Curves and surfaces
Curves in the plane and space, curvature and torsion of a curve, global theory of curves. Surfaces in the Euclidean space, first and second fundamental form, curvature of a surface, Gauss map. Gauss-Bonnet theorem for surfaces.
Schedule:
September 2021 – November 2021
Teaching time:
Daytime
Location:
Online
Espoo
Topic:
Mathematics
Form of learning:
On-campus
Online
Provider:
Aalto University Open University
Level:
Intermediate
Credits:
5 By Aalto University (ECTS)
Fee:
€ 75.00
Course description
After passing the course the student will be able to - recognize the need of basic geometric concepts on their own field of expertise - distinguish between internal and external properties of geometric objects - share basic skills for calculating local geometric quantities - deduce global conclusions from local quantities
