Prerequisites and a short description (from the course catalogue)

• Prerequisites: MATH 221-222, 223-224, or 293-294, plus at least one mathematics course numbered 300 or above. MATH 453 is not a prerequisite.
• Description: Differential geometry involves using calculus to study geometric concepts such as curvature and geodesics. This introductory course focuses on the differential geometry of curves and surfaces. It may also touch upon the higher-dimensional generalizations, Riemannian manifolds, which underlie the study of general relativity.

Course information at a glance

• Meeting times: TR 1:25-2:40 pm, MT 206
• Second prelim: due April 25 (carefully read and follow the Rules at the top)
• Instructor: Victor Protsak
• Office hours: Tue 5-6 p.m., Wed 2:45-3:45 pm, and by appointment
• TA: Nikolay Dimitrov, 106 MT, office hours: Tue 4-5 pm
• Textbook: Andrew Pressley, Elementary Differential Geometry Springer Undergraduate Mathematics Series, 2001 (ISBN: 1-85233-152-6)
• Homework
• Syllabus
• Final presentation