Mathematics 758, Spring 2008

TuTh 8:40am--9:55am Malott 205

Professor Tara Holm
Office: Malott 589
Phone: 607-255-2392
Office Hours:
  • Wednesday 2:30-3:30pm
  • By appointment

If you have any questions, please come by my office, or send me email!!

Topics: Symplectic geometry basics, sister geometries (Kahler, contact, etc), symmetries of symplectic manifolds, moment maps, reduction.

Text: Ana Cannas da Silva Lectures on Symplectic Geometry. It's available at the bookstore, on amazon, or on the Cornell Library Website (electronic reference). Michele Audin Torus actions on Symplectic Geometry. It's available at the bookstore, on amazon, or on the Cornell Library Website (electronic reference).

Syllabus:  Available in PDF.

Questionnaire from the first lecture: Available in PDF.


Date
 Lecture Material
 Notes from Lecture
Week 1

1/22/08
 Lecture 1 of Cannas da Silva
1/24/08