MATH 240C
Introduction to Differential Geometry and Riemannian Geometry
Topics include geometry of surfaces, manifolds, differential forms, Lie groups, Riemannian manifolds, Levi-Civita connection and curvature, curvature and topology, Hodge theory. Additional topics such as bundles and characteristic classes, spin structures, and Dirac operator, comparison theorems in Riemannian geometry.
Topics
- geometry of surfaces
- manifolds
- differential forms
- Lie groups
- Riemannian manifolds
- Levi-Civita connection and curvature
- curvature and topology
- Hodge theory
Topics explicitly listed in official catalogue description
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027