MA3402 Analysis on Manifolds

Messages

  • 2016-08-16 The first lecture will take place on Tuesday August 23, 10.15 - 12.00 in R30.
  • 2016-09-07 Exercise 1:2.4-2.7, 2.9, 2.12
  • 2016-09-26 Exercise 2:3.1-3.3, 4.3

Exercise 3: 7.2, 9.12,9.14, 10.6,10.7,10.8,10.11,10.12.

  • 2016-11-14 No lecture on Nov 15 and 22.On Nov 16:Exercises and a survey.Nov 23: Questions.Due to a conference I will not be available during the period Nov 28 - Dec 2.

Lecturer

Lectures

  • Tuesdays 10.15 - 12.00 in room 245 A/ VE 21(Verkstedteknikk/Mechanical engineering)
  • Wednesdays 10.15 - 12.00 in R 93

Preliminary curriculum

  • I. Madsen and J. Tornehave: From Calculus to Cohomology De Rham Cohomology and Characteristic Classes, Cambridge University Press, 1997. Chapters 1 through 10 + exercises (as given above).

Final Exam

  • Final exam will take place on Nov 25 and Dec 5.Time assignments will take place during the final lectures.If you have not been assigned a meeting time for your exam,please meet at room 1256 Sentralbygg II on 25 Nov 8.45 in order to get a time.
  • Place: 25 Nov : room 822 in SII and 5 Dec : room 734.

Supporting literature

  • J.R. Munkres: Analysis on manifolds, Westview Press, 1991.
  • R. Bott and L.W. Tu: Differential forms in algebraic topology, GTM, Springer, 1982.
  • R.Sjamaar: Manifolds and differtential forms, Cornell University.
2016-11-21, Nils Andreas Baas