MA 351: Elementary Topology 1

Kate Ponto
Fall 2013

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My office hours are now Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 3-3:50.

Make sure you check the assigned homework frequently! There will usually be problems assigned everyday - so if you check on Monday be sure to check back - there might be more problems added on Wednesday and Friday.

The syllabus for the course.

The textbook for this course will be

Introduction to Topology: Pure and Applied by Colin Adams and Robert Franzosa (ISBN: 0131848690)

It is sometimes helpful to have another textbook with a slightly different perspective. A good choice is

Introduction to Topology: Third Edition (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Bert Mendelson (ISBN: 0486663523)

The book by Mendelson is not required for the course.

Homework



Due Reading Written Assignment
Suggested Problems p. 213-215, 5.1 7.17, 7.18, 5.3, 5.5, 5.8
December 11 6.4, 7.1, 7.3 6.38, 6.39, 6.41, 7.3, 7.6, 7.13a
December 4 6.3 6.3, 6.5, 6.7, 6.18, 6.20, 6.27
November 20 6.2 4.29, 4.31, 4.36, 6.1, 6.6
November 13 6.1 4.11, 4.14, 4.22, 4.23
November 6 4.2 3.24, 3.27, 3.33, 4.4, 4.5, 4.10
October 30 3.4, 4.1 3.19, 3.22, 3.23 Problems on relations
October 23 3.2, 3.3 ((a - e) of each of 3.4, 3.5, and 3.6) and 3.8, 3.9, 3.12, 3.15
October 16 3.1 2.19, 2.21, 2.24 (a-e), 2.25, 2.27
October 9 2.3 2.4, 2.10, 2.15, 2.16
October 2 1.4, 2.1, 2.2 1.27, 1.30, 1.32, 1.37, 2.1, 2.3
September 25 1.12, 1.13, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18
September 18 1.2, 1.3 1.2, 1.3, 1.8, 1.9, 1.15, 1.19a
September 11 1.1 Problems for Chapter 1 more Problems for Chapter 1. Note the first problem in the second set should just be a subset rather than equal. See Theorem 0.21 (2)
September 4 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.6, 1.1