Lectures: MWF 12:05AM-12:55AM, Room VAN VLECK B211
Office Hours: Mon 2:30-3:20pm, Wed 2:30-3:30pm or by appointment in Van Vleck 403
The final exam is on Tuesday, May 10th, from 2:45pm to 4:45pm, at Van Vleck B211
Topics: Fundamental groups, closed 2-manifolds.
Textbook: James Munkres, Topology (2nd edition)
Grade: Homework and class participation: 40%, Midterm: 20%, Final Exam: 40%.
The midterm exam will take place on March 18, during the usual lecture time.
Homeworks will be assigned regularly and will be the main source of problems appearing in the exams. Our grader is Ilyas Khan,.
Homework 1: Munkres, Page 330, Problem 2(a)(b), 3(a)(b)(d). Page 335 Problem 3, 5. Due on Feb 8.
Homework 2: Page 341 Problem 6(b), Page 348 Problem 5, Page 353 Problem 1, 2. Due on Feb 19.
Homework 3: Section 55, (Page 353) Problem 4(a)(b)(c)(d), Section 56, (Page 356) Problem 1, Section 59 (page 370) Problem 1. Due on March 7.
Homework 4: Section 60 (Page 375) Problem 1, Section 69 (Page 425) Problem 1, Section 72 (Page 441) Problem 1 (with the assumption that the induced bijection between Int B^n and X-A is a homeomorphism). Due on April 11.
Homework 5: Section 74 (Page 453) Problem 1, 3, 5. Section 76, (Page 462) Problem 1. Due on April 29.