Math 547:
Geometric Structures,
Fall 2007

General Information


Professor:

John M. Lee
Padelford C-546
206-543-1735
lee@math.washington.edu
Office Hours: Monday/Wednesday 2:30-3:30pm

Lectures:

Monday/Wednesday/Friday 1:30-2:20, Padelford C-401

Textbook:

Riemannian Manifolds: An Introduction to Curvature (draft second edition), by J. M. Lee. Chapters will be handed out in class as they become available. The cost is $15 per copy, payable to Mary Sheetz in the Math Department Office (PDL C-138).

Reserve Books:
  • Introduction to Topological Manifolds, John M. Lee, Springer, 2000
  • Introduction to Smooth Manifolds, John M. Lee, Springer, 2002
  • Riemannian Manifolds: An Introduction to Curvature, John M. Lee, Springer, 1997
  • Riemannian Geometry, Manfredo do Carmo, Birkhäuser, 1992
  • Riemannian Geometry, 2nd edition, Peter Petersen, Springer, 2006
  • A Comprehensive Introduction to Differential Geometry, Vols 1-5, Michael Spivak, Publish or Perish, 1979
  • Comparison Theorems in Riemannian Geometry, Jeff Cheeger and David G. Ebin, Elsevier, 1975

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