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MATH 4206

Introduction to Algebraic Topology (Honours)

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

An introduction to homotopy theory. Topics include the fundamental group, covering spaces and the classification of two-dimensional manifolds.

2020

Topics

  • Classes begin: January 11, 2021.
  • Classes end: April 14, 2021.
  • Take home exams due: April 27, 2021.

Readings

  • “Algebraic Topology”, by Allen Hatcher, Cambridge University Press, 2001. Freely available online at http://pi.math.cornell.edu/ ̃hatcher/AT/ATpage.html

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite(s): MATH 3106 and MATH 4205 ; or permission of the School. Also offered at the graduate level, with different requirements, as MATH 5206 , for which additional credit is precluded. Lectures three hours a week.

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