Dear All,
You will have Quiz 4 on May 8, Tuesday.
Second midterm is on Thursday May 10, at 9:40 in RB01. For the second midterm you are responsible for the surfaces. You are responsible for all the subjects except the subject: The Gauss Map. Good Luck for the exam in advance.
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Semester: Spring 2011-2012
Instructor: Fatma Altunbulak Aksu
Room: R-208
Phone: +90 312 233 1432
e-mail: altunbulak@gmail.com
Schedule: Tuesday 11:40-12:30 Thursday 9:40-11:30
Office Hours: Thursday 13:40-15:30
Catalog Description:
Curves in R3. The local theory of curves parametrized by arc length. Frenet-Serret formulas. Surfaces. The tangent plane. The first fundamental form. Normal curvature. Geodesics.
Textbook: Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces, Second edition, by Manfredo P. Do Carmo.
Reference Book: Elementary Differential Geometry 2nd Edition by Andrew Pressley.
Evaluation Criteria:
2 Midterm Examinations (25% + 30%), 7 Quizzes (the best 5 will be chosen, 10%), Final Examination(35%).