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Postgraduate Course: Geometry & Topology 1 (MATH11104)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
Summary*Only Postgraduate Taught students on Mathematics Degree Programmes and Undergraduate MMath Year 5 students may take this course, and selection requires the approval of the Programme Director.*

This course covers several fundamental topics in Geometry & Topology, providing a solid and broad foundation to the subject and its interactions with algebra and analysis.

The course discusses the fundamental group and covering spaces, homology and studies differentiable manifolds.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate knowledge of the applications of algebra to topology via the fundamental group and covering spaces.
  2. Thoroughly understand the applications of topology to the local and global geometry of manifolds.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Selection of this course requires the approval of the Programme Director.
KeywordsGT1
Contacts
Course organiserProf Andrew Ranicki
Tel: (0131 6)50 5073
Email: A.Ranicki@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Frances Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 4883
Email: f.c.reid@ed.ac.uk
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