Mathematics 370 - TOPC TOPOLGY & GEOMTRY: CURVES
Fall
2017
01
4.00
Patricia Cahn
MWF 11:00-12:10
Smith College
10137-F17
BURTON 302
pcahn@smith.edu
Topics course.: An introduction to the local and global geometry of curves in the plane, and curves and surfaces in 3-dimensional space, including connections to topology. Topics include the Four Vertex Theorem, the Fary-Milnor Theorem, the Isoperimetric Problem, and the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem. Prerequisites: MTH 280 or 281, or permission of the instructor.