Differential Geometry (ΓΕ2)

Graduate Courses Outlines - Department of Mathematics

General

School	School of Science
Academic Unit	Department of Mathematics
Level of Studies	Graduate
Course Code	ΓΕ2
Semester	1
Course Title	Differential Geometry
Independent Teaching Activities	Lectures (Weekly Teaching Hours: 3, Credits: 7.5)
Course Type	Special Background
Prerequisite Courses	Linear Algebra, Topology, Elementary differential geometry, Calculus, Analysis of several variables.
Language of Instruction and Examinations	Greek
Is the Course Offered to Erasmus Students	Yes (in English)
Course Website (URL)	-

Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes	This course introduces the basic notions of differential and Riemannian geometry.
General Competences	Work autonomously Work in teams Develop critical thinking skills.

Syllabus

Differentiable manifolds, immersions, embeddings, submanifolds, vector fields, orientation covering spaces, partition of unity, Riemannian manifolds, Levi-Civita connection, curvature tensor, geodesics, exponential map, Isometric immersions, second fundamental form, hypersurfaces, Gauss, Codazzi and Ricci equations, applications.

Teaching and Learning Methods - Evaluation

Delivery	Direct
Use of Information and Communications Technology	-
Teaching Methods	Activity Semester Workload Lectures 39 Study and analysis of bibliography 78 Preparation of assignments and interactive teaching 70.5 Course total 187.5
Student Performance Evaluation	Written final examination.

Attached Bibliography

1. Manfredo do Carmo, Riemannian geometry, Birkauser, 1992.
2. John M. Lee, Introduction to smooth manifolds, Springer, 2013.
3. M. Spivak, A comprehensive introduction to differential geometry, Publish or Perish, 1979.