MATH 374
Topology
Fall 2016
Division III
Quantitative/Formal Reasoning
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Class Details
Topology is the study of when one geometric object can be continuously deformed and twisted into another object. Determining when two objects are topologically the same is incredibly difficult and is still the subject of a tremendous amount of research, including recent work on the PoincarĂ© Conjecture, one of the million-dollar millennium-prize problems. The main part of the course on point-set topology establishes a framework based on “open sets” for studying continuity and compactness in very general spaces. The second part on homotopy theory develops refined methods for determining when objects are the same. We will prove for example that you cannot twist a basketball into a doughnut.
The Class:
Format: tutorial
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 1291
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 1291
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
homework, tutorials, and exams
Extra Info:
may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites:
MATH 350 or 351; not open to students who have taken MATH 323
Distributions:
Division III
Quantitative/Formal Reasoning
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MATH 374 - T1 (F) TUT Topology
MATH 374 - T1 (F) TUT TopologyDivision III Quantitative/Formal ReasoningCesar E. SilvaTBA1291
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