Course Descriptions - Differential Geometry MATH 4530   Differential Geometry
CREDIT HOURS: 3
This course is a self-contained introduction to manifold theory. Topics include: elements of surface theory, the tangent space, vector fields, differential forms and more general tensors, the Lie derivative, connections, Riemannian geometry, applications in mechanics and general relativity.
FORMAT: Lecture
PREREQUISITES: MATH 3045.03 or MATH 3502.03 or permission of the instructor
CROSS-LISTING: MATH 5530.03