Our grader for the class is Prakhar Gupta (pgupta8@umd.edu)
All homework refers to the textbook unless otherwise stated.
Homework 1 (Due 2/7):
1.1: 4, 12.
1.2: 3, 6, 12
Homework 2 (Due 2/16):
1.3: 3, 6
1.4: 1, 2, 5, 7, 10
Extra credit: 1.4: 9
Homework 3 (Due 2/23)
1.5: 1, 2, 4, 8
1.6: 1 (Hint: Use 1.1 #18. I do not require you to prove it [though it's a good exercise to think about the proof])
1.6: 2
Extra credit: 1.5: 11
Homework 4 (Due 3/2)
1.6: 4, 7, 9
Study for midterm
Homework 5 (Due 3/9)
1.8: 3, 4, 5
Homework 6 (Due 3/16)
2.1: 1, 4
2.2: 2, 3, 5, 7 (you can use problem 2.2.6 without proving it)
Homework 7 (Due 4/6)
4.2: 1, 3, 4
4.3: the exercise at the end; the two exercises on p. 163 (one is "check that the important differentials..." and the other is "will force you to check your understanding...")
Homework 8 (also due 4/6 --- see email)
4.4: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
Homework 9
Study for midterm
Homework 10 (due April 20)
4.4: 9, 11, 12
4.5: 1, 2
Homework 11 (due April 27)
For this, use the definition that a k-form b is closed if db = 0. It is exact if b = dc for another k-1 form c.
4.7: 4, 7, 8
Homework 12 (due May 4)
4.7: 9
4.8: 4
Using the definition of the degree given in terms of integrals, show that the degree of the map z \to z^n from the set of unit size complex numbers to itself has degree n.
Exercises 6 and 8 from Section 2 here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1604.07862.pdf
Homework 13 (due May 11)
3.3: 2a, 4a, 10, 11 (you can assume Exercise 9 and 1.6.1 for this, without proving it)