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Do there exist decent online video lectures, or even audio lectures, covering differential topology? I'm aware of Milnor's talk, but it is more like exposition and doesn't go very far.

Martin Sleziak
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deBrus
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    If you want to go far in differential topology, looking for video lectures is not the way to go. You'll need to hit the books: begin with Guillemin and Pollack. And see this: http://math.stackexchange.com/q/13575/ –  Aug 10 '14 at 06:35
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    @900sit-upsaday Oh I know, I own that book. I just wanted something to listen to on the train or something to reinforce things I read. – deBrus Aug 10 '14 at 06:57
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    I see. Unfortunately, such things are unlikely to exist. Explaining the subject through audio only would be quite a task. Videos could exist in principle, but in practice nobody videotapes small-size classes. –  Aug 10 '14 at 07:06
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    Hence, a suggestion: since reading on a train is difficult / unhealthy, spend the time staring into space with a problem or two simmering in your brain. No paper or pencil, except in emergencies (like writing down a key idea). –  Aug 10 '14 at 07:08
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    I wonder why several users voted to closed this question as off-topic, considering that similar questions have been well-received in the past. It was even discussed whether questions about videos should have a separate tag. – Martin Sleziak Aug 10 '14 at 07:37
  • @900sit-upsaday Just curious, but why is reading on a train unhealthy? – J W Aug 10 '14 at 08:57

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I found this series of video lectures on youtube that looks interesting.

From the description:

Note: Some of you may have studied point-set topology (metric and topological spaces, continuous maps, compactness, etc.). The content of this course is different: it is usually called algebraic and differential topology.

littleO
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