

TO MY STUDENTS

Together, we will plunge into a popular and vibrant subject,
Hyperbolic 2- and 3-manifolds, and touch on many of
its off-shoots.

Everyone who participates in class will receive an A.
Participation means, along the way, choose a related
topic that is not covered in detail in class. By yourself, or with
a group of classmates, learn about it and give a lecture
in class about what you have learned. 
Some possibilities:
* Alternate models of hyperbolic geometry
*Proof of Selberg's lemma and Culler's theorem.
*(Gromov)Geometric group theory
*Real trees and their application to the structure of manifolds


But there are lots more, especially as we get into
the course. 
       
