Course Details for A.Y. 2013/2014

The information on this page refer to the academic year 2013/2014. Therefore, several links are not available and data may be incomplete. To read the current information on the course, if it is still available, go to the university course catalogue . To read information relating other academic years, use the list at the bottom of this page.

A. Year:

2013/2014

Name:

Geometria III / Geometria III

Type:

Course

Basic information

Code:

F0497

Sector:

MAT/03

Credits:

: Laurea in Matematica 9 CFU (b)

Term:

1° semestre

Degree(s):

Laurea in Matematica 2° anno curriculum Generale Obbligatorio

Language:

Italian

Teacher(s):

Barbara Nelli

Course Objectives

We foresee that the student will be able to deal with topology basic notions, that are necessary during the B.D. in mathematics. Moreover, after having learned a bunch of notions about curves and surfaces from the intrinsic and extrinsic viewpoint, the student will be able to solve problems about these topics.

Course Content

Topology 1. Topology on a set. Continuous functions. Base of a topology. Metric space. Neghborhoods. Closure of a set and boundary. Interior of a set.2. Subspaces of a topological space. Product spaces (topological and metric) Product topology and continuous application. Product of any family of topological spaces (notions).3. Hausdorff spaces and continuous applications. Limits and semicontinuity.Separations. Topological spaces with numerable base.4. Connected spaces and continuous applications. Products of connected spaces. Connected components. Locally connected spaces (notions).5. Compact spaces and continuous applications. Product of compact spaces. Tychonoff theorem.
Differential geometry 1. Parametrized curves, regular curves and arc length. Jordan theorem (statement).Arcwise connection (definition). Frenet frame. Existence and uniqueness theorem for curves, given curvature and torsion. Local canonical form.2. Regular surfaces. Graphs, inverse images of regular values. Surfaces invariant by rotation. Differentiable maps between regular surfaces. Differential of a differentiable map. Tangent vector to a surface. The set of tangent vectors to a surface coincide with the image of R^2by the differential of a parametrization.3. Normal vector to a surfaceFirst fundamental form. Length of a curve on a surface, angles between two curves on a surface. Gauss map, differential of the Gauss map. Normal curvature, normal section. Second fundamental form. Principal curvatures, Olinde-Rodrigues theorem. Gauss and mean curvature. Points of a surface: elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic, planar. 4. Gauss map in local coordinates. Dupin indicatrix. Asymptotic directions, Conjugate directions. Asymtpotic curves equations.Asymtotic curves for catenoids and helicoids. 5. Minimal surfaces: definition and characterization as critical points of the area functional. Isothermal parameters. Coordinates functions of a minimal surface are harmonic with respect to isothermal parameters. Equation of a minimal graph. Scherk's surface.6. Isometry and local isometry between surfaces. Two surfaces are locally isometric if they have parametrizations with equal coefficients of the first fundamental form.Conformal map and locally conformal map. Statement: two regular surfaces are always locally conformal. Christoffel symbols, Gauss equation and Codazzi-Mainardi equations. Egregium theorem.Fundamental theorem of local theory of surfaces (without proof).7. Tangent vector fields. Differentiability of a tangent vector field. Covariant derivative. Parallel vector fields.Vector fields along a curve. Parallel transport.Parallel transport is an isometry. Geodesic curvature. Algebraic value of the covariant derivative. Differential equations of the geodesics.8. Triangulation of a surface. Some notions about classification of compact surfaces. Genus of a surface.Gauss Bonnet theorem: local and global. Application of Gauss Bonnet theorem.Jacobi theorem.9. Differentiable vector field on a surface. Hopf-Poincare theorem and application.10. Exponential map on a surface and theorems.Geodesic coordinates and normal neighborhood. Minding theorem. Length of a geodesic circle. Computaton of the Gauss curvature in terms of the length of geodesic circles. Minimization properties of the geodesics. Rigidity of the sphere. Some generalization: Hopf and Alexandrov's theorem (only some notions)

Learning Outcomes (Dublin Descriptors)

On successful completion of this course, the student should

The student should have deep knowledge of the theory of curve and surfaces immersed in R3 and good knowledge of the basic notions of intrinsic geometry of surfaces. Moreover the student should acquire the basic notion of general topology.
The student should be able to solve problems about the theory of curves and surfaces immersed in R3 and some problem about intrinsic geometry of surfaces Moreover the student should be able to recognize when the acquired notions of general topology are necessary to the comprehension of other topics.
The student should be able to understand problems of curves and surfaces theory and topology and recognize the best method to solve them.
The student should be able to explain the statements and the proof s of the theorems about curves, surfaces and topology
The student should have acquired the ability of reading and understanding more advanced intrinsic theory of surfaces and topology.

Prerequisites and Learning Activities

first year courses of B.D. in mathematics

Assessment Methods and Criteria

The exam is as follows: first a written exam and, if it is good, the student is allowed to participate to an oral exam.

Textbooks

M. Abate, F. Tovena, Curve e Super , Springer.
M. P. Do Carmo, Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces , Prentice Hall.
V. Checcucci, A. Tognoli, E. Vesentini, Lezioni di Topologia Generale , Feltrinelli.

Course page updates

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Course information last updated on: 11 febbraio 2014, 17:06