Fall 2019 MATH 240 001 LEC
| Section | Days/Times | Location | Instructor | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 LEC | MoWeFr 02:00PM - 02:59PM | Evans 736 | John W. Lott | 25802 |
| Units | Enrollment Status |
|---|---|
| 4 | Open |
Prerequisites: 214
Description: The first two thirds of the class will be on basics of Riemannian geometry, including: Riemannian metrics, Levi-Civita connection, geodesics and completeness, curvature, first and second variations of arc length and the second fundamental form. The last third of the class will be an introduction to comparison geometry.
Office: 897 Evans
Office Hours: TBA
Required Text: "Riemannian Manifolds" by John Lee. The chapters of the book are available for free through the library.
Recommended Reading: http://www.math.uni-bonn.de/people/karcher/RiemCompConst.pdf
Grading: Letter grade based on weekly homeworks and a class presentation.
Homework: To be assigned weekly
Course Webpage: https://math.berkeley.edu/~lott/teaching.html
