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MATH 444 — Calculus on Manifolds-Prerequisite MATH 441

Mathematics · University of Ghana

This course aims to provide an introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and the tools for performing calculus on these objects; tangent vectors and differential forms. We will see how concepts like the derivative in Rn is extended to a smooth n-dimensional manifold. Topics include: manifolds and submanifolds, differentiability of maps between manifolds, the tangent space, the tangent bundle and the tangent functor. Vector bundles. The exterior algebra, the notion of a differentiable form on a manifold, singular n-chains and integration of a form over a chain. Partition of unity. Application to Stokes' theorem.

Credits
3
Level
Level 400
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).