Math 147 - Differential Topology - Spring 2008

   Instructor: Course Assistant:
   Wojciech Wieczorek    Lan Hsuan Huang
Office: 381 E Office: 381 F
Office hours:

     Monday 1:00 -2:00 PM

     Wednesday 1:00-3:00 PM

Office hours:

     Tuesday 4:40 - 6:00 PM

     Thursday 11:10 AM - 12:50 PM

Email: ww@math.stanford.edu Email: lhhuang@math.stanford.edu
   Texbook:
Differential Topology, by Victor Guillemin and Alan Pollack.

Unfortunately, you can buy six or seven new paperbacks for the price of this book, and be at least that many times more entertained. But this is a good book. Since there's only one edition, you should try to buy a used copy.

   Class meets:
Tue, Thurs 12:50-2:05PM in 380 T
   Exams:
Take-home Midterm, due May 8th.
Final Exam: June 6th 3:30 - 6:30 PM
   Grading:
Class participation 10%
Homeworks 20%
Midterm 30%
Final 40%
Homeworks:
Due Write up Solve Solution
   April 11th in Class   Problem # 8 page 6,7
  Problem # 9 (b)(c) page 12
  Problem # 7, 10 page 18,19
  Problem #15 page 6/7
  Problem #1, 2, 6 page 11
Solution
   April 17th (Thursday) in Class   Problem # 1, 2, 11 page 25-27
  Problem # 9 page 32,33
  Problem # 3, 5, 9 page 25-27
  Problem # 2, 6 page 32,33
Solution
   April 24th (Thursday) in Class   Problem # 4 page 38
  Problem # 6, 13, 15 page 45-47
  Problem # 6, 7 page 38
  Problem # 5, 8, 12, 17 page 45-47
Solution
   May 1st (Thursday) in Class   Problem # 8, 9 page 55
  Problem # 2, 10 page 62/63
  Problem # 4, 10 page 55
  Problem # 3, 8, 9 page 62/63
Solution
   May 15th (Thursday) in Class   Problem # 13 page 76
  Problem # 5, 8, 11 page 83/84
  Problem # 17 page 76
  Problem # 1, 7, 14 page 82-84
Solution
   May 27th (Tuesday) in Class   Problem # 12, 16, 18 (a <=> b), 26 page 103/104
  
  
  
Solution
   June 3rd (Tuesday) in Class   Problem # 4, 5, 10 page 116
  Probelm # 11 page 132
  
  

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