MATH428-22S2 (C) Semester Two 2022

Topology

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 18 July 2022
End Date: Sunday, 13 November 2022
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 31 July 2022
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 2 October 2022

Description

Topology

Topology, colloquially known as “rubber-sheet geometry”, is the study of continuity in an abstract
setting. Topological notions underpin, or are used in, many areas of mathematics, both pure and applied. In this course, we study some of the main concepts of point set topology, and provide a
brief introduction to algebraic topology.

The topics will cover: Metric and topological spaces; continuous functions and homeomorphism; compact and connected spaces; quotient and product topology; surfaces, manifolds and knots; homotopy, the fundamental group and applications.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of School.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Mike Steel

Lecturer

Gunter Steinke

Assessment

Assessment:
Three assignments, each worth 17%
Final exam, worth 49%

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended texts:
Topology, Klaus Jänich, Springer-Verlag, 1984
Basic Topology, M. A. Armstrong. Springer, 1983.
Renzo’s Math490, .pdf available online.

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $1,017.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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