Jason Schuchardt - Math 225A F20

Math 225A: Differential Topology - Fall 2020

Professor: Ko Honda
  • Office: Math Sciences 7901
Teaching Assistant: Me
Schedule:
  • Class: MWF 2-2:50pm
  • Discussion: Thursday 2-2:50pm (Pacific)
My Office Hours (tentative)
  • Location: Zoom
  • Tuesday 4-5pm
  • Thursday 3-4pm

This is the first class in the graduate Geometry and Topology Qualifying Exam sequence. The class generally covers:

The main references for this course as I understand them are the following:

  1. For review of multivariable calculus, chapters 1-3 of Michael Spivak’s Calculus on Manifolds.
  2. The main reference should be John Lee’s Introduction to Smooth Manifolds. If you are on the UCLA network, you should be able to download a free pdf copy of the book, since UCLA has a SpringerLink subscription. If you are not at UCLA right now, you can still access the UCLA network by using a VPN.
  3. Professor Honda’s course notes, which can be accessed from his website.

Zoom links can be found on the CCLE in the Discussion Links & Materials section

Handouts