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Mathematics Master Information
Core Courses
For the Master's degree in Applied Mathematics the following additional condition (not manifest in myStudies) must be obeyed: At least 15 of the required 28 credits from core courses and electives must be acquired in areas of applied mathematics and further application-oriented fields.
Core Courses: Pure Mathematics
NumberTitleTypeECTSHoursLecturers
401-3146-12LAlgebraic Geometry Information W10 credits4V + 1UR. Pink
AbstractThis course is an Introduction to Algebraic Geometry (algebraic varieties and schemes).
ObjectiveLearning Algebraic Geometry.
LiteraturePrimary reference:
* Ulrich Görtz and Torsten Wedhorn: Algebraic Geometry I, Advanced Lectures in Mathematics, Springer.

Secondary reference:
* Qing Liu: Algebraic Geometry and Arithmetic Curves, Oxford Science Publications.
* Robin Hartshorne: Algebraic Geometry, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer.
* Siegfried Bosch: Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra (Springer 2013).

Other good textbooks and online texts are:
* David Eisenbud, Joe Harris: The Geometry of Schemes, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer.
* Ravi Vakil, Foundations of Algebraic Geometry, Link
* Jean Gallier and Stephen S. Shatz, Algebraic Geometry Link

"Classical" Algebraic Geometry over an algebraically closed field:
* Joe Harris, Algebraic Geometry, A First Course, Graduate Texts in Mathematics, Springer.
* J.S. Milne, Algebraic Geometry, Link

Further readings:
* Günter Harder: Algebraic Geometry 1 & 2
* I. R. Shafarevich, Basic Algebraic geometry 1 & 2, Springer-Verlag.
* Alexandre Grothendieck et al.: Elements de Geometrie Algebrique EGA
* Saunders MacLane: Categories for the Working Mathematician, Springer-Verlag.
Prerequisites / NoticeRequirement: Some knowledge of Commutative Algebra.
401-3002-12LAlgebraic Topology IIW8 credits4GP. S. Jossen
AbstractThis is a continuation course to Algebraic Topology I. The course will cover more advanced topics in algebraic topology such as: products, duality, cohomology operations, characteristic classes, spectral sequences etc.
Objective
Literature1) A. Hatcher, "Algebraic topology",
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002.

Book can be downloaded for free at:
Link

See also:
Link

2) E. Spanier, "Algebraic topology", Springer-Verlag

3) G. Bredon, "Topology and geometry",
Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 139. Springer-Verlag, 1997.

4) R. Bott & L. Tu, "Differential forms in algebraic topology",
Graduate Texts in Mathematics, 82. Springer-Verlag, 1982.

5) J. Milnor & J. Stasheff, "Characteristic classes",
Annals of Mathematics Studies, No. 76.
Princeton University Press, 1974.
Prerequisites / NoticeGeneral topology, linear algebra.
Basic knowledge of singular homolgoy and cohomology of topological spaces (e.g. as taught in "Algebraic topology I").

Some knowledge of differential geometry and differential topology is useful but not absolutely necessary.
401-3226-01LRepresentation Theory of Lie GroupsW8 credits4GE. Kowalski
AbstractThis course will contain two parts:
* Introduction to unitary representations of Lie groups
* Introduction to the study of discrete subgroups of Lie groups and some applications.
ObjectiveThe goal is to acquire familiarity with the basic formalism and results concerning unitary representations of Lie groups, and to apply these to the study of discrete subgroups, especially lattices, in Lie groups.
Content* Unitary representations of compact Lie groups: Peter-Weyl theory, weights, Weyl character formula
* Introduction to unitary representations of non-compact Lie groups: the examples of SL(2,R), SL(2,C)
* Example: Property (T) for SL(n,R)
* Discrete subgroups of Lie groups: examples and some applications
LiteratureBekka, de la Harpe and Valette: "Kazhdan's Property (T)", Cambridge University Press.
Prerequisites / NoticeDifferential geometry, Functional analysis, Introduction to Lie Groups (or equivalent).
Notice that this course has a large overlap with 401-3226-01L Unitary Representations of Lie Groups and Discrete Subgroups of Lie Groups taught in FS 2016. Therefore it is not possible to acquire credits for both courses.
401-3372-00LDynamical Systems IIW10 credits4V + 1UW. Merry
AbstractThis course is a continuation of Dynamical Systems I. This time the emphasis is on hyperbolic dynamics.
ObjectiveMastery of the basic methods and principal themes of some aspects of hyperbolic dynamical systems.
ContentTopics covered include:

- Circle homeomorphisms and rotation numbers.
- Hyperbolic linear dynamical systems, hyperbolic fixed points, the Hartman-Grobman Theorem.
- Hyperbolic sets, Anosov diffeomorphisms.
- The (Un)stable Manifold Theorem.
- Shadowing Lemmas and stability.
- The Lambda Lemma.
- Transverse homoclinic points, horseshoes, and chaos.
Lecture notesI will provide full lecture notes, available here:

Link
LiteratureThe most useful textbook is

- Introduction to Dynamical Systems, Brin and Stuck, CUP, 2002.

Another (more advanced) useful book is

- Introduction to the Modern Theory of Dynamical Systems, Katok and Hasselblatt, CUP, 1995.
Prerequisites / NoticeIt will be assumed you are familiar with the material from Dynamical Systems I. Full lecture notes for this course are available here:

Link

However we will only really use material covered in the first 12 lectures of Dynamical Systems I, so if you did not attend Dynamical Systems I, it is sufficient to read through the notes from the first 12 lectures.

In addition, it would be useful to have some familiarity with basic differential geometry.
401-3532-08LDifferential Geometry IIW10 credits4V + 1UU. Lang
AbstractIntroduction to Riemannian Geometry in combination with some elements of modern metric geometry. Contents: Riemannian manifolds, Levi-Civita connection, geodesics, Hopf-Rinow Theorem, curvature, second fundamental form, riemannian submersions and coverings, Hadamard-Cartan Theorem, triangle and volume comparison, curvature and topology, spaces of riemannian manifolds.
ObjectiveThe aim of this course is to give an introduction to Riemannian Geometry in combination with some elements of modern metric geometry.
ContentRiemannian manifolds, Levi-Civita connection, geodesics, Hopf-Rinow Theorem, curvature, second fundamental form of submanifolds, riemannian submersions and coverings, Hadamard-Cartan Theorem, triangle and volume comparison, relations between curvature and topology, spaces of riemannian manifolds.
LiteratureRiemannian Geometry:
- M. P. do Carmo, Riemannian Geometry, Birkhäuser 1992
- S. Gallot, D. Hulin, J. Lafontaine, Riemannian Geometry, Springer 2004
- B. O'Neill, Semi-Riemannian Geometry, With Applications to Relativity, Academic Press 1983
Metric Geometry:
- M. Bridson, A. Haefliger, Metric Spaces of Non-Positive Curvature, Springer 1999
- D. Burago, Y. Burago, S. Ivanov, A Course in Metric Geometry, Amer. Math. Soc. 2001
Prerequisites / NoticePrerequisite is a working knowledge of elementary differential geometry (curves and surfaces in Euclidean space), differentiable manifolds, tangent and tensor bundles, and differential forms.
401-3462-00LFunctional Analysis IIW10 credits4V + 1UM. Struwe
AbstractSobolev spaces, weak solutions of elliptic boundary value problems, elliptic regularity theory, Schauder estimates
ObjectiveThe lecture course will focus on weak solutions of elliptic boundary value problems in Sobolev spaces and discuss their regularity properties, possibly followed by a proof of the Calderon-Zygmund
inequality and some basic results on parabolic regularity, with
applications to geometry, if time allows.
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