Date of Award
2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Mathematics
Department
Mathematics
First Advisor
Wang, Wenxiang
Second Advisor
Sarli, John
Third Advisor
Trapp, Rolland
Abstract
The goal of the thesis is to study geodesics on surfaces of constant Gaussian curvature. The first three sections of the thesis is dedicated to the definitions and theorems necessary to study surfaces of constant Gaussian curvature. The fourth section contains examples of geodesics on these types of surfaces and discusses their properties. The thesis incorporates the use of Maple, a mathematics software package, in some of its calculations and graphs. The thesis' conclusion is that the Gaussian curvature is a surface invariant and the geodesics of these surfaces will be the so-called best paths.
Recommended Citation
Chiek, Veasna, "Geodesic on surfaces of constant Gaussian curvature" (2006). Theses Digitization Project. 3045.
https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3045
