometry I
Semester | Autumn Semester 2018 |
Lecturers | W. Merry |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | English |
Comment | At most one of the three course units (Bachelor Core Courses) 401-3461-00L Functional Analysis I 401-3531-00L Differential Geometry I 401-3601-00L Probability Theory can be recognised for the Master's degree in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics. |
Abstract | This will be an introductory course in differential geometry. Topics covered include: - Smooth manifolds, submanifolds, vector fields, - Lie groups, homogeneous spaces, - Vector bundles, tensor fields, differential forms, - Integration on manifolds and the de Rham theorem, - Principal bundles. |
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Lecture notes | I will produce full lecture notes, available on my website at Link |
Literature | There are many excellent textbooks on differential geometry. A friendly and readable book that covers everything in Differential Geometry I is: John M. Lee "Introduction to Smooth Manifolds" 2nd ed. (2012) Springer-Verlag. A more advanced (and far less friendly) series of books that covers everything in both Differential Geometry I and II is: S. Kobayashi, K. Nomizu "Foundations of Differential Geometry" Volumes I and II (1963, 1969) Wiley. |