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SAYT1134 Towards Differential Geometry (Enrichment Programme for Young Mathematics Talents) 數學英才精進計劃──微分幾何初探

Key facts for Summer 2018:

Lecturer: Dr. LAU Chi Hin
Date : 3, 6, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 17, 20 August 2018
Examination Date : 23 August 2018
Time : To be announced
Tuition fee : To be announced

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This course, combining the knowledge of calculus and geometric intuition, leads students to explore the fruitful variety of curves and surfaces beyond lines, planes, and conics. Students will use calculus up to partial differentiation to describe curves and surfaces, to calculate the tangent vector, normal vector and curvature, tangent plane, geodesic and Gaussian curvature. Other essential geometric theorems, such as Gauss-Bonnet, will be introduced.

本科將微積分與幾何直觀緊密結合起來,引領同學跳出直線、平面和圓錐曲線的桎梏,進入多姿多釆的曲線與曲面的天地。同學會運用微積分,包括偏微分來描述空間的曲線與曲面,計算曲線的切向量、法向量與曲率、曲面的切平面、測地線與高斯曲率,並進一步認識如高斯-博內定理等重要的幾何定理。

Organising units:   Department of Mathematics, CUHK
Category:   Category I – University Credit-Bearing
Learning outcomes:   Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
  1. Define usual geometric objects from a differentiable perspective;
  2. Calculate basic geometric quantities with multivariable calculus;
  3. Appreciate the theoretical construction of geometry and its impact on mathematics and sciences.
Learning Activities:
  1. Lecture
  2. Exercise and assignment
Medium of Instruction:   Cantonese supplemented with English
Assessment:   Selected response test or exam
Recognition:   No. of University unit(s) awarded: 2
* A certificate will be awarded to student who fulfilled the course requirements.
 
Expected applicants:   Students who have good knowledge of calculus, and are promoting to Secondary 5 or Secondary 6
Organising period:   Every summer
Application method:   SAYT Online application
Official website:   http://epymt.math.cuhk.edu.hk/index.html