Information Package

Elementary Mathematics Education Program

EMT443

DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY

Course Code
EMT443
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Find the Frenet frame and curvatures of a regular parametric curve and interpret their meaning.
  2. Find and interpret the shape operator, the normal and Gaussian curvatures of a surface.
  3. Understand at which direction, the geometric research develop.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone.
Course DescriptionThe course content includes the following topics: coordinate patches, surfaces in E3, differentiable functions on surfaces, tangent vectors, differential forms, surface transformations, integration on surfaces, topological properties of surfaces, manifolds, shape operators, normal curvature, gaussian curvature, special curves on surfaces, first and second principal forms.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Euclidean space and Cartesian coordinates
2nd Week Parametric curves and arc length parameter
3rd Week Serret-Frenet frame and curvatures
4th Week Surfaces in Euclidean 3-space
5th Week Differentiable functions on surfaces
6th Week Tangent vectors
7th Week Differential forms
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Surface transformations
10th Week Shape operator
11th Week Normal and Gaussian curves
12th Week First and second fundamental forms
13th Week Special curves on surfaces
14th Week Special curves on surfaces
15th Week General review
Recommended or Required ReadingManfredo P. Do Carmo, Diferansiyel Geometri: Eğriler ve Yüzeyler, 2011, Tüba
Salim Yüce, Öklid Uzayında Diferansiyel Geometri, 2022, Pegem Akademi
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Total(%) 40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 13 3 39
Preparation for Final exam 1 23 23
Course hours 13 3 39
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 15 15
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
LO1 LO2 LO3
K1
K2 X X X
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8 X X X
K9 X X
K10 X