Math 620: Smooth Manifolds

Fall 2024

Course Information

Meeting Time:

(usually) Monday and Wednesday, 8:30–9:45am in Room 205, Physics Building

Text:

John M. Lee, Introduction to Smooth Manifolds, Second Edition

Instructor:

Robert L. Bryant

111 Physics Building

660-2817

bryant@math.duke.edu

Office Hours:

10:30 AM to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays and by appointment

Home Page:

http://sites.math.duke.edu/~bryant/620/

Homework: (50%)

There will be regular homework assignments. You may talk with others in the class while discussing the problems and developing ideas, but the write-up you turn in must be in your own words and symbols. Homework assigned in any given week is due by the first class meeting of the following week. Please scan and email your homework to me. I will grade it, return a graded copy to you, and keep a copy for my records.

Exams: (50%)

There will be two take-home exams, counting 15% each, and an in-class final exam counting 20%. You may not consult with anyone other than me or search the web while working on these exams, but you may use your book and your notes. The first exam will be handed out on September 30 and be due October 02 and will cover material discussed up to the previous class (probably the congruence axioms but not the continuity axioms). The second exam will (probably) be handed out on November 04 and be due November 06, though the timing may change a bit depending on how we progress through the material.