Seminar in Geometry
An MIT OpenCourseWare seminar in differential geometry organized around student-led lectures rather than instructor lectures. The syllabus follows Robert Osserman's A Survey of Minimal Surfaces, with participants taking turns presenting chapters and results to the group. The course includes a reading schedule, lecture assignments, and supporting materials from MIT's Department of Mathematics, covering topics such as minimal surfaces, curvature, and classical results in the field. There are no recorded video lectures; the format relies on peer presentation and discussion of the source text. Suited to students who already have a background in differential geometry and want a structured way to work through a graduate-level topic with classmates, using MIT's course materials as a free, self-directed guide rather than a fully produced online class.