Information Package / Course Catalogue
Differentiable Manifolds II
Course Code: MTK578
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The main purpose of this course is to acquaint students with knowledge of differentiable manifold and to use this knowledge.

Course Content

Differential forms, wedge product, exterior derivative, Lie derivative, orientation on a manifold, manifold with boundary, Integration on the manifolds, Stokes'sTheorems, Green's theorem.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define differential forms
2.To be able to learn wedge product and exterior derivative
3.To be able to define Lie derivative of vector fields on a manifold
4.To be able to explain orientation on a manifold
5.To be able to acquire Integration on the manifolds
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Tu, Loring W. An Introduction to Manifolds.
2.Brickell,F., Clark,R. Differentiable manifolds, Windson House, Condon S.W.1
3.Boothby,William M. An İntroduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry. Academic Press,New York,1975
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Differential 1-forms
Week 2 - Theoretical
Differential k-forms and pullback of k-forms
Week 3 - Theoretical
The wedge product, the exterior derivative
Week 4 - Theoretical
Lie derivative
Week 5 - Theoretical
Problem solving
Week 6 - Theoretical
Orientation on a manifold
Week 7 - Theoretical
Orientation of differential forms and atlases
Week 8 - Theoretical
Manifolds with boundary
Week 9 - Theoretical
Outward-pointing vector fields, boundary orientation
Week 10 - Theoretical
Problem solving
Week 11 - Theoretical
Integration on the manifolds
Week 12 - Theoretical
Integral of a differential form over manifolds
Week 13 - Theoretical
Stokes's Theorem and Green's theorem
Week 14 - Theoretical
Problem solving
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%15
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141356
Assignment1066
Individual Work140228
Quiz110111
Midterm Examination120222
Final Examination125227
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)150
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
3
2
4
3
1
2
3
OÇ-2
3
1
3
1
1
3
2
OÇ-3
3
1
3
1
1
3
2
OÇ-4
2
1
2
1
1
3
3
OÇ-5
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
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2026