Syllabus for MATH 443 Section 1
Differential Geometry
Spring Semester 2008 CRN: 86883
| Textbook: | Differential Geometry and its Applications secound edition, by James Oprea |
| Meetings: | TR, 12:00PM to 1:15PM in Keller
401 |
| Instructor: | Dr. George R. Wilkens |
| Office: | Keller 308 |
| Phone: | (808) 956-4677 |
| Hours: | TR, 3:00PM to 4:00PM, and by appointment. |
| E-mail: | grw at math.hawaii.edu |
| Home Page: | http://www.math.hawaii.edu/~grw/ |
Academic Expectations
The prerequisites for this course are grades of "D" or better
in Math 244 or 253A, and 311, or consent from the instructor. Students should review the
Statement of Academic Expectations. All academic
work should be done with the high levels of honesty, integrity
and excellence that this University demands.
Readings
We will cover chapters 1, 2, 3, and parts of chapters 5 and 6 from the text book.
To facilitate calculations, we will incorporate the use of a Computer Algebra System. You are free to use your favorite CAS. Two that are available in the Math Department's Computer Lab are Maple and Mathematica, and I can provide an account for anyone who wants to use the Lab. Maple, Mathematica and the Open Source alternative Maxima are well suited to our course. The text book uses Maple and includes Maple code that you can immediately incorporate into your assignments, which should make Maple slightly easier to use in our class. Maxima is free, and student pricing is available for Maple and Mathematica should you choose to purchase a personal CAS.
Attendance and Grading
Regular attendance to class lectures is required. The grade will be determined by two in-class midterm exams, a cumulative final exam, and homework. Homework assignments and due dates will be posted on the MATH 443 Homework page. Homework assignments must be legible, and you are required to use proper grammatical English and follow the guidelines for clear and concise writing. The exams and homework will be weighted as follows:
| Homework | 20% | Grade computed from the weekly assignments |
| Exam 1 | 20% | Thursday, February 28 |
| Exam 2 | 20% | Thursday, April 17 |
| Final | 40% | Thursday, May 15, 12:00PM to 2:00PM. |
You must bring your UH student ID to every test. If Keller Hall is closed for any reason, we will meet by the steps of Hamilton Library. Only documented valid health related excuses will be accepted for missing an exam.
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