Math 5853   Topology I,   Fall 2013
Instructor:   Max Forester
Time and location:

MWF 9:30 - 10:20 am,   119 Physical Sciences Center


Important dates:

Exam I:   Oct. 14 (in class)

Exam II:   Nov. 20 (in class)

Final Exam:   December 11,   8:00 - 10:00 am

Academic calendar


Course information and materials:

Office Hours:   Monday, Wednesday 2:30 - 3:30, Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00, and by appointment

Textbook:   The textbook is Topology, second edition by James R. Munkres. You are welcome to use instead the first edition of this book, called Topology, a first course.

Homework (updated regularly)


Announcements:

Dec. 17:   Solutions to the final exam are here.

Dec. 9:   The final exam will cover the same sections covered by the other exams, and also sections 33-36 (sections 4-3 through 4-5 in the first edition).

Nov. 25:   I will be out of town for part of next week. Class on Monday 12/2 and Wednesday 12/4 will be taught by Professor Brady. Don't be too hard on him.

Nov. 25:   Solutions to the second exam are here.

Nov. 13:   The second midterm will cover sections 23-32 (3-1 through 4-2 in the first edition).

Nov. 8:   The second midterm exam will take place on Wednesday November 20 in class. I will have more information about this exam soon.

Oct. 22:   Solutions to the first exam are here.

Oct. 4:   The first midterm exam will take place on Monday October 14 in class. It will cover the material that we have seen, through section 22 (quotient topology).

Aug. 27:   There is some discrepancy between the two editions of the book concerning supplamental problem #3. The statement to be proved is the same, but the newer edition provides more detailed advice, linking it with problems 1 and 2 from that section. I recommend working from this version. Problem 1 just says that one is allowed to make recursive definitions of the type suggested in the problem. Problem 2 translates the statement into an easier one to prove.

The advice given in the first edition, linking it with problem 8(a) of section 1.10, may not be so helpful.