Modern differential geometry encompasses a wide array of techniques and results. Beginning with an overview of smooth differential manifolds (including coordinates, vector fields, tangent bundles, differential forms, tensors) we will then discuss Riemannian manifolds (those for which metric notions such as length, volume, etc. are defined), connections (leading to Hessian and Laplacian), exponential map, geodesics, submanifolds, and curvature. A major goal of the first semester is the Hodge theorem, which combines geometry, topology and analysis.

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