Homotopical Topology- Elective (MTH 242.5)

Venue: Chern Lecture Hall


Class Timings: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays


First Meeting: 02 August 2022


Course description: This will be a course in algebraic topology, emphasizing the homotopy theoretic point of view. The main topics will be higher homotopy groups, homology and cohomology, characteristic classes, and spectral sequences.

References: 

  1. Anatoly Fomenko and Dmitry Fuchs, Homotopical topology.
  2. Allen Hatcher, Algebraic topology.
  3. Peter May, A concise course in algebraic topology.

Course evaluation: 20% homework, 20% project/report, 20% midterm exam, 40% final exam.

Credit Score: 4
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