General
Section outline
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Course
- Course book: Fiche de cours
- Lecturer: Nikolaos Tsakanikas (nikolaos.tsakanikas@epfl.ch)
- Teaching Assistant: Linus Erik Rösler (linus.rosler@epfl.ch)
Time and Place
Literature
- John M. Lee: Introduction to Smooth Manifolds
- Jefrrey M. Lee: Manifolds and Differential Geometry
- Loring W. Tu: An Introduction to Manifolds
- G. Gross, E. Meinrecken: Manifolds, Vector Fields, and Differential Forms - An Introduction to Differential Geometry
Material from previous versions of the course:
- Lecture notes typed by Linley Vion (2023)
- Lecture notes by Marcos Cossarini (2021)
- Videos by Yash Lodha (2020)
Further useful material:
Assessment Methods
- Exercises: There will be an exercise sheet every week, which will be discussed thoroughly in the exercise session. The solution to one designated exercise from each weakly exercise sheet must be submitted the following week (Thursdays). The submissions will be corrected and graded. They will account for 25% of the final grade.
- Exam: There will be a written exam, which will account for 75% of the final grade.
- Course book: Fiche de cours
