Differential Geometry:
Curves and Surfaces in R^3
Math 421, Spring Semester,
January 10 - April 24, 2024
Physics 119, Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:05 - 11:20 a.m.
Professor
Hubert Bray
bray@math.duke.edu
189
Physics Building
(919)757-8428 (mobile)
Office
Hours: After class, or by appointment
Text:
"Differential Geometry and Its Applications" (2nd edition) by John
Oprea
Homework:
HW
will be assigned out of the text book, which we will follow
reasonably
closely. It is in your interests to read the book as we go,
and
the HW problems should help you achieve this. You may turn
in one
late HW without any penalty, after which penalties will be
assessed at
the discretion of the grader.
Midterm: The Midterm
will be in class on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. You
will be
responsible for all of the material in sections of the book which
have
had HW problems assigned in them. Let me know immediately if
you are going to have an unresolvable conflict with this
date.
Final Exam:
The Final Exam will be on Monday, April 29,
2024, from 9 a.m. - 12 noon in our usual classroom, Physics
119.
Grade: The
grade
for the course will be based on
1) 30%: Homework
2) 30%: Midterm
3) 40%: Final Exam