Professor: John Etnyre
Office: Skiles
105
Phone: 404.894.6614
e-mail: etnyre
"at" math.gatech.edu
Office Hours: 1:25 Thursdays (also feel free to stop by anytime and see if I am free or set up an appointment via e-mail).
Lectures: Thuesday-Thursday 9:30-10:45 in Skiles 257
I will try to make the lectures fairly self-contained so you really need to come to class!. The main reason you will need the books is as another source for some of the material. (If you would prefer not to buy the book, you can probably get by with just the class notes which I will post on-line.)
You might find the following books helpful:
- Differential Geometry of curves and surfaces by DoCarmo
- Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
by Kristopher Tapp
(available in pdf through our library)
You also might find the following on-line notes helpful:
The course grade will be based on the following.
Homework: 50%
2 Midterm: 15% each
Final Exam: 20%
The cutt-offs for grades my be reduced from what is indicated below, but they will not increase.
| Average |
Grade |
| in [90,100] |
A |
| in [80,90) |
B |
| in [70,80) |
C |
| in [60,70) |
D |
| less than 60 |
F |
Every two weeks or so I will assign a set of homework problems.
You should check the homework web page regularly, since I will not always announce when I post
an assignment. You
will have about two week to work on the problems (the exact due date will be on the
problem set).
Midterm 1 is tentatively scheduled for
Thursday, September 26th
Midterm 2 is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, November 7th
Final Exam is tentatively scheduled for Monday, December 9th, 11:20 - 2:10
- Academic Integrity. All students are expected to comply with the Georgia Tech Honor Code.
- Students with Disabilities and/or in need of Special Accommodations. Georgia Tech complies with the regulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and offers accommodations to students with disabilities. If you are in need of classroom or testing accommodations, please make an appointment with the ADAPTS office to discuss the appropriate procedures.
- Intent for Inclusivity. As a member of the Georgia Tech community, I am committed to creating a learning environment in which all of my students feel safe and included. Because we are individuals with varying needs, I am reliant on your feedback to achieve this goal. To that end, I invite you to enter into dialogue with me about the things I can stop, start, and continue doing to make my classroom an environment in which every student feels valued and can engage actively in our learning community.
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