18.950 Differential Geometry

As taught in: Spring 2005

Level:

Undergraduate

Instructors:

Dr. Neshan Wickramasekera

The Gauss-Bonnet theorem.
The Gauss-Bonnet theorem for compact orientable surfaces. (Image by Dr. Neshan Wickramasekera.)

Course Description

This course is an introduction to differential geometry of curves and surfaces in three dimensional Euclidean space. First and second fundamental forms, Gaussian and mean curvature, parallel transport, geodesics, Gauss-Bonnet theorem, complete surfaces, minimal surfaces and Bernstein's theorem are among the main topics studied.
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