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.)