Undergraduate Course: Topology (MATH10027)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Mathematics |
College |
College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
20 |
| Home subject area |
Mathematics |
Other subject area |
Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours) |
| Course website |
https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
Course for final year students in Honours programmes in Mathematics.
Metric spaces. Topological spaces. Compactness, connectedness, path-connectedness. Identification spaces. Compact surfaces. Homotopy. Fundamental groups and their calculation. Covering spaces. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-22 | 12:10 - 13:00 | | | | | | King's Buildings | Lecture | | 1-22 | | | | 12:10 - 13:00 | |
| First Class |
Week 1, Monday, 12:10 - 13:00, Zone: King's Buildings. JCMB, Lecture Theatre A |
| Additional information |
Moves in S2 to M&Th at 1000 hrs, JCMB 6301 |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours:Minutes |
Stationery Requirements |
Comments |
| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 3:00 | 20 sides. No YAF | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. Familiarity with abstract arguments
2. Ability to argue in general and apply the ideas to specific examples
3. Knowledge about topology and its role in mathematics
4. Familiarity with results that need topological ideas in their proofs
5. The ability to calculate with generators and relations of groups
6. An ability to calculate some invariants of knots and link
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Assessment Information
| Coursework 15%; Examination 85%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
Not entered |
| Reading list |
Not entered |
| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords |
Top |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Tom Mackay
Tel: (0131 6)50 5058
Email: T.Mackay@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Alison.Fairgrieve@ed.ac.uk |
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