Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Academic calendar
The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.
Course calendar
The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..
Period | From | To |
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Semester 1 | Oct 2, 2023 | Jan 26, 2024 |
Semester 2 | Mar 4, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 |
Session | From | To |
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Winter exam session | Jan 29, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 |
Summer exam session | Jun 17, 2024 | Jul 31, 2024 |
Autumn exam session | Sep 2, 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 |
Session | From | To |
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Summer graduation session | Jul 22, 2024 | Jul 22, 2024 |
Autumn graduation session | Oct 22, 2024 | Oct 22, 2024 |
Winter graduation session | Mar 27, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 |
Period | From | To |
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Festa di Ognissanti | Nov 1, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 |
Festa dell'Immacolata | Dec 8, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 |
Vacanze di Natale | Dec 24, 2023 | Jan 7, 2024 |
Festività pasquali | Mar 29, 2024 | Apr 1, 2024 |
Ponte della Festa della Liberazione | Apr 25, 2024 | Apr 26, 2024 |
Festa del Lavoro | May 1, 2024 | May 1, 2024 |
Festività del Santo Patrono: San Zeno | May 21, 2024 | May 21, 2024 |
Festa della Repubblica | Jun 2, 2024 | Jun 2, 2024 |
Vacanze estive | Aug 12, 2024 | Aug 17, 2024 |
Exam calendar
Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Science and Engineering Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
If you forgot your login details or have problems logging in, please contact the relevant IT HelpDesk, or check the login details recovery web page.
Academic staff
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
1° Year
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Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)
TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Differential geometry (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S003196
Academic staff
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
English
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MAT/03 - GEOMETRY
Period
Semester 1 dal Oct 2, 2023 al Jan 26, 2024.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
The course aims to provide students with the basic concepts on Differential Geometry of manifolds. At the end of the course the student will know the main terminology and definitions about manifolds and Riemannian manifolds, and some of the main results. He/she will be able to produce rigorous arguments and proofs on these topics and he/she will be able to read articles and texts of Differential Geometry.
Prerequisites and basic notions
Calculus in several variables. Affine and euclidean geometry. Theory of curves and surfaces. Vector fields on Rn and differential forms. Green's theorem, divergence theorem and Stokes' Theorem. Theory of ordinary differential equations.
Program
DIFFERENTIABLE MANIFOLDS
Manifolds, submanifolds, mappings. The Tangent Bundle and vector bundles. Vector fields and flows. Lie derivative and Frobenius' Theorem.
TENSORS CALCULUS
Tensor product of vector spaces, and tensor algebra. Tensor bundles and tensor fields. Lie derivative of a tensor field.
DIFFERENTIAL FORMS
Exterior algebra, determinants, volumes and star Hodge operator. Differential forms, the exterior derivative, interior product and Lie derivative. Introduction to de Rham theory.
RIEMANNIAN GEOMETRY
Covariant derivative , torsion and curvature. The metric tensor, the Riemannian connection and curvature of a Riemannian manifold.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
In-room lectures, team working, homeworks and weekly summary in teams. If necessary, the streaming of the lessons will be activated and/or the recorded lessons of last year will be available.
Learning assessment procedures
The exam is composed of a written test and an optional oral examination.
The oral part is optional, but it becomes mandatory to obtain an assessment greater than 27/30.
Evaluation criteria
Students must show that:
- they know and understand the fundamental concepts and techniques of differential geometry
- they have analytical, abstraction and computational abilities
- they support their argumentation with mathematical rigor.
The written test contains both exercises and theoretical questions.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
The final assessment is given by the mark of the written part and of the optional oral part.
Exam language
English
Type D and Type F activities
Type D learning activities are the student's choice, type F activities are additional knowledge useful for job placement (internships, transversal skills, project works, etc.). According to the Teaching Regulations of the Course, some activities can be chosen and entered independently in the booklet, others must be approved by a special committee to verify their consistency with the study plan. Type D or F learning activities can be covered by the following activities.
1. Modules taught at the University of Verona
Include the modules listed below and/or in the Course Catalogue (which can also be filtered by language of delivery via Advanced Search).
Booklet entry mode: if the teaching is included among those listed below, the student can enter it independently during the period in which the curriculum is open; otherwise, the student must make a request to the Secretariat, sending the form to carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it during the period indicated.
2. CLA certificate or language equivalency
In addition to those required by the curriculum/study plan, the following are recognized for those matriculated from A.Y. 2021/2022:
- English language: 3 CFUs are recognized for each level of proficiency above that required by the course of study (if not already recognized in the previous course of study).
- Other languages and Italian for foreigners: 3 CFUs are recognized for each proficiency level starting from A2 (if not already recognized in the previous study cycle).
These CFUs will be recognized, up to a maximum of 6 CFUs in total, of type F if the study plan allows it, or of type D. Additional elective credits for language knowledge may be recognized only if consistent with the student's educational project and if adequately justified.
Those enrolled until A.Y. 2020/2021 should consult the information found here.
Method of inclusion in the booklet: request the certificate or equivalency from CLA and send it to the Student Secretariat - Careers for the inclusion of the exam in the career, by email: carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it
3. Transversal skills
Discover the training paths promoted by the University's TALC - Teaching and learning center intended for students regularly enrolled in the academic year of course delivery https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali
Mode of inclusion in the booklet: the teaching is not expected to be included in the curriculum. Only upon obtaining the Open Badge will the booklet CFUs be automatically validated. The registration of CFUs in career is not instantaneous, but there will be some technical time to wait.
4. CONTAMINATION LAB
The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential course with modules on innovation and enterprise culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all areas to solve challenges set by companies and organisations.
Upon completion of a CLab, students will be entitled to receive 6 CFU (D- or F-type credits).
Find out more: https://www.univr.it/clabverona
PLEASE NOTE: In order to be admitted to any teaching activities, including those of your choice, you must be enrolled in the academic year in which the activities in question are offered. Students who are about to graduate in the December and April sessions are therefore advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in the new academic year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for students enrolled in the previous academic year. Therefore, students who undertake an activity in an academic year in which they are not enrolled will not be granted CFU credits.
5. Internship/internship period
In addition to the CFUs stipulated in the curriculum/study plan (check carefully what is indicated on the Teaching Regulations): here information on how to activate the internship.
Check in the regulations which activities can be Type D and which can be Type F.
Modules and other activities that can be entered independently in the booklet
years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Introduction to quantum mechanics for quantum computing | D |
Claudia Daffara
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Introduction to Robotics for students of scientific courses. | D |
Andrea Calanca
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Mathematics mini courses |
Giacomo Albi
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Web and mobile app design using react and react native | D |
Graziano Pravadelli
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Firmware development with bluetooth low energy (BLE) protocol and freertos operating system | D |
Franco Fummi
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Introduction to Robotics for students of scientific courses. | D |
Andrea Calanca
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Python programming language | D |
Carlo Combi
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Mathematics mini courses |
Giacomo Albi
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Programming Challanges | D |
Romeo Rizzi
(Coordinator)
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1° 2° | Protection of intangible assets (SW and invention)between industrial law and copyright | D |
Mila Dalla Preda
(Coordinator)
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years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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1° 2° | Cooperative Game Theory in the (Deep) RL Era | D |
Alessandro Farinelli
(Coordinator)
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Career prospects
Module/Programme news
News for students
There you will find information, resources and services useful during your time at the University (Student’s exam record, your study plan on ESSE3, Distance Learning courses, university email account, office forms, administrative procedures, etc.). You can log into MyUnivr with your GIA login details: only in this way will you be able to receive notification of all the notices from your teachers and your secretariat via email and also via the Univr app.
Alternative learning activities
In order to make the study path more flexible, it is possible to request the substitution of some modules with others of the same course of study in Mathematics at the University of Verona (if the educational objectives of the modules to be substituted have already been achieved in the previous career), or with others of the course of study in Mathematics at the University of Trento.Documents
Title | Info File |
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1. Convenzione | Learning Agreement UNITN - UNIVR | pdf, it, 167 KB, 27/08/21 |
2. Sostituzione insegnamenti a UNITN - Courses replacement at UNITN | pdf, it, 97 KB, 29/07/24 |
3. Sostituzione insegnamenti a UNIVR - Courses replacement at UNIVR | pdf, it, 113 KB, 30/08/21 |
Attendance modes and venues
As stated in the Teaching Regulations , except for specific practical or lab activities, attendance is not mandatory. Regarding these activities, please see the web page of each module for information on the number of hours that must be attended on-site.
Part-time enrolment is permitted. Find out more on the Part-time enrolment possibilities page.
The course's teaching activities take place in the Science and Engineering area, which consists of the buildings of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2, Ca' Vignal 3 and Piramide, located in the Borgo Roma campus.
Lectures are held in the classrooms of Ca‘ Vignal 1, Ca’ Vignal 2 and Ca' Vignal 3, while practical exercises take place in the teaching laboratories dedicated to the various activities.
Career management
Student login and resources
Graduation
Deadlines and administrative fulfilments
For deadlines, administrative fulfilments and notices on graduation sessions, please refer to the Graduation Sessions - Science and Engineering service.
Need to activate a thesis internship
For thesis-related internships, it is not always necessary to activate an internship through the Internship Office. For further information, please consult the dedicated document, which can be found in the 'Documents' section of the Internships and work orientation - Science e Engineering service.
Final examination regulations
Upon completion of the Master’s degree dissertation students are awarded 32 CFU. The final examination consists of a written dissertation on a specific topic agreed with a supervising professor and presented to a commission (Dissertation Committee).
The dissertation can be high-level theoretical or experimental (in the latter case, it may focus on either basic or applied research), it can deal with a theoretical topic or propose the resolution of a specific problem, or description of a work project, and may be carried out at universities, research institutions, schools, laboratories and companies in the framework of internships, traineeships, study stays in Italy and abroad. The dissertation must be original and written by the student under the guidance of a Supervisor. At the request of the student, the dissertation may be written and presented in Italian.
Professors belonging to the Mathematics Teaching Committee, the Department of Computer Science, and any associated departments may be appointed as Supervisors, as well as any professors from the University of Verona whose area of interest (SSD - Scientific-disciplinary Sector) is included in the teaching regulations of the degree programme.
Students may take the final exam only if meeting all requirements set by the School of Sciences and Engineering.
The Master's degree in Mathematics is obtained by successfully passing the final examination and thus earning the 120 CFU included in the study plan.
The material submitted by the student for the final examination will be examined by the Dissertation Committee, which comprises three professors, possibly including the Supervisor, and appointed by the President of the Teaching Committee. The final examination will be assessed based on the following criteria: the student’s performance during the entire study programme, the knowledge acquired during the dissertation work, their understanding of the topic and autonomy of judgment, their ability to apply such knowledge, and communicate effectively and fully all the outcomes of the work and the main results obtained.
The final examination and the degree ceremony will be carried out, in one of the four graduation sessions throughout the academic year, by the Final Examination Committee appointed by the President of the Teaching Committee, and made up of a president and at least four members chosen from among the professors of the University.
For further information, please refer to the Final examination regulations.
Documents
Title | Info File |
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1. Come scrivere una tesi | pdf, it, 31 KB, 02/11/22 |
2. How to write a thesis | pdf, en, 31 KB, 02/11/22 |
5. Regolamento tesi | pdf, it, 171 KB, 20/03/24 |
List of thesis proposals
theses proposals | Research area |
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Controllo di sistemi multiagente | Calculus of variations and optimal control; optimization - Hamilton-Jacobi theories, including dynamic programming |
Controllo di sistemi multiagente | Calculus of variations and optimal control; optimization - Manifolds |
Controllo di sistemi multiagente | Calculus of variations and optimal control; optimization - Optimality conditions |
Formule di rappresentazione per gradienti generalizzati | Mathematics - Analysis |
Formule di rappresentazione per gradienti generalizzati | Mathematics - Mathematics |
Mathematics Bachelor and Master thesis titles | Various topics |