Textbooks:
- Riemannian Geometry by Sylvestre Gallot, Dominique Hulin, Jacques Lafontaine
Note: pdf version from library will be available to students.

Topics:
-First two weeks: Brian Street will lecture on Differentiable Manifolds - Chapter 0 (i.e. Math 761 review)
-Core topics: Chapter 1 - Riemannian metrics, Chapter 2 - Curvature.
-Final topic: large scale geometry (time permitting we'll explore some related topics from large scale geometry in non-positive curvature.)

Grades:

- 100% Final (oral exam)

Homework: I will assign optional homework assignments throughout the semester.

Important dates. See the registrar's web page for drop deadlines etc.