Homework Assignments for Math 547, Autumn 2016

Week Reading Report due
at 3 PM on
Required Problems Suggestions for
Optional problems
Problems
due
1 pp. 1-28 (Ch. 1, part of Ch. 2) not required
2 pp. 29-41 & 51-58 Sun 10/2 2-3, 2-5, & 2-29 F 10/7
3 Finish Ch. 3 & Ch. 4
at least up to "Geodesics"
Sun 10/9
4 Finish Ch. 4, Ch. 5 at least
through Normal Coordinates
Sun 10/16 3-14*, 4-6,4-9, 4-14 4-11; calculations in examples,
e.g. 3-8,3-11,3-12,3-16, or 3-19
F 10/21
5 Finish Ch. 5, Ch. 6 except
Distance Functions
Sun 10/23
6 Ch. 7 Sun 10/30 5-2, 5-5, 5-6, 5-7 5-8, 5-9, 5-13, 5-15 Fri. 11/4
7 none
8 Ch. 8 Sun 11/13 6-11, 6-12, 6-15, 6-17 6-7, 6-13, 6-20, 6-21 Fri. 11/18
9 none Happy T-Day!
10 Ch. 9 & start (all?) Ch. 10 Sun 11/25 7-4, 7-10, 8-2, & for 8-15,
hand in bcd, think thru a & e.
EVERYONE: at least read 8-3, 8-16, 8-24.
Other possibilities: 7-8, 7-9, 8-17, 8-19, 8-21
Fri. 12/2
11 Finish Ch. 10, Ch. 11.
Read Ch. 12 when you can.
Sun 12/4
Exam
Week
9-3, 9-5, 10-5, 10-6. Reading all Ch. 9 problems
recommmended.
12/13: email if
will be late.
*Hint for 3-14(a): If ga is bi-invariant, focus on aZ, and for converse, look at 3.18(c) for an idea how to express ga nicely.

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