Differential Geometry

As taught in: Fall 2008

Graphic showing surfaces of constant Gaussian curvature.

Surfaces of constant Gaussian curvature. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.)

Instructors:

Prof. Paul Seidel

MIT Course Number:

18.950

Level:

Undergraduate

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Course Description

This course is an introduction to differential geometry. The course itself is mathematically rigorous, but still emphasizes concrete aspects of geometry, centered on the notion of curvature.