Math
430-431, 630-631 Topology I and II
Syllabus
In mathematics you don't
understand things. You just get used to them.
-- John von Neumann, Nobel Prize winner.
- Time and Place: 2:00-3:15 pm TR at 513 Smith Hall.
- Instructor:
Peter Saveliev (please, call me Peter)
- Office:
Smith Hall 741A
- Office Hours:
TR 12:30-1:30, 3:15-4:30 (tentative), or by appointment, or any
time I am there (usually in the afternoon)- Office Phone:
x64639
- Home Phone:
697-7827 (9 a.m. - 8 p.m.)
- E-mail:
saveliev@marshall.edu (put Math
430 as the subject)
- Class Web-Page:
http://math01.com.
- Prerequisites:
Math 300
- Text: Topology of Surfaces by Kinsey
- Fall:
- Chapter 0. Introduction to algebraic topology (not in the book)
-
Chapter 2-3. Point-set topology
- Spring:
- Chapter 4.
Complexes and surfaces
- Chapter 5. Euler characteristic
- Chapter 6. Homology
- Goals: familiarity with the basics of topology,
understanding its place in mathematics, sciences, and engineering
- Grade Breakdown:
- quizzes (open book) +
take home homework: 40% (drop one)
- 2 exams (open book): 15% each
- final exam: 30%
- Letter Grades:
A: 90-100, B: 80-89, C: 70-79, D: 60-69, F: <60