2026 Fall MATH 242 001 LEC 001

2026 Fall

MATH 242 001 - LEC 001

Symplectic Geometry

Katrin Wehrheim

Aug 26, 2026 - Dec 11, 2026
Tu, Th
03:30 pm - 04:59 pm
Class #:24397
Units: 4

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Mathematics

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 16
Enrolled: 4
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 20
Waitlist Max: 7
Open Reserved Seats:
15 unreserved seats
1 reserved for Graduate Students

Hours & Workload

3 hours of lecture per week, and 9 hours of outside work hours per week.

Course Catalog Description

Basic topics: symplectic linear algebra, symplectic manifolds, Darboux theorem, cotangent bundles, variational problems and Legendre transform, hamiltonian systems, Lagrangian submanifolds, Poisson brackets, symmetry groups and momentum mappings, coadjoint orbits, Kahler manifolds.

Rules & Requirements

Repeat Rules

Course is not repeatable for credit.

Reserved Seats

Reserved Seating For This Term

Current Enrollment

Open Reserved Seats:
15 unreserved seats
1 reserved for Graduate Students

Textbooks & Materials

See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.

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