MATH 121: Galois Theory
Field of fractions, splitting fields, separability, finite fields. Galois groups, Galois correspondence, examples and applications. Prerequisite:
Math 120 and (also recommended) 113.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Soundararajan, K. (PI)
MATH 122: Modules and Group Representations
Modules over PID. Tensor algebra. Group representations and group rings. Maschke's theorem and character theory. Character tables, construction of representations. Prerequisite:
Math 120. Also recommended: 113.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Wilson, J. (PI)
MATH 131P: Partial Differential Equations I
An introduction to PDE; particularly suitable for non-Math majors. Topics include physical examples of PDE's, method of characteristics, D'Alembert's formula, maximum principles, heat kernel, Duhamel's principle, separation of variables, Fourier series, Harmonic functions, Bessel functions, spherical harmonics. Students who have taken
MATH 171 should consider taking
MATH 173 rather than 131p. Prerequisite: 53.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Ford, A. (PI)
;
Ying, L. (PI)
MATH 132: Partial Differential Equations II
Laplace's equation and properties of harmonic functions. Green's functions. Distributions and Fourier transforms. Eigenvalue problems and generalized Fourier series. Numerical solutions. Prerequisite: 131P.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Gu, Y. (PI)
MATH 136: Stochastic Processes (STATS 219)
Introduction to measure theory, Lp spaces and Hilbert spaces. Random variables, expectation, conditional expectation, conditional distribution. Uniform integrability, almost sure and Lp convergence. Stochastic processes: definition, stationarity, sample path continuity. Examples: random walk, Markov chains, Gaussian processes, Poisson processes, Martingales. Construction and basic properties of Brownian motion. Prerequisite:
STATS 116 or
MATH 151 or equivalent. Recommended:
MATH 115 or equivalent.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Zheng, T. (PI)
MATH 138: Celestial Mechanics
Mathematically rigorous introduction to the classical N-body problem: the motion of N particles evolving according to Newton's law. Topics include: the Kepler problem and its symmetries; other central force problems; conservation theorems; variational methods; Hamilton-Jacobi theory; the role of equilibrium points and stability; and symplectic methods. Prerequisites: 53, and 115 or 171.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Mazzeo, R. (PI)
MATH 143: Differential Geometry
Geometry of curves and surfaces in three-space and higher dimensional manifolds. Parallel transport, curvature, and geodesics. Surfaces with constant curvature. Minimal surfaces.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Schoen, R. (PI)
MATH 145: Algebraic Geometry
Hilbert's nullstellensatz, complex affine and projective curves, Bezout's theorem, the degree/genus formula, blow-up, Riemann-Roch theorem. Prerequisites: 120, and 121 or knowledge of fraction fields. Recommended: familiarity with surfaces equivalent to 143, 146, 147, or 148.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Vakil, R. (PI)
MATH 146: Analysis on Manifolds
Differentiable manifolds, tangent space, submanifolds, implicit function theorem, differential forms, vector and tensor fields. Frobenius' theorem, DeRham theory. Prerequisite: 52 or 52H.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
Instructors:
Ionel, E. (PI)
MATH 147: Differential Topology
Smooth manifolds, transversality, Sards' theorem, embeddings, degree of a map, Borsuk-Ulam theorem, Hopf degree theorem, Jordan curve theorem. Prerequisite: 115 or 171.
Last offered: Spring 2014
| UG Reqs: GER:DB-Math
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