MATH 4530

Introduction to Topology

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

Topology may be described briefly as qualitative geometry. This course begins with basic point-set topology, including connectedness, compactness, and metric spaces. Later topics may include the classification of surfaces (such as the Klein bottle and Möbius band), elementary knot theory, or the fundamental group and covering spaces.

When Offered Fall.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: MATH 2210, MATH 2230, MATH 2310, MATH 2940, or equivalent.

Distribution Category (SMR-AS) (MQL-AG, OPHLS-AG)

Comments Students will be expected to be comfortable writing proofs. More experience with proofs may be gained by first taking a 3000-level MATH course.

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