Lectures: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 11pm in KAP 134

Textbook: T.W.Gamelin, R.E.Greene, Introduction to Topology, Dover

First class August 25

Dropdate November 14

Last class December 5

Holidays 9/1, 11/28

Class number 39660R

Exams There will be 2 one hour midterm exams, and a 2 hour final exam. There will be no make-up exams. You will not be allowed to use calculators or books during exams.

1st Midterm TBA

2nd Midterm TBA

Final Exam December 10th, 11:00am-1:00pm
This date is determined by the University and cannot be changed by me.

Grading policy The grade will be determined by 20% for each midterm, 40% for the final, and 20% for homework, class attendance and class participation. No late homework will be accepted, no homework will be accepted by fax or e-mail, and no make-up quiz will be given.

Office hours
Mo 2-3, We 2-3, Fr 10-11

Course Material and Goals Topology provides the language for analysis and geometry. This course is an introduction to pointset topology. Concretely I plan to cover the following topics:
Topological spaces, continuous functions, subspace topology, quotient topology, product topology, connectedness, compactness, metric spaces, homotopy groups.

Homework will be assigned throughout the week. Homework from each week will be collected on the following Wednesday after class. To save the grader from tracking down old homework, I will not accept late homework.

Collaboration Working in groups is a more efficient way of learning. You are strongly encouraged to meet with other students in the class to study the material of the course and/or get help for the homework. However, the homework you hand in must be written by yourself in your own words.

Disclaimer This syllabus is informal information and not a contract. The Instructor reserves the right to make some changes during the semester.