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The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for additional information.

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MTH 930  Riemannian Geometry I

Semester:
Fall of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
MTH 869
Description:
Riemannian metrics, connections, curvature, geodesics. First and second variation, Jacobi fields, conjugate points. Rauch comparison theorems, Hodge theorem, Bochner technique, spinors. Further topics on curvature or submanifold theory.
Effective Dates:
FS95 - SS06


MTH 930  Riemannian Geometry I

Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
MTH 869
Description:
Riemannian metrics, connections, curvature, geodesics. First and second variation, Jacobi fields, conjugate points. Rauch comparison theorems, Hodge theorem, Bochner technique, spinors. Further topics on curvature or submanifold theory.
Effective Dates:
US06 - US24


MTH 930  Riemannian Geometry I

Semester:
Fall of even years
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 3
Recommended Background:
MTH 869
Restrictions:
Open to graduate students in the Applied Mathematics Major or in the Industrial Mathematics Major or in the Mathematics Major or approval of department.
Description:
Riemannian metrics, connections, curvature, geodesics. First and second variation, Jacobi fields, conjugate points. Rauch comparison theorems, Hodge theorem, Bochner technique, spinors. Further topics on curvature or submanifold theory.
Effective Dates:
FS24 - Open