Postgraduate Course: Geometry & Topology 1 (MATH11104)
Course Outline
School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
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 |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the applications of algebra to topology via the fundamental group and covering spaces.
- Thoroughly understand the applications of topology to the local and global geometry of manifolds.
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Special Arrangements |
Selection of this course requires the approval of the Programme Director. |
Keywords | GT1 |
Contacts
Course organiser | Prof Andrew Ranicki
Tel: (0131 6)50 5073
Email: A.Ranicki@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Frances Reid
Tel: (0131 6)50 4883
Email: f.c.reid@ed.ac.uk |
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