MAT 531: Topology and Geometry II
Spring 2025
Department of Mathematics
SUNY at Stony Brook
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the basic structures and concepts of smooth manifolds.
Topics to be covered include: foundations of differentiable manifolds, differentiable maps, vector fields and flows, differential forms and
integration on manifolds, Stokes' theorem, Froebenius' theorem, Lie derivatives, immersions and submersions, de Rham cohomology, cochain complexes,
degree of a map, Mayer-Vietoris Theorem.
Textbook:
Introduction to Smooth Manifolds, by John M. Lee, 2nd Edition, Springer, 2012.
Instructor: Marcus Khuri, Math Tower 3-122. Click here for office hours. Email: marcus.khuri@stonybrook.edu
Course Assistants:
Daniel Brogan, Math Tower 5-125A. Click here for office hours. Email: daniel.brogan@stonybrook.edu
Class time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30-1:50pm in Physics P130.
Homework: Homework is a fundamental part of this course, and you will
have to work hard on the assigned problems in order to succeed. Assignments
will be posted on the course website at the beginning of each week, and will
be due on Wednesday of the following week at 3pm. A box or envelop will be placed
outside the office of the course assistant, where you may turn in your homework.
Late homework will not be accepted. Homework will account for 40% of
the total grade.
Exams: There will be an in class midterm as well as a final,
each respectively accounting for 25% and 35% of the total grade. There will be no make-up exams. If you have a legitimate and well-documented reason for missing the midterm exam,
your score on the final exam will be substituted instead.
The midterm exam will be held on Thursday, March 13 in class. The final exam will be in our usual classroom on Thursday, May 15 from 11:15am-1:45pm. By enrolling in this course, you are attesting to the fact that you will be available for the exams at these times.
Homework 1 (Due 2/5) - §8: 4, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16;
Homework 2 (Due 2/12) - §9: 2, 5, 17, 18;
Disability Support Services (DSS)
If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact
your course work, please contact Disability Support Services, ECC (Educational Communications Center)
Building, room 128, (631) 632-6748. They will determine with you what accommodations, if any, are necessary
and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential. Students who require assistance during
emergency evacuation are encouraged to discuss their needs with their professors and Disability Support Services.
For procedures and information go to the following website:
http://www.stonybrook.edu/ehs/fire/disabilities
Academic Integrity
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comprehensive information on academic integrity, including categories of academic dishonesty, please refer to the academic judiciary
website at
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Critical Incident Management
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report to the Office of Judicial Affairs any disruptive behavior that interrupts their ability to teach, compromises the safety of
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to follow their school-specific procedures.