Frequency:
Fall/Spring
Student Body:
Math majors and graduate students in related areas
Background and Goals:
This is an introduction to the basic ideas and methods of point set topology. It is a good background for analysis courses and graduate topology courses. Normally it is advisable to have at least one previous proof-based course such as Math 341, Math 421, Math 521 or Math 541 before taking Math 551.
Alternatives:
N/A
Subsequent Courses:
Math 552.
Course Content:
- Elementary Set Theory: Sets, Cartesian products, equivalence relations, countability, the real line
- Basic Topology: metric spaces, topological spaces, basis, continuity, connectedness, compactness
- Selected Topics: Product and quotient topologies, manifolds, normality and extension theorems, the fundamental group, covering spaces
credits:
3. (N-A)
semester:
FallSpring
prereqs:
MATH 341 or MATH 375 or (MATH 421 and MATH 320) or (MATH 421 and MATH 340)