Term 4, Mon. Period 3 · Faculty of Science, Niigata University
Note
This course is held online via Zoom.
References
Manfredo P. do Carmo, Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces, Dover Publications
Course contents
- $C^{\infty}$ functions on surfaces
- $C^{\infty}$ maps between surfaces
- Tangent planes and differentials
- The first fundamental form, part 1 (definition, examples, lengths of curves on surfaces)
- The first fundamental form, part 2 (loxodromes, areas of regions on surfaces)
- The Gauss map; the second fundamental form
- Gaussian curvature; the Gauss–Bonnet theorem
- End-of-term exam