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May 14, 2024
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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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MATH 356 - Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
3 Credit(s) | Lecture |
Course can be counted for credit once
Description:
Differential geometry of curves and surfaces in Euclidean spaces, as an introduction to the geometry of Riemannian manifolds. The course presents intrinsic and extrinsic properties, both from a local and global point of view. Topics include; plane and space curves, surfaces, metrics on surfaces, Gaussian curvature, surfaces of constant curvature, shape operator, mean curvature and minimal surfaces, vector fields on surfaces.
Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites: MATH 242 and MATH 260
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