Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Paul Bryan
Contact via email
12 WW 617
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is study of a current topic of Mathematical research. In addition to mastering the material delivered in lectures, the student will be required to undertake independent reading and write a short report on what they have learned. This will be written using LaTeX, with instruction in this typesetting language and BibTeX as part of the unit's curriculum.
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Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignments 1 | 15% | No | Week 4 |
Assignment 2 | 15% | No | Week 8 |
Assignment 3 | 15% | No | Week 12 |
Exam | 55% | No | Exam period |
Due: Week 4
Weighting: 15%
Assignment 1
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 15%
Assignment 2
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 15%
Assignment 3
Due: Exam period
Weighting: 55%
Final exam.
The following references may prove useful.
References:
Differential geometry of curves and surfaces, Manfredo do Carmo, Prentice-Hall (1976).
Curves and Surfaces, Sebastián Montiel and Antonio Ros, AMS (2009).
Elementary Differential Geometry, Christian Bär, Cambridge University Press (2010).
Differential Topology, Victor Guillemin and Alan Pollack, AMS (1974).
Riemannian Geometry, Manfredo do Carmo, Prentice-Hall (1976).
Introduction to smooth manifolds, John Lee, Spinger Verlag (2003).
Riemannian Manifolds – An Introduction To Curvature, John Lee, Spinger Verlag (1997)
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