Spring 2017 Algebraic Topology (MAS531)

Time: MW 13:00-14:30

Lecture room: E6-1 2412

Instructor: Suhyoung Choi E6-1 4403(office) 
Office Hours:
schoi at math dot kaist dot ac dot kr Phone: 2732

We will go over the basic notions and the fundamental tools of topology.

Course book:  Algebraic Topology by Hatcher, Cambridge: The page for the text book by Hatcher.
Download the
revisions and additions.
             Supplementary: Topology and Geometry by Bredon, Springer Verlag

Grading: Midterm exam (150pts) Final exam (150pts) Report (100pts) Attendance (50pts) Total 450pts

Chapter I.13, I.14 of Bredon, Compact open topology of Hatcher

Section 0, Topology of cell complexes, 1.1 to Section 1.3 and 1.A and 1.B of Hatcher
Midterm

Section 2.1 -2.3, 2.A-C of Hatcher, Chapter II of Bredon
Final Exam


Monday

Wednesday
Feb 27
Preliminary
Bredon Section 13, 14
March 1
holiday
March 6
Preliminary
Bredon Section 14
, Appendix: compact open topology
March 8
Chapter 0
March 13
Chapter 0
March 15
Chapter 0
March 20
Section 1.1
March 22
Section 1.1
March 27
Section 1.2 March 29
Section1.3
April 3
Section 1.3
April 5
Section 1.3
April 10
Section 1.3, 1.A April 12
Section 2.1
April 17
Midterm
April 19
Midterm
April 24
Section 2.1
April 26
Section 2.1
May 1
Section 2.1
May 3
holiday
May 8
Section 2.2
May 10
Section 2.2
May 15
Section 2.2
May 17
Section 2.3
May 22
Section 2.3, 2.A
May 24
Section 2.A, 2.B
May 29
Section 2.B, 2C
May 31
Section 2.C, Chapter II Bredon
June 5
Chapter II Bredon Jun 7
Chapter II Bredon
June 12
Final
June 14
Final




There will be three to four reports. You need to write in good English. Their due dates will be posted at klms.
Also, solve the problems in the order given and marked the unsolved problems. (See klms.kaist.ac.kr for this.)