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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2021
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MATH 402 002 (CRN: 24402)
DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
Long Title: DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
Department: Mathematics
Instructor: Nelson, Jo
Meeting: 11:20AM - 12:40PM TR (25-JAN-2021 - 30-APR-2021)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: MATH 444 OR MATH 539
Section Max Enrollment: 20
Section Enrolled: 4
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 20
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 7
Enrollment data as of: 27-APR-2024 10:05PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
8-MAY-2021
9:00AM - 12:00PM S
Description: MATH 402 is the undergraduate version of the graduate class MATH 500 (being generic for all related instances of dual enrollment classes). This is a course in smooth and Riemannian manifolds. Tensors, Riemannian metrics, differential forms. Lie derivatives. Distributions and foliations, including the Frobenius Theorem and an introduction to contact structures. Lie groups and the exponential map. Connections on Vector Bundles. Geodesics and completeness. Curvature. First and second variations of length and area. Jacobi Fields. Additional topics may vary from year to year. Cross-list: MATH 500. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for MATH 402 if student has credit for MATH 500.