Undergraduate Course: General Topology (MATH10076)
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 | 10 |
Home subject area | Mathematics |
Other subject area | None |
Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course will introduce students to essential notions in topology, such as topological spaces, continuous functions, and compactness. |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2014/15 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Web Timetable |
Web Timetable |
Course Start Date |
15/09/2014 |
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 22,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
69 )
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Additional Notes |
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Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) |
Written Exam
95 %,
Coursework
5 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1. State and prove standard results regarding topological spaces and continuous functions, and decide whether a simple unseen statement about them is true, providing a proof or counterexample as appropriate.
2. Calculate simple topological invariants, such as the number of path components.
3. State and prove standard results regarding compact and/or connected topological spaces, and decide whether a simple unseen statement about them is true, providing a proof or counterexample as appropriate.
4. Provide an elementary example illustrating specified behaviour in relation to a given combination of basic definitions and key theorems across the course. |
Assessment Information
Coursework 5%, Examination 95% |
Special Arrangements
None |
Additional Information
Academic description |
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Syllabus |
Topological spaces. Continuous functions. Compactness, connectedness,
path-connectedness. Identification spaces. |
Transferable skills |
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Reading list |
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Study Abroad |
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Study Pattern |
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Keywords | GTop |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Thomas Leinster
Tel: (0131 6)50 5057
Email: Tom.Leinster@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 5045
Email: Alison.Fairgrieve@ed.ac.uk |
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