Math 240: Riemannian Geometry, Fall 2003 
Instructor: Alan Weinstein
office: 825 Evans Hall
phone: (64)2-3518
email:  alanw@math.berkeley.edu
website:  www.math.berkeley.edu/~alanw
Office Hours: Tuesdays from 11:15 to 12:30 and 2:15 to 3:30.
READING AND HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS
from Lee, Riemannian Manifolds, An Introduction to Curvature .

You should read the indicated pages of the book in time for each lecture.  I recommend that you read all the problems and do at least the ones which are listed below.  The ones marked with * should be handed in for grading at the beginning of class on the indicated date.  Over the course of the semester, I hope to go through almost the entire book. Note that the Appendix contains a review of prerequisite material; you should consult relevant sections as necessary through the semester.

Weeks 11-15:
Lectures on principal bundles and connections
There is no reading assignment or problems: work on your term paper--the first draft is due on 11/13 (not 11/11, which is a holiday).

Week 10:
10/28: pp. 193-199
10/30: pp. 199-208
Homework (due November 6th):  Chapter 11: problems 1*, 2*, 3*.

Week 9:
10/21: pp. 173-181 (Paper topic must be approved by today.)
10/23: pp. 182-191
Homework (due October 30th):  Chapter 10: problems 1*, 2*, 3*.

Week 8:
10/14: Meet in room 450C Moffitt Library for presentation by Ann Jensen,
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10/16: Catch up (no reading assignment)
Homework (due October 23rd):  No homework assignment this week.

Week 7:
10/7: pp. 155-156
10/9: pp. 167-172
Homework (due October 16th):  Chapter 9: problems 1, 2*, 3, 4*, 5, 6*.

Week 6:
9/30: pp. 131-138
10/2: pp. 139-153 (Initial term paper proposal due today. Please try to cite at least one reference in your proposal.)
Homework (due October 9th):  Chapter 8: problems 1, 2, 3*, 4, 5*, 6, 10, 11, 12(b,c,d)*.

Week 5:
9/23: pp. 102-113
9/30: pp. 115-129
Homework (due October 2nd):  Chapter 6: problems 5*, 7*, 11; Chapter 7: problems 1, 2, 4, 5*.

Week 4:
The term paper assigment can be found via this link or on the course web page.
9/16: pp. 81-90
9/11: pp. 91-101
Homework (due September 25th):  Chapter 5: problem 3*; Chapter 6: problems 2, 9*, 10*.

Week 3:
9/9: pp. 58-71
9/11: pp. 72-80
Homework (due September 18th):  Chapter 4: problem 5; Chapter 5: problems 1, 2, 4, 5*, 7*, 10, 11*.

Week 2:
9/2: finish chapter 3
9/4: pp. 47-58 of Chapter 4
Homework (due September 11th):  Chapter 3: problems 4, 5*, 7, 8, 9; Chapter 4: problems 1*, 2, 3*.

Week 1:
8/26: (first class, no reading assignment)
8/28: Chapters 1 and 2 and pages 23-30 of Chapter 3.
Homework (due September 4th):  Chapter 3: exercises 1, 4*, 6, problems 1,*, 10, 11*, 12.

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