Spring 2019 MATH 242 001 LEC
Symplectic Geometry
Schedule:
| Section | Days/Times | Location | Instructor | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 001 LEC | TuTh 12:30PM - 01:59PM | Evans 70 | Michael Hutchings | 31046 |
| Units | Enrollment Status |
|---|---|
| 4 | Open |
Additional Information:
Prerequisites: 214
Description: Basic topics: symplectic linear algebra, symplectic manifolds, Darboux theorem, cotangent bundles, variational problems and Legendre transform, hamiltonian systems, Lagrangian submanifolds, Poisson brackets, symmetry groups and momentum mappings, coadjoint orbits, Kahler manifolds.
Office: 923 Evans
Office Hours: TBA
Required Text: D. McDuff and D. Salamon, Introduction to Symplectic Topology, third edition
Recommended Reading: A. Cannas da Silva, Lectures on Symplectic Geometry, https://people.math.ethz.ch/~acannas/Papers/lsg.pdf
Grading: Letter grade.
Homework: TBA
Course Webpage: will be linked from math.berkeley.edu/~hutching
